Story Cake

A great addition to a multicultural unit or curriculum study, use the set of questions based on Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mice and Beans to engage learners and enhance their reading experience. As youngsters read, they note the highlighted words...

Students complete pre reading, writing, post reading activities for the book The Best Cake. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.

Breathe life into a reading of the children's story Clever Jack Takes the Cake with this Reader's Theater script. Offering speaking roles for nine students plus a sound effects chorus, this is a great activity that engages the whole...

Young scholars explore Cherokee legends. They read The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac, and then do several activities to help comprehension. They discuss the book and answer comprehension questions. In addition, they retell the...

After reading the 11th chapter in Matilda, class members take on the role of Bruce Bogtrotter and re-enact the cake eating scene. Here's the catch: they must come-up with an impromptu re-enactment of the scene from the story, and use...

This worksheet provides three bulleted facts about plot, and a graphic organizer with 5 blank sections in which to record beginning, middle, and end of story events. While the directions reference a specific story on which to base...

In this story worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a story about a sister's birthday with words from a word bank. Students fill in 12 blanks total.

Discover what author's purpose is with regards to literature in this worksheet. Third graders complete a graphic organizer web by adding details the author uses to establish mood in a piece of writing. Use this activity in your lesson...

Which picture should go first? Which one is next? Which picture finishes the story? Have your class cut out, sequence and write a narrative based on a set of unsequenced pictures. After binding, writers share their creations and their...

Create a classroom full of writers using this innovative technique. The presentation walks learners through the process of writing a script, including identifying the setting, characters, and major events in the story. After reviewing...