Meet an Illustrator! Lesson Plan

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Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Children will explain, in sequential order, how Christian Robinson

makes a book.

 

Literacy Focus:

Read Across America Day, author/illustrator study

 

Page 4 Skill:

vocabulary

 

Vocabulary:

author, illustrator, imagination, studio

 

CCSS:

RI.K.1, RI.K.4, RF.K.1, RI.K.7, SL.K.2

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  • Watch our video All Kinds of Books. Afterward, ask, “Who tells the story, the author or the illustrator?” Many children may think that the person who writes the words is the one who tells the story. But pictures tell stories too!
  • Read the magazine together. Don’t miss the page 4 activity, Find It in Christian’s Studio. He created it just for us!
  • Then use the Show What You Know skill sheet to gauge comprehension.
  • Children can practice looking for books in a virtual library with our game: Library Search and Find.
  • Children can practice interpreting a chart with our Christian’s Tools skill sheet.
Example of a completed poster

Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, paint, magazines, and newspapers (optional)

  • Explain that Christian Robinson makes his pictures using both paint and shapes cut from colored paper. Sometimes he also uses pieces from newspapers and magazines. Let kids explore some of his illustrations—but make sure children know that their finished artwork will be all their own!
  • Set out the materials above, and give each child a plain sheet of construction paper. Let children explore Christian’s techniques freely. Abstract designs are fine—it’s all about the process!
  • Finally, display children’s work and let volunteers describe how they created their art!