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Complete the Story

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this story learning exercise, students fill in the blanks to a story about winter with words from a word bank. Students fill in 12 blanks total.
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Complete the Story

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this story worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a story about barn cats with words from a word bank. Students fill in 9 blanks total.
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Complete the Story

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this story worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a story about a music teacher with words from a word bank. Students fill in 12 blanks total.
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Complete the Story

For Students 2nd - 3rd
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.
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Learning to Summarize a Story

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students with hearing loss read independently and understand what is being read to them. In this independent reading lesson plan, students sequence and discuss the book that is read.
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The Gingerbread Story

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore storytelling by reading a classic book. In this story structure lesson plan, students read the story The Gingerbread Man and identify the characters, settings and plot. Students answer reading comprehension questions...
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Story Writing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students work in groups to create a story that will be presented to the class.  In this story writing lesson, students complete a project planning sheet, work together to create a story that includes a hero and at least two other...
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BioPoem Multicultural Activity For A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a biopoem. In this literature and poetry writing instructional activity, students write a biopoem about the characters in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry following a specific given format. Examples and format are...
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Solving an Original Character's Problem With Voice and Emotion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the story A Bad Case of the Stripes and then write their own story conveying a lot of emotion. For this writing lesson plan, students select a title, an emotion, brainstorm, and then start writing.
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Silly Animal Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils read the story Dog Breath and write their own story focusing on sequencing about an animal with a silly problem. In this writing lesson plan, students use memorable details and pacing in their story.
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Retelling Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore language arts by reciting a famous nursery rhyme to their classroom. In this oral storytelling activity, 4th graders read the story "The Three Little Pigs" and identify the characters, setting and story. Students...
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Making Predictions about Resolution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss making predictions about the resolution. In this language arts lesson, 4th graders read a story and identify the falling actions in order to help them make predictions about the resolution.
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Identifying the Solution in a Story

For Teachers K Standards
Using the book My Red Balloon by Eve Bunting, Kindergartners will gain an understanding that stories often have solutions. Using Eve Bunting's book as an example the teacher will identify the solution to the story and...
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Sequence Clue Words (Part 1)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Does your class know they can use sequence words such as, next, finally, after, and then to better understand the sequence of a story? First they discuss sequential order and sequence words, then they look for sequence words as they...
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Identifying Story Elements

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders explore story elements. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders identifying characters, setting, and plot in familiar stories. Students listen to a story and complete a graphic organizer.
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Using Evidence to Describe a Character

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
It's all about the details found in the text, when children attempt to describe the main character from the story, Burnt Toast on Davenport Street. They first discuss the process by which one would go about using textual...
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Mathematical Problem Solving

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders solve story problems. In this story problem lesson, 2nd graders solve the problems and explain how they came up with their answers. They create their own story problems to be solved.
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Main Event Log

For Students 4th
In this main event log, 4th graders write the events of a story in order of occurrence in the space provided to track and analyze the story. This worksheet would be a good tool for students who need guidance when reading complex texts.
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Story Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this story map worksheet, students read a story and find the different story elements. They fill in the setting, characters, conflict, and climax. 
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Singapore 4th Grade Math Worksheet: 10: Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, students read and solve 20 word problems. The problems will require reading a short paragraph each, but use basic operations to solve. All problems contain fractions.
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The Main Man

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars explore visualizing stories by completing a graphic organizer. In this reading strategy lesson, students read the story Pecos Bill by Steven Kellog and identify the setting, main characters and their interpretations. Young...
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Lesson Six: Story Elements/Inferring

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice the use of various story elements. In this story elements lesson, 2nd graders listen to the story All I See by Cynthia Rylant and look for the problem and solution in the story. They reread the book to create...
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Arthur's Tooth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice their reading comprehension by reading a story in their class. In this story map lesson, students read the Marc Brown book Arthur's Tooth and discuss the story, characters and setting. Students create a story map based...
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Jojo's Story

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore global relationships by reading stories of children in villages. In this foreign aide lesson, students discuss the story Jojo's Story which describes the trials and tribulations of a ten year old boy living in a natural...