This week, you and your children will read Ollie the Owl and make a fact booklet based on facts they have learned about barn owls.  This activity is a fun way to practice informational reading and learning facts. 

• Crayons
• Glue
• Scissors
• Pre-made Ollie the Owl booklet and Fact Cards sheet (here)

Click to read Ollie the Owl.  You can find this book in your Footsteps2Brilliance app under Level 2 (Yellow) in the Alphabet Animals series. Read the book with your child, play Book Buddies and Fast Facts, then complete the activity.

Print and cut out your Ollie the Owl Fact Booklet (page 1).  Color the two sides of Ollie’s face.  Use the book to see the colors of his face.

Print and read each of the facts on the Fact Cards sheet and decide which facts apply to Ollie the Owl (page 2).

Cut out the correct facts and glue them onto your booklet. You can also write some facts of your own that you know about owls.

Once the glue has dried, fold your booklet on the solid lines like a fan. When folded you will see both halves of Ollie’s face coming together to make the whole face. 

Have fun learning some new information about barn owls!

Enjoyed this informational reading activity? Find more Family Friday literacy activities here.

Looking for this activity en español? Click here for the Spanish versions of the Ollie the Owl book and blog post.