This week we reviewed what we learned in grade 1 about books that are “fact” and those that are “fiction”. Because grade 2’s are “big kids” we learned some new things about these two types of books. You can help at home by looking at books together and deciding if they are fact or fiction. Here are some guidelines.
Examine a book with your child and ask, “Is this book is fact or fiction?”
They should say, “This book is (fact or fiction) because…………………”
Tip: Some kids find it difficult to remember the word “fiction”, so they say “make belief” or “not true”. That’s fine.
Examine a book with your child and ask, “Is this book is fact or fiction?”
They should say, “This book is (fact or fiction) because…………………”
Tip: Some kids find it difficult to remember the word “fiction”, so they say “make belief” or “not true”. That’s fine.
Fact (true, real, non-fiction)
- Nothing silly
- Usually has photographs
- Read it to learn
- Often has a Table of Contents, Glossary, maps, labels
- Don't need to read the whole book
- Nothing silly
- Usually has photographs
- Read it to learn
- Often has a Table of Contents, Glossary, maps, labels
- Don't need to read the whole book
| Fiction - (make believe, untrue) - Animals acting like people - Illustrations - Usually a story - Read it for entertainment - We need to read the whole book or it won't make sense |
Note: There are some books that are kind of fact and kind of fiction. For example we found a book where the wolves were talking, but they mostly acted like really wolves, so the book taught us a lot.