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Literature 1
Literature 1
Guided Lesson
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Literature 1
Second Grade
Reading
This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.
Guided Lesson
Literature 1
Literature 1
Guided Lesson
Literature 1
This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.
Second Grade
Reading
Guided Lesson
Comparing and Contrasting Scary Stories
Comparing and Contrasting Scary Stories
Worksheet
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Comparing and Contrasting Scary Stories
Third Grade
Reading
Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.
Worksheet
Comparing and Contrasting Scary Stories
Comparing and Contrasting Scary Stories
Worksheet
Comparing and Contrasting Scary Stories
Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts
Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts
Lesson Plan
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Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts
Fourth Grade
Reading
All fictional stories have story elements but they sure can differ between stories. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the story elements of two fictional stories and document their findings in a graphic organizer.
Lesson Plan
Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts
Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts
Lesson Plan
Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts
All fictional stories have story elements but they sure can differ between stories. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the story elements of two fictional stories and document their findings in a graphic organizer.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Jumble Story!
Jumble Story!
Activity
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Jumble Story!
Kindergarten
Reading
Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.
Activity
Jumble Story!
Jumble Story!
Activity
Jumble Story!
Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.
Kindergarten
Reading
Activity
Describing Characters, Settings, and Events
Describing Characters, Settings, and Events
Worksheet
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Describing Characters, Settings, and Events
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they describe characters, settings, and events in detail, using specific details from the text.
Worksheet
Describing Characters, Settings, and Events
Describing Characters, Settings, and Events
Worksheet
Describing Characters, Settings, and Events
Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they describe characters, settings, and events in detail, using specific details from the text.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Plot Diagram
Plot Diagram
Worksheet
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Plot Diagram
Fourth Grade
Reading
Using this worksheet template, students plan their work by filling out a plot diagram with their story's exposition, rising action climax, falling action, and climax.
Worksheet
Plot Diagram
Plot Diagram
Worksheet
Plot Diagram
Using this worksheet template, students plan their work by filling out a plot diagram with their story's exposition, rising action climax, falling action, and climax.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Story Roadmap
Story Roadmap
Worksheet
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Story Roadmap
Second Grade
Reading
Let your students show you the way through a story of their choice using this fun road map! Your students will get to flex their reading comprehension muscles as they write about various story elements, including main characters, setting, and plot.
Worksheet
Story Roadmap
Story Roadmap
Worksheet
Story Roadmap
Let your students show you the way through a story of their choice using this fun road map! Your students will get to flex their reading comprehension muscles as they write about various story elements, including main characters, setting, and plot.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
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Scary Story Elements
Scary Story Elements
Lesson Plan
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Scary Story Elements
Fourth Grade
Reading
In this lesson, students will use conjunctions to compare and contrast scary stories. It can be taught independently or used as a pre-lesson to Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts.
Lesson Plan
EL
Scary Story Elements
Scary Story Elements
Lesson Plan
Scary Story Elements
In this lesson, students will use conjunctions to compare and contrast scary stories. It can be taught independently or used as a pre-lesson to Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes
Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes
Worksheet
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes
Third Grade
Reading
Students build critical thinking skills as they analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
Worksheet
Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes
Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes
Worksheet
Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes
Students build critical thinking skills as they analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
EL
Elements of Fairy Tales
Elements of Fairy Tales
Lesson Plan
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Elements of Fairy Tales
Second Grade
Reading
Use this lesson to help students identify the elements of a fictional text while gaining more knowledge about parts of speech. Use as a stand alone activity or a support lesson for Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements.
Lesson Plan
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Elements of Fairy Tales
Elements of Fairy Tales
Lesson Plan
Elements of Fairy Tales
Use this lesson to help students identify the elements of a fictional text while gaining more knowledge about parts of speech. Use as a stand alone activity or a support lesson for Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Short Stories
Compare and Contrast Short Stories
Lesson Plan
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Compare and Contrast Short Stories
Fourth Grade
Reading
By fourth grade, most students are familiar with story elements such as setting, characters, and plot. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the elements in two stories with similar themes.
Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Short Stories
Compare and Contrast Short Stories
Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Short Stories
By fourth grade, most students are familiar with story elements such as setting, characters, and plot. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the elements in two stories with similar themes.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Lesson Plan
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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Second Grade
Reading
Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!
Lesson Plan
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Lesson Plan
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
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Finding the Key Details
Finding the Key Details
Lesson Plan
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Finding the Key Details
First Grade
Reading
Introduce students to fictional story elements with a book by first grade favorite, Mo Willems! This lesson plan can be used alone or with the Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details lesson plan.
Lesson Plan
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Finding the Key Details
Finding the Key Details
Lesson Plan
Finding the Key Details
Introduce students to fictional story elements with a book by first grade favorite, Mo Willems! This lesson plan can be used alone or with the Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details lesson plan.
First Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements
Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements
Lesson Plan
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Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements
Second Grade
Reading
What makes a story, a story? In this lesson, students examine the elements of stories. They learn to use pre-planning strategies to set their own stories up for success... before they even start writing!
Lesson Plan
Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements
Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements
Lesson Plan
Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements
What makes a story, a story? In this lesson, students examine the elements of stories. They learn to use pre-planning strategies to set their own stories up for success... before they even start writing!
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Tell Me More: Characters, Settings, and Events
Tell Me More: Characters, Settings, and Events
Lesson Plan
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Tell Me More: Characters, Settings, and Events
Fourth Grade
Reading
Characters, settings, and events, oh my! In this lesson, students will dig deeper into each of these components and learn to provide specific details from their texts.
Lesson Plan
Tell Me More: Characters, Settings, and Events
Tell Me More: Characters, Settings, and Events
Lesson Plan
Tell Me More: Characters, Settings, and Events
Characters, settings, and events, oh my! In this lesson, students will dig deeper into each of these components and learn to provide specific details from their texts.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Finding Similarities and Differences
Finding Similarities and Differences
Lesson Plan
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Finding Similarities and Differences
Third Grade
Reading
Good readers analyze texts by looking at similarities and differences. Use this lesson to teach your students to compare and contrast the story elements of two fiction texts.
Lesson Plan
Finding Similarities and Differences
Finding Similarities and Differences
Lesson Plan
Finding Similarities and Differences
Good readers analyze texts by looking at similarities and differences. Use this lesson to teach your students to compare and contrast the story elements of two fiction texts.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Comparing Two Stories
Comparing Two Stories
Worksheet
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Comparing Two Stories
Third Grade
Reading
Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.
Worksheet
Comparing Two Stories
Comparing Two Stories
Worksheet
Comparing Two Stories
Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
A Christmas Carol: Setting
A Christmas Carol: Setting
Worksheet
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A Christmas Carol: Setting
Third Grade
Reading
In A Christmas Carol, setting plays a big role in the story. Learn about A Christmas Carol setting in this worksheet.
Worksheet
A Christmas Carol: Setting
A Christmas Carol: Setting
Worksheet
A Christmas Carol: Setting
In A Christmas Carol, setting plays a big role in the story. Learn about A Christmas Carol setting in this worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details
Lesson Plan
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details
Kindergarten
Reading
In this lesson, your students will explore reading with technology with "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Students will use a graphic organizer to reflect on this story.
Lesson Plan
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details
Lesson Plan
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details
In this lesson, your students will explore reading with technology with "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Students will use a graphic organizer to reflect on this story.
Kindergarten
Reading
Lesson Plan
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Focus on the Differences
Focus on the Differences
Lesson Plan
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Focus on the Differences
Third Grade
Reading
Use this lesson with your students to teach them to describe the differences between stories with contrasting conjunctions. This lesson can stand-alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the Finding Similarities and Differences lesson.
Lesson Plan
EL
Focus on the Differences
Focus on the Differences
Lesson Plan
Focus on the Differences
Use this lesson with your students to teach them to describe the differences between stories with contrasting conjunctions. This lesson can stand-alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the Finding Similarities and Differences lesson.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Author Study: Jacqueline Woodson
Author Study: Jacqueline Woodson
Lesson Plan
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Author Study: Jacqueline Woodson
Third Grade
Reading
Students will use their understanding of plot, theme, and comparing and contrasting in this lesson that teaches about an award-winning African American author, Jacqueline Woodson. Students will read some of her fiction books and compare and contrast the stories. They'll also discuss what they think makes Jacqueline Woodson an award-winning author.
Lesson Plan
Author Study: Jacqueline Woodson
Author Study: Jacqueline Woodson
Lesson Plan
Author Study: Jacqueline Woodson
Students will use their understanding of plot, theme, and comparing and contrasting in this lesson that teaches about an award-winning African American author, Jacqueline Woodson. Students will read some of her fiction books and compare and contrast the stories. They'll also discuss what they think makes Jacqueline Woodson an award-winning author.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Comparing Texts by the Same Author
Comparing Texts by the Same Author
Lesson Plan
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Comparing Texts by the Same Author
Third Grade
Reading
Getting hooked on a series or type of character creates reader engagement! Use this lesson to challenge your students to compare and contrast fictional texts as they find the joy in reading books by the same author.
Lesson Plan
Comparing Texts by the Same Author
Comparing Texts by the Same Author
Lesson Plan
Comparing Texts by the Same Author
Getting hooked on a series or type of character creates reader engagement! Use this lesson to challenge your students to compare and contrast fictional texts as they find the joy in reading books by the same author.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Action! Students Create Reader's Theater
Action! Students Create Reader's Theater
Lesson Plan
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Action! Students Create Reader's Theater
Third Grade
Reading
Students will have a blast turning a reading passage into a Reader's Theater skit. This lesson teaches them to use dialogue to help readers understand the experiences of different characters.
Lesson Plan
Action! Students Create Reader's Theater
Action! Students Create Reader's Theater
Lesson Plan
Action! Students Create Reader's Theater
Students will have a blast turning a reading passage into a Reader's Theater skit. This lesson teaches them to use dialogue to help readers understand the experiences of different characters.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Activity
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Reading
Make a photo essay! This fun middle school photography activity makes creative writing come to life by turning words into pictures.
Activity
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Activity
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Make a photo essay! This fun middle school photography activity makes creative writing come to life by turning words into pictures.
Reading
Activity
Author Study: Faith Ringgold
Author Study: Faith Ringgold
Lesson Plan
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Author Study: Faith Ringgold
First Grade
Reading
This engaging lesson teaches students about the famous author Faith Ringgold. Students will explore two pieces of literature, comparing and contrasting story elements, then write opinion pieces to illustrate which book they liked best.
Lesson Plan
Author Study: Faith Ringgold
Author Study: Faith Ringgold
Lesson Plan
Author Study: Faith Ringgold
This engaging lesson teaches students about the famous author Faith Ringgold. Students will explore two pieces of literature, comparing and contrasting story elements, then write opinion pieces to illustrate which book they liked best.
First Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Christmas Adventure Writing
Christmas Adventure Writing
Lesson Plan
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Christmas Adventure Writing
First Grade
Reading
What adventures can a reindeer, candy cane, and a snowman embark on? Let’s find out! In this writing lesson, students will write a Christmas-themed narrative incorporating characters, setting, problem, and solution.
Lesson Plan
Christmas Adventure Writing
Christmas Adventure Writing
Lesson Plan
Christmas Adventure Writing
What adventures can a reindeer, candy cane, and a snowman embark on? Let’s find out! In this writing lesson, students will write a Christmas-themed narrative incorporating characters, setting, problem, and solution.
First Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Lesson Plan
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Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Second Grade
Reading
Story elements help to bring beloved fairy tales to life in this literacy lesson. Your students will learn to identify the title, author, setting, characters, problem, and solution in a fiction text.
Lesson Plan
Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Lesson Plan
Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Story elements help to bring beloved fairy tales to life in this literacy lesson. Your students will learn to identify the title, author, setting, characters, problem, and solution in a fiction text.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Story Structure Rollercoaster
Story Structure Rollercoaster
Lesson Plan
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Story Structure Rollercoaster
Third Grade
Reading
Reading can be a rollercoaster with its ups and downs! Use this lesson that features a rollercoaster-themed story map to teach your students about story structure and how to use a graphic organizer to visualize it.
Lesson Plan
Story Structure Rollercoaster
Story Structure Rollercoaster
Lesson Plan
Story Structure Rollercoaster
Reading can be a rollercoaster with its ups and downs! Use this lesson that features a rollercoaster-themed story map to teach your students about story structure and how to use a graphic organizer to visualize it.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Let's Hook 'Em!
Let's Hook 'Em!
Lesson Plan
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Let's Hook 'Em!
Second Grade
Reading
Are your students hooking their readers? Use this creative and imaginative writing exercise that will bring student beginnings to life.
Lesson Plan
Let's Hook 'Em!
Let's Hook 'Em!
Lesson Plan
Let's Hook 'Em!
Are your students hooking their readers? Use this creative and imaginative writing exercise that will bring student beginnings to life.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Elements of Traditional Literature
Elements of Traditional Literature
Lesson Plan
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Elements of Traditional Literature
Second Grade
Reading
Teach your class about the genre of traditional literature, made up of stories from around the world that have been told for generations. In this lesson, students will read fairy tales and compare story elements in each piece of literature.
Lesson Plan
Elements of Traditional Literature
Elements of Traditional Literature
Lesson Plan
Elements of Traditional Literature
Teach your class about the genre of traditional literature, made up of stories from around the world that have been told for generations. In this lesson, students will read fairy tales and compare story elements in each piece of literature.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
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