This is a review lesson of fiction vs. nonfiction. Before completing this activity, students should have prior knowledge of these genres and be able to identify them according to their characteristics.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Alystra Barefoot teach about making inferences.

Students will distinguish between two types of fiction (realistic/fantasy) and nonfiction texts by their attributes. Students will also listen to text snippets and identify whether it is fiction (r/f) or nonfiction.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Caroline Doughty teach about metacognition comprehension strategies.

Teachers will be able to use this lesson virtually or in-person! This Google Slide deck lesson can also be downloaded as a PowerPoint! Speaker notes are included which make it easy for teachers or substitutes to teach this lesson!Read Aloud: The VERY Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach*Literacy Objective: Students will be able to make text-to-self connections.*Science Objective: Students will be able to identify the stages of the butterfly life cycle.*Art Objective: Students will be able to draw a butterfly and show understanding of symmetry and warm and cool colors. Hampton Oaks Elementary School (Kari Nugent, Annie Schmidt, Lindsey Bruce, Melissa DiAscro, & Rebecca Fausett)