Parts of a Book - Activity - Be the Author and Illustrator - Build a Book

Children need to not only be able to read a book, but must know the parts of a book as well. Not all books have the all the same parts. Understanding this helps readers prepare themselves for what they are about to read.

Kindergarten and 1st grade students love being the author and illustrator for their own book while learning about the parts of a book with this Learning the Parts of a Book activity!

This is a great whole group or center activity to teach and/or reinforce kindergarten and 1st grade students the basic parts of a book.

The printable includes templates and pieces to 'build and create' your own book and it's parts. 

Bonus: Illustrator and Author Matching Activity.

Resource Includes: Complete directions, templates and pieces, color coded word bank, and completed book Built in differentiation: 

Cut and paste – just illustrations

Cut and paste – illustrations and text

Cut and paste – illustrations and write in text

Completed book