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How to Make a Flip Book

Read an original how-to text about making a flip book, then explain how each step connects to the next and why it works.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRI.2.3

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students describe how the steps in a how-to text are connected.
Students tell the reason a text gives for a step in a procedure.
Students put the steps of a procedure in order using order words.

How to use

Read the how-to text together and circle the order words first, next, then and last. If you have time, let students make a small flip book after they finish the questions.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RI.2.3

Describe how a series of historical events, science ideas, or steps in a procedure are connected in a text.

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How to Make a Flip Book

Read a how-to text and tell how the steps connect.

Read the how-to text

How to Make a Flip Book

1Do you want to make a drawing that moves? Try making a flip book! A flip book is a small stack of pages with a picture on each one. When you flip the pages fast, the picture seems to move.

2You will need a small pad of paper and a pencil. A pad works well because its pages are stuck together at one edge, so they stay in order.

3First, choose a simple action, such as a ball bouncing. You will draw the ball on many pages, so a simple shape saves time.

4Next, draw the ball near the bottom of the first page. Then turn to the second page and draw the ball again, just a little higher. Keep going, moving the ball up a tiny bit on each page. When it reaches the top, draw it a little lower on each page until it lands. If the ball moves too far from one page to the next, it will jump instead of gliding.

5Last, hold the pad by its stuck edge. Flip the pages quickly with your thumb. Your brain joins the pictures together, so the ball seems to bounce!

Follow the steps

Answer each question. Look back at the paragraph a question names.

Write the order word for each step. Use the words in the box.

Word bank: Last · First · Next

, choose a simple action.
, draw the ball on the first page.
, flip the pages with your thumb.

In paragraph 2, why does the author say a pad of paper works well?

A. Its pages are thick, so the pencil will not rip them.
B. Its pages are stuck together, so they stay in order.
C. Its pages are small, so the book fits in a pocket.
D. Its pages are white, so the ball is easy to see.

In paragraph 3, why should you choose a simple shape to draw?

A. A simple shape looks better than a fancy one.
B. A small pad has no room for a big picture.
C. You draw it on many pages, so it saves time.
D. A simple shape is easier to color in with markers.

Read paragraph 4 again. Underline the sentence that tells why the change from one page to the next must be small.

Next, draw the ball near the bottom of the first page.Then turn to the second page and draw the ball again, just a little higher.Keep going, moving the ball up a tiny bit on each page.When it reaches the top, draw it a little lower on each page until it lands.If the ball moves too far from one page to the next, it will jump instead of gliding.

What do you do right after you draw the ball on the first page?

A. Draw the ball again, a bit higher.
B. Flip all the pages fast with your thumb.
C. Choose a simple action for the ball.
D. Draw the ball lower until it lands.

How the steps connect

Think about how each step leads to the next.

In paragraph 4, the ball will jump instead of gliding. What does gliding mean?

A. staying still in the same spot
B. moving in a quick, jerky way
C. growing bigger on each page
D. moving in a smooth, easy way

Is each sentence a step to do or a reason that explains a step? Sort the sentences.

The pages stay in order.Choose a simple action.Draw the ball near the bottom of the first page.A simple shape saves time.Your brain joins the pictures together.Flip the pages quickly with your thumb.