Author’s Purpose Craft for the Win!

Make learning about the author’s purpose hands-on and engaging with this set of Author’s Purpose Craft Templates! These creative, interactive activities help students visually organise information while reinforcing the three main types of author’s purpose: Persuade, Inform, and Entertain (P.I.E.).

Author’s Purpose Visual and Interactive Learning 

This resource includes multiple craft options to suit different learning styles:

📌 Foldable P.I.E. Craft – Students create a simple pie-shaped craft with a foldable middle. Inside, they write definitions and examples for persuade, inform, and entertain, making it a fantastic visual reminder and classroom display.

📌 Elephant Sorting Craft – A fun, interactive activity where students build an elephant craft and sort three short paragraphs about elephants into the correct author’s purpose category.

📌 Boy & Girl Templates – Students can use these templates to organise text examples and definitions in a creative way. Perfect for individual projects or English groups!

How These Craft Templates Support Learning

These fun but purposeful craft templates are the perfect addition to your classroom supporting a range of learning styles and skill levels. Here are some ways these craft templates can support the teaching and learning of Author’s Purpose in your classroom:

• Reinforce author’s purpose with a hands-on, creative approach
• Help students identify key differences between persuade, inform, and entertain
• Create engaging classroom displays to reinforce learning throughout the year
• Make sorting activities fun and interactive, improving comprehension and retention

Perfect for Whole-Class or Small-Group Learning

These Author’s Purpose Craft Templates can be used for direct instruction, interactive notebooks, or as a center activity. Whether used as a sorting task, foldable reference tool, or take-home project, this resource makes learning about author’s purpose fun, memorable, and meaningful!

Use the dropdown menu to download today and bring creativity and comprehension together in your classroom! 

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