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Understanding Short Stories and Their Elements

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify short story elements. In this story elements lesson, students review vocabulary about the elements of a story and then practice finding the elements in the short story links.
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Setting Senses!

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this senses activity, students write what the setting of a story is, and then draw a picture of the setting. Students then imagine what it would be like to visit the setting, and list things they might see, hear, smell, feel and taste.
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Student Handouts

The Little Red Hen — Handwriting and Spelling Practice

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Ease your pupils into some practice with printing using these resources related to the classic tale The Little Red Hen. Learners trace and write a set of vocabulary words from the story. 
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The Story of the Federal Reserve System

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Prevent the Federal Reserve System from becoming a dry topic for your middle and high schoolers by using an informative, engaging resource! The cartoon takes your class on a journey with aliens from the planet of Novus to observe the...
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How can we write a silly story?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use the writing process and create a silly story.  In this silly story lesson, 2nd graders will review person, event and setting and complete a chart for each.  Students will put a person, event and setting in an envelope...
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Improvisational Setting - "Where are You?"

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore setting through improvisations.  In this theatre instructional activity, 2nd graders perform a variety of improvisations in different settings and chart how they established the setting in the different environments. 
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Teaching Story Elements: Jack and the Beanstalk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers define fictional story elements. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read Jack and the Beanstalk and view an included SMARTboard lesson. Middle schoolers use the SMARTboard to match the story element terms...
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Changing the End of a Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders re-write a story. In this alternate endings lesson, 2nd graders read Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, by Leo Lionni, stopping to discuss the events and predict what will happen next. Students work in groups to come up with...
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Beanie Friend Vacation Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students write an adventure story about their vacation with a Beanie friend. They select a city, research its vacation possibilities and write about the places that they would like to visit.
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Telling A Story

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discover that every story has a start, middle and end. In this literature lesson, the teacher models using a picture to show the parts of the story. Students each take a picture and tell a story using start, middle and end.
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Retell the Story

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify bias in books. In this character education instructional activity, students read a text and discuss any gender or racial bias which may be present. Students retell and rewrite the story in a fair way.
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Writing
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Adventure Story Starters

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students read 6 story starters which would make interesting beginnings for adventure writing. Students choose one or more prompts, write the stories and evaluate themselves using the rubric.
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Comparison Subtraction Stories

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create stories that model comparison subtraction while using the environmental mats. They suggest situations in which they compare numbers. For example, if one student has 6 nickels and another child has 14 nickels,...
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Story Creation Magic: Character, Setting, Plot

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students review the terms plot, setting, and characters and examine how all of these elements are needed to make a story. They are given parts of stories and they try to identify all of those parts of the story.
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Organizer
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Story Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this story map worksheet, students read a story and find the different story elements. They fill in the setting, characters, conflict, and climax. 
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Changing Setting in a Story

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders explore how the setting in a story changes throughout. In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders read a story and identify the setting at various points within the story. Students describe the changes in setting.
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Lesson 1: Setting impact on the Plot

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders see how the setting affects the plot. In this setting lesson, 4th graders listen to The Three Brothers : A German Folktale by Carolyn Croll and see how the setting affects the outcome of the story. They read a new story...
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Visualizing A Setting

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use context clues from the text of the story Rainy Day to determine the setting. In this setting lesson plan, 3rd graders determine the time and place by visualizing.
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Puss in Boots/Jamil and the Clever Cat

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story PUSS IN BOOTS identifying main characters, setting, and significant events. They then read the story JAMIL AND THE CLEVER CAT and compare it with the story PUSS IN BOOTS compiling a list of characters,...
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Story Map for Bud, Not Buddy

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Why should your class complete a story map? After reading Bud, Not Buddy, divide your class into pairs or small groups to complete the included worksheet. They list the main characters, the conflict, main plot events, the resolution, and...
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Organizer
Keys to Literacy

Story Map

For Students 2nd - 6th
Recording the key elements of a story (title, setting, characters, problem, ending) on a story map graphic organizer provides primary readers a chance to practice identifying these elements and promotes reading comprehension. The...
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Organizer
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Story of Self-Choosing to Participate

For Students 7th - 12th
Everyone has a story; help your writers develop their own with this prewriting packet. Designed for upstanders to share their story and encourage others to be upstanders, this set of questions helps writers craft and structure a story to...
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Activity
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Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!): Study Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grinch, and Frosty the Snowman have in common? They're all characters from beloved holiday movies that viewers revisit in the play Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!). Scholars conduct research...
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Organizer
Keys to Literacy

Story Map

For Students 2nd - 9th
Here's a graphic organizer that promotes comprehension by asking class members to record the elements of a story. Using the provided template,  readers identify the setting, the major characters, the problems they face, and the solutions...

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