This parts of a book activity is a hands-on, multisensory learning activity for children. We loved adding a sensory motor component to learning the parts of a book while developing skills in visual motor and bilateral coordination areas of development.
Parts of a book activity
Big Sister is in first grade and one of the areas she had to learn in English Language Arts, is identifying parts of a book. We practiced identifying parts of a book with our very own Parts of a Book-Scope!
I love to create fun ways to practice testing areas and extend her homework a little with creative and playful learning.
She worked on book part identification terms earlier in the year (but I’m just getting around to sharing this with you!) but it was so much fun, that Big Sister still talks about our Parts of a Book-Scope!
Parts of a Book Activity for Kids
Teaching kids parts of a book is part of English Language Arts in the primary school years. What makes this hands-on learning activity fun is that kids can get involved in the learning with motor skills.
Parts of a book include:
- Title
- Author
- Illustrator
- Spine
- Cover/Jacket
- Front cover/Back cover
Then, there are other parts, which are included inside the book:
- Table of Contents
- Title page
- Index
- Pictures/Illustrations
- Diagrams
- Glossary
- Image descriptions
- Graphs
Other parts of a book are included in the actual content of the book:
- Characters
- Events
- Sequence
- Setting
You can get as descriptive on these parts as you would like, depending on how detailed your parts of a book lesson plan is.
This activity is really so easy and a fun way to extend simple memorization of parts of a book. I grabbed a few styrofoam cups
Colleen Beck, OTR/L has been an occupational therapist since 2000, working in school-based, hand therapy, outpatient peds, EI, and SNF. Colleen created The OT Toolbox to inspire therapists, teachers, and parents with easy and fun tools to help children thrive. Read her story about going from an OT making $3/hour (after paying for kids’ childcare) to a full-time OT resource creator for millions of readers. Want to collaborate? Send an email to contact@theottoolbox.com.
