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Lesson Plan

Identifying Parts of a Book

Subject Language Arts
Grades K-2

Introduction

Tell students they will be learning about different parts of book through a variety of different activities. Then, ask students if anyone already knows any parts of a book and what they are. Write the following book parts on the front board:

Parts of a book (sticky notes):

Front cover
Title
Author
Illustrator
Copyright
Pictures
Pages
Back cover

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to correctly identify the basic components of a book.

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