In this learning module, students will study the concept of setting in literary text. Worksheets and PowerPoint lessons are provided to help students practice with finding "settings" and then citing reasons that support their answers.

This activity will help children build vocabulary, become familiar with essential parts of a story, and develop story sequencing skills. They can create silly stories by drawing story parts out of a bag.

After reading Bubba, The Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman, the writer will first choose a fairy tale that he/she is very familiar with. Next, he/she will choose a completely different setting (time and place) for their story. The writer...

This interactive game of "Match" assesses students' knowledge of story element definitions. Students will match the correct definition of a story element to its corresponding definition. Picture cues are provided on this review resource.

Students will be asked 10 questions about story elements on this test. Six multiple choice and five true/false questions appear on this assessment. A printable version of this assessment is also available. Picture cures are provided next...

These interactive flashcards provide definitions for different story elements. Engaging picture cues are provided for each flashcard, and students can play the audio to hear the words and definitions read aloud.

A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of A Set of China Fum-fum and Fee-fee, a book of stories for children.

In this lesson, students learn to identify the setting of a story by both where and when. A Setting quiz follows.

Resource helps with understanding the setting of a story through the use of details.

In this activity provided by SMART, students will give reasons why they feel characters are important in a story. Students will explore how to create effective characters and settings in their own writing by using a character web.

Students will hear and read different versions of a familiar fairy tale and identify what elements a story must have (character, plot, setting) for the story to be interesting and make sense. Using a Venn diagram, students will then...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students learn the elements of a story through fairytales. These include character, setting, plot, and secret ingredient. Includes an Activote session.

[Free Registration/Login Required] The two passages "A Lion in the Bedroom" and "The Wishing Tree" both have fantastical elements. Question sets are available for each passage separately on one combined.

"Flying" is a one page, realistic fiction, reading passage about someone set a goal to be a pilot and worked hard to accomplish that goal. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from...

Learn how writers use details to describe major events in a story.

A wonderful site all about famous author Beverly Cleary. It offers the visitor many things to do and explore, including the neighborhood where her stories take place and a little about her characters. Gives the visitor some games to play...

Click through a book to read and view illustrations of the story "Cinderella." Click the links below the book to open word documents with additional activities focusing on the characters, setting, sequencing, illustrations, line...

Learners will read three different Cinderella tales, including tales from Africa, China, and America. Upon completion of a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences of these tales, the students will complete and present...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Eric whose uncle built a time machine in his lab. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This set of four online stories, with related fun activities and games, teaches about the dangers of lead. Young children will learn to be aware of health hazards in the environment so they can grow up to be healthy and strong. Includes...

Two retellings of Aesop's Fable "The Goose with the Golden Eggs." Both stories illustrate the same moral, "Greed often overreaches itself." The first is a traditional retelling of the original fable. The second is a modern retelling with...

This magazine article discusses Greek Mythology; it explains how the people made up stories and gods to explain things that scientists had not yet discovered such as lightning, the daily rising and setting of the sun, and ocean waves.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to recognize a character's personality traits, predict a character's actions, and describe a character using rich language. Lessons are based on...

Two traditional retellings of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes." The first has literal illustrations of the original fable. The second tells the same story, but has illustrations that give the story a modern setting and characters...