My Robot / I Can Build a Robot

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In the fictional narrative, Theo will build his own robot and program it to move in certain directions. Domain-specific vocabulary and colorful illustrations will familiarize readers with key building terms. Theo will learn that following directions is important and that he can build a robot. This fiction book is paired with the book, I Can Build a Robot. This nonfiction volume discusses robots and whether they are playing games or carrying out instructions. This explanatory text introduces a variety of robots and their uses. Help to foster the curiosity about robots in your readers with this theme set.