Fiction and Nonfiction Storytime Lesson

What’s the difference between fiction and nonfiction? It’s not always easy to tell! This digital library lesson walks you through a storytime about the differences between fiction and nonfiction picture books. Includes PowerPoint and Google Slides.

This storytime lesson includes:

• 44-slide Lesson Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint + Google Slides
  • All body text is editable; you choose which slides you want to use.
  • 22 slides are storytime and class discussion slides.
  • 17 slides are “scrolling presentation” slides that are great for extending storytime lessons or scrolling in the library during checkout and downtimes.
  • Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you!
• List of 27 recommended picture books to accompany this lesson (3 pages, PDF and PowerPoint)
  • The list is great to hand out to parents, teachers, and students looking for related books.
• Scavenger Hunt activity and answer key (2 pages, PowerPoint and PDF)
  • Students “hunt” for images and information in the scrolling slides part of the presentation. This gives students something to focus on during library checkout and downtime.
• Detailed prep instructions and lesson plan with Common Core, TEKS, and AASL Standards (6 pages, PDF and PowerPoint)
• Google Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PowerPoint slide timings (2 pages, PDF)

22 Storytime Slides include:

• Original storytime songs about fiction and nonfiction
• Sign language slide and how-to sign video link – “fiction / false” and “nonfiction / true”
• “Is it real?” group discussion game (very short and easy for pre-readers)
• Slides for guided discussion of fiction and nonfiction, including characteristics of fiction and nonfiction
• Every slide in the presentation is illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart and photos.

17 Scrolling Slides include:

• Vocabulary words: yarn (as in “telling a yarn/story”)
• Library terms: fact, opinion, biography, fact books, informational books
• 3 “Would you rather?” question slides
• Facts require research and proof; opinions are what people think
• Nonfiction books can contain opinions and facts that are later proven false

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text. 

• Curate – A.3. – B.1.
• Include – A.2.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
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• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.10 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.10 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1

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