EL Education
El Education: Testing the Waters
Students tested water at several sites in a local creek and write a scientific paper showing their testing and results. Scientific papers include an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion including recommendations...
TES Global
Blendspace: Story Elements
A twelve-part learning module with links to videos, images, and websites to use while learning about story elements and the development of a plot.
TES Global
Blendspace: Types of Plot Conflict
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos about the six basic plot conflicts in literary texts.
TES Global
Blendspace: Creation Stories
A learning module with twenty-six links to texts, images, videos, and websites to use while learning about various creation stories from around the world.
Other
Prezi: Recalling Facts and Details
Slideshow investigates how to identify facts or details in a story.
Other
Reference: What Is the Main Idea of a Story
This reference page defines the main idea of a story and explains how it differs from topics of a story.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Procedural Text: Recipe
A teacher created lesson plan to help students conquer how to make connections between directions in an effort to create something. This activity will have students sharing recipes and understanding why recipes should be followed in...
Other
Story Arts: Storytelling Activities & Plot Structure Scenarios
This collection of storytelling activities-developed by storyteller/author Heather Forest for her storytelling workshops with students, teachers, and librarians-can be expanded by educators into language arts lesson plans to support...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Story Elements Match
Match each story element with its example as you race against the clock in this online matching game.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 4th Grade Story Elements and Plot Vocabulary: Test
This interactive assessment features 15 multiple-choice questions over story element terms with their definitions. These terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist,...
Quizlet
Quizlet: 4th Grade Story Elements and Plot Vocabulary: Flashcards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on the terms and definitions of story elements. These terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist, antagonist, point of...
Quizlet
Quizlet: 4th Grade Q. 1: Main Ideas and Supporting Details: Test
This interactive assessment features 9 matching questions and eight multiple-choice questions over 17 terms having to do with main ideas and supporting details including types of writing and the writing process with their definitions.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 4th Grade Q. 1: Main Ideas and Supporting Details: Match
In this interactive game, students match 17 terms having to do with main ideas and supporting details including types of writing and the writing process with their definitions.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Non Fiction Text Features 3rd Grade Match
Text feature terms (nonfiction) are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: map, table of contents, index, bold words, caption, timeline, heading, and glossary. Images of each of these text...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Nonfiction Text Features 3rd Grade Flashcards
Text feature terms (nonfiction) are included in this review exercise Flashcards are provided for the following words: map, table of contents, index, bold words, caption, timeline, heading, and glossary. Images of each of these text...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Identifying the Setting of a Story
In this lesson, students learn to identify the setting of a story by both where and when. A Setting quiz follows.
Other
Spelling Police: Climax: What Is It?
This site gives a definition of climax and an example. Part of a larger site defining literary terms.