Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

This picture story is all mixed up! Use this worksheet to teach your students how to put plot events in order.

In this worksheet, children determine the order of events in a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.

With this Have Fun Reading Choice Board, budding bookworms can choose from a variety of engaging reading-based activities, from reading in a cozy blanket fort to drawing or acting out their favorite part of a story.

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

Read about the parts of a plot diagram, then fill out the details of a story that you have recently read in the diagram.

If your budding reading is writing their first book report, help them nail down the plot with this quick review worksheet.

The Ant and the Grasshopper story cards help your visual learner understand what happens in the classic fable. Kids arrange picture cards to tell the story.

The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Put the events of the story in sequential order from what happened first to what happened last. Then read the story to learn more about Rocky!

Characters often change over the course of a story, and this worksheet will help young readers track and understand their development. Students can use this graphic organizer to consider various elements of a character's development throughout a story.

Stretch student understanding of story sequencing into a summary with this graphic organizer. Students will start by jotting down quick notes to remember each part of the story, then they'll use their notes to write a complete summary of the text.

Young readers and sports enthusiasts will have a ball practicing sequence of events in this biography of Jackie Robinson. 

Help the Smith family summarize their family vacation with a main idea, details, and a conclusion. Kids will work on reading comprehension and summarizing.

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

Use this awesome story mountain template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. Students will use this activity to organize their thoughts about the beginning, problem, climax, solution, and ending of a story.

Find out more about the role of rhythm in poetry with this worksheet that uses "Casey at the Bat" for practice.

Being able to describe and compare character development is an important skill for young readers. Using this handy graphic organizer, students will use adjectives to compare characters at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

After reading a fable or folktale, students will use this cute graphic organizer to record the most important things that happened in the beginning, middle, and end. Then they'll try their hand at identifying the moral of the story.

This old Native American myth, The Raven Steals the Light, is the perfect story to spook -- but not scare -- kids this Halloween.

Will Jelly ever fly again? Find out by putting the sentences in sequential order from beginning to end.

Visual and multimedia elements in fiction texts enhance the reader’s experience. Character perspectives, use of language, and creative text physical features bring stories to life!

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.

Looking for a way to help kids keep track of the longer books they’re reading? Tuck this sheet into their reading folders! After completing each chapter students will use the who, what, where, when, why, and how questions to summarize their reading.