1st and 2nd Grade Story Elements Resources

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Story Map large image

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

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"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Story Map

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"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Story Map

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

First Grade

Reading

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Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!

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Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!

First Grade

Reading

Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.

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Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!

Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

If your child is doing a book report, help your young reader learn more about the setting of a book with this worksheet.

If your child is doing a book report, help your young reader learn more about the setting of a book with this worksheet.

Second Grade

Reading

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Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat

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Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat

Second Grade

Reading

Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.

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Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat

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Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat

Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.

What happened in the story? Use this helpful graphic organizer to capture the characters, setting, and important events in a fiction text.

What happened in the story? Use this helpful graphic organizer to capture the characters, setting, and important events in a fiction text.

First Grade

Reading

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Draw a Fairy Tale Map

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Draw a Fairy Tale Map

First Grade

Reading

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

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Draw a Fairy Tale Map

Activity

Draw a Fairy Tale Map

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

First Grade

Reading

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Story Mountain Prewriting

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Story Mountain Prewriting

First Grade

Reading

Young writers will traverse the story mountain to create a narrative plot of their own! Students will consider various story elements, including characters, setting, climax, problem, and solution with this great visual aid.

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Story Mountain Prewriting

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Story Mountain Prewriting

Young writers will traverse the story mountain to create a narrative plot of their own! Students will consider various story elements, including characters, setting, climax, problem, and solution with this great visual aid.

First Grade

Reading

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"Somebody Wanted" Prewriting Organizer

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"Somebody Wanted" Prewriting Organizer

First Grade

Reading

The Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy is a great tool to help students identify and understand story elements. In this fun brainstorming activity, budding writers will use the format to start generating a story of their own!

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"Somebody Wanted" Prewriting Organizer

Worksheet

"Somebody Wanted" Prewriting Organizer

The Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy is a great tool to help students identify and understand story elements. In this fun brainstorming activity, budding writers will use the format to start generating a story of their own!

First Grade

Reading

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Fairy Tale Graphic Organizer

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Fairy Tale Graphic Organizer

First Grade

Reading

The next time you're having story time, be sure to use this fairy tale graphic organizer to boost comprehension!

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Fairy Tale Graphic Organizer

Worksheet

Fairy Tale Graphic Organizer

The next time you're having story time, be sure to use this fairy tale graphic organizer to boost comprehension!

First Grade

Reading

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Story Elements: Compare & Contrast

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Story Elements: Compare & Contrast

First Grade

Reading

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

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Story Elements: Compare & Contrast

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Story Elements: Compare & Contrast

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

First Grade

Reading

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Glossary: Learn Story Elements

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Glossary: Learn Story Elements

First Grade

Reading

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

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Glossary: Learn Story Elements

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Glossary: Learn Story Elements

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

Early readers can share Rapunzel's adventure by exploring mazes, connecting the dots, and making a story map.

Early readers can share Rapunzel's adventure by exploring mazes, connecting the dots, and making a story map.

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.

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.

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.

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

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Ingredients of a Story

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Ingredients of a Story

Second Grade

Reading

Have your students think of story elements as ingredients for a delicious narrative! Young writers will consider setting, characters, the problem, and the solution with this fun pre-writing organizer!

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Ingredients of a Story

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Ingredients of a Story

Have your students think of story elements as ingredients for a delicious narrative! Young writers will consider setting, characters, the problem, and the solution with this fun pre-writing organizer!

Second Grade

Reading

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The Elves and the Shoemaker: Story Map

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The Elves and the Shoemaker: Story Map

Second Grade

Reading

After reading a Christmas classic, The Elves and the Shoemaker , test your child's comprehension with this story map shoe!

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The Elves and the Shoemaker: Story Map

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The Elves and the Shoemaker: Story Map

After reading a Christmas classic, The Elves and the Shoemaker , test your child's comprehension with this story map shoe!

Second Grade

Reading

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Glossary: Elements of Fairy Tales

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Glossary: Elements of Fairy Tales

Second Grade

Reading

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

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Glossary: Elements of Fairy Tales

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Glossary: Elements of Fairy Tales

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

Have your little ones test their knowledge of "Rapunzel" with this whimsical story map, which includes space for them to write the problem, solution, setting, and more.

Have your little ones test their knowledge of "Rapunzel" with this whimsical story map, which includes space for them to write the problem, solution, setting, and more.

First Grade

Reading

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Vocabulary Cards: Learn Story Elements

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Vocabulary Cards: Learn Story Elements

First Grade

Reading

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

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Vocabulary Cards: Learn Story Elements

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Vocabulary Cards: Learn Story Elements

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

First Grade

Reading

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Prince and Princess Writing Prompt

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Prince and Princess Writing Prompt

First Grade

Reading

It's up to your 2nd grader to make a story based on a prince, a princess and two huge grins. Try story elements like setting, background and a problem.

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Prince and Princess Writing Prompt

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Prince and Princess Writing Prompt

It's up to your 2nd grader to make a story based on a prince, a princess and two huge grins. Try story elements like setting, background and a problem.

Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

We all love a good story, but sometimes it's hard to keep track of what's important. Teach your kid how to map a story with this fun and engaging worksheet.

We all love a good story, but sometimes it's hard to keep track of what's important. Teach your kid how to map a story with this fun and engaging worksheet.

This Cinderella story map is ready to keep the details of a classic and beloved fairy tale in order.

This Cinderella story map is ready to keep the details of a classic and beloved fairy tale in order.

First Grade

Reading

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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping

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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

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

Craft Stick Story Elements

Lesson Plan

Craft Stick Story Elements

First Grade

Reading

This comprehensive overview of story elements will definitely leave students with a better understanding of author's purpose, character traits, sequence, and main idea. It features the acclaimed Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus.

Lesson Plan

Craft Stick Story Elements

Lesson Plan

Craft Stick Story Elements

This comprehensive overview of story elements will definitely leave students with a better understanding of author's purpose, character traits, sequence, and main idea. It features the acclaimed Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus.

Through this lesson, your students will use academic vocabulary to discuss character traits, author's purpose, and the sequence of events in a story.

Through this lesson, your students will use academic vocabulary to discuss character traits, author's purpose, and the sequence of events in a story.

Finding the Key Details

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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.

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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

These Stories Are (Almost) the Same

Lesson Plan

These Stories Are (Almost) the Same

First Grade

Reading

Stories can change a lot depending on the point of view they are told from. In this lesson, students explore point of view by comparing and contrasting two versions of "The Three Little Pigs."

Lesson Plan

These Stories Are (Almost) the Same

Lesson Plan

These Stories Are (Almost) the Same

Stories can change a lot depending on the point of view they are told from. In this lesson, students explore point of view by comparing and contrasting two versions of "The Three Little Pigs."

First Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

1st and 2nd Grade Story Elements Resources

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1st and 2nd Grade Story Elements Resources