Exploring illustrations in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make predictions about a book using the front cover and illustrations.
Key learning points
- A front cover often shows the title, an illustration, the author's name and the illustrator's name
- The title and illustrations can generate a prediction about what a book might be about
- One person's prediction might be different to another person's
- Looking closely at some illustrations can help to make more detailed predictions
- Looking at illustrations and discussing a book before reading builds excitement about reading it
Keywords
Prediction - making a guess using what we already know
Illustration - a picture in a book
Character - a person or animal in a story
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to link their predictions to their own knowledge or experience.
Support pupils by contextualising prior learning (books they have read that may be similar, learning about animals, pets they may have at home etc.) Alternatively, provide them with some context e.g. "I know that cats are difficult to look after."
Teacher tip
Build anticipation further by wrapping up the book and unwrapping it to reveal part of the front cover at a time. Give them sneak peaks of set illustrations and then hide the book away and keep reminding children they will get to find out soon.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2018 Alanna Max edition of 'Lulu Gets a Cat' by Anna McQuinn.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A __________ is who is in a story.
Q2.The __________ is where a story takes place.
Q3.The __________ is what happens in a story.
Q4.What is a prediction for a story?
Q5.Why are illustrations helpful when making predictions?
Q6.Match each word to its definition.
a person who writes the words of a story
a person who draws the pictures or images for a story
the name of a book
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the title of the story we have been looking at?
Q2.Using the illustrations, what do you think Lulu is most interested in?
Q3.Looking at the illustrations, which of these statements do you think is true?
Q4.Match each term to its example from the story 'Lulu Gets a Cat'.
'Lulu Gets a Cat'
Anna McQuinn
Lulu
Q5.Which of these adjectives could you use to describe Lulu on the front cover?
Q6.What can you use to make a prediction about a story?
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