Model Me Kids
Model Me Going Places 2
Social stories are wonderful teaching tools specifically designed for learners with Asperger's, autism, PDD-NOS, non-verbal learning disabilities, or other developmental disabilities. They are used to model appropriate social behaviors...
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The Backpack Travel Journals
Strap on those backpacks, it's time to travel through history with this literature unit based on the first four books of The Magic Tree House series. While reading through these fun stories, children create story maps, record...
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Story Quilts-For the Classroom
Students create a classroom story quilt. In this literacy lesson, students recall events from a text and illustrate their favorite part of the story on a quilt piece. The quilt is sewn together to form a classroom quilt.
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Story Building: Nasreddin and the Beggar
In this story building worksheet, students build a story by choosing one of three sentences, using context clues to put the events of the story in order.
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Retell a Story in Sequential Order
Second graders discuss sequential order. In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders practice retelling a story in sequential order. Students read a story and chart the events in sequential order.
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Writing A Storybook
Students create a storybook using vocabulary from the topic "urban and rural life". They write about past events in a children's story. They present their story to the class at an author's tea.
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Lesson on 'The Chimney Boy's Story' by Wes Magee
Wes Magee's poem "The Chimney Boy's Story" about chimney sweeps/climbing boys is used as an introduction to a lesson that asks groups to research child labor in Victorian Britain.
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Recounts: Writing a Summary
Have your class review how to summarize a story. Learners discuss the way to write a summary and talk about the use of sequence words. The presentation uses a graphic organizer. This helps to make it a visually appealing presentation.
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Story Train
In this story sequencing worksheet, students will record the beginning, middle and ending of the book that they are reading on a graphic organizer in the shape of a train.
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Sequencing in Reading
Third graders explore language arts by analyzing a children's story in class. In this story structure lesson, 3rd graders read the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and write a brief summary. Students identify the beginning,...
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Identifying Main Events
Help kindergartners learn to identify the main events in fiction. They will review elements of fiction, retell information found in the text, and discuss their real-life daily experiences. All the while, they will be asking themselves...
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Order of Events
Read the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar and put the events of the story in order. Each event is written on a sentence strip and while the teacher reads, listeners can arrange the strips inthe correct order. After reading, reshuffle the...
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Reading Practice: Peter Rabbit
Oh, that naughty Peter Rabbit! Youngsters read an excerpt aloud from the classic Beatrix Potter story "The Tale of Peter Rabbit." They retell the story in their own words and discuss the events. Readers make inferences about various...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Kindergarten Count to 100 (Rogers)
Combine counting and vocabulary in context using Jacqueline Rogers' Kindergarten Count to 100. Suggested words for this text are: first, fountain, salute, second, and third. By introducing the terms before reading the text,...
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The Final Copy
Write short stories in which events are presented in logical order, point of view is clear, theme and characters are developed. Middle schoolers also work on sensory language, concrete language and/or dialogue. They establish their...
E Reading Worksheets
Summarization and Narrative Sequence
Readers are asked to identify seven important events in a narrative and then to explain why these events are key to the story. To conclude the activity, kids craft a summary using their list.
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Maniac Magee
Add to children's enjoyment of the award-winning novel Maniac Magee with this fun collection of resources. From sequence of events and fact or fiction worksheets, to writing newspaper articles and creating advertisements based...
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Grade 11 ELA Module 4 Overview
The intricate craft of narrative writing can make a happy story feel exuberant or a sad story feel devastating. With 42 extensive lessons that include poignant discussion questions, standards-aligned self-reflections, engaging writing...
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Reading Adventure Pack: What's Next? The Very Hungry Caterpillar
A series of hands-on activities follows a reading of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Learners create a paper collage to explore the beginning, middle, and end of days of the week, numbers, and more. They grow a butterfly...
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Retelling Main Event in Sequence
Second graders practice retelling events from a fiction book. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, 2nd graders read Harry and the Lady Next Door and retell the main events of the story to a partner.
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The Process of Sequencing - A Picture Card Game
Students play a picture card game where they have to sequence the pictures in the correct order. In this sequencing lesson plan, students can do this for any subject.
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Sequencing
Second graders practice their ability to sequence different events. Using a story, they put the events of a chapter book into order by cutting the events out and pasting them on a separate piece of paper. As a class, they repeat a...
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Three Little Pigs Story Comparison
First graders identify the characteristics of a fairy tale and share a fairy tale they are familiar with. They are read a story that is similiar to the "Three Little Pigs" noting the differences between the original and this story. ...
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Sequence of Events
Your intermediate and advanced learners can expand their conversation skills when they learn how to express multiple past events in the same sentence. This reference guide provides helpful commentary, examples, and translations.