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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
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Story Elements Anchor Charts - Sloth-Themed Posters
Display these cute sloth-themed story elements anchor charts when learning about narrative texts.
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Jack Be Nimble - Story Element Worksheets
Demonstrate learning about the parts of a story with a printable set of Jack be Nimble Story Element worksheets.
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Little Miss Muffet - Story Elements Worksheet Pack
Identify characters, setting, and parts of a story with kindergarten reading worksheets featuring the Little Miss Muffet nursery rhyme.
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Little Miss Muffet - Sequencing Cards
Read and retell the story within the tale of Little Miss Muffet with a set of retelling pocket chart cards.
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Jack Be Nimble - Pocket Chart Sequencing Cards
Read and retell the story of Jack Be Nimble with a set of retell pocket chart cards.
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Hey Diddle Diddle - Sequencing Cards
Sequence the events in “Hey Diddle Diddle” with a set of retelling pocket chart cards.
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Hey Diddle Diddle Worksheets
Identify characters, setting, and parts of a story with kindergarten reading worksheets featuring the “Hey, Diddle, Diddle” nursery rhyme.
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Readers' Theater - Itsy Bitsy Spider Read and Retell Activity
Engage young readers in texts with a dramatic reading of “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and accompanying story retelling activity.
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Fun With Fiction Task Cards
Build a foundation of literary concepts and skills with this set of 12 fiction reading response cards.
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Story Elements Worksheet
Practice identifying characters, settings, problems, and solutions in fictional text with this set of worksheets.
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Character Emotions Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students about characters and how to make inferences.
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Character Profile - Worksheet
A profile worksheet for students to use when learning to analyze characters in a text.
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Grade 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
Five sets of literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 1 magazine.
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Literary Element Task Cards - Primary Grades
A set of 12 task cards for primary students to use after reading a picture book.
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Character Profile Flip Book - Primary Grades
Use this flip book template with your primary students when teaching about the features of literary characters.
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Character Adjective Accordion Template - Blank
A fun and creative way to learn about how adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance and personality.
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Character Adjective Accordion Template - The Gingerbread Man
A fun and creative way to learn about how adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance and personality.
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Story Map Template
A template to use when exploring or planning a narrative story.
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Hansel and Gretel Sequencing Activity Cards
Use these fairy tale activity cards to help your students understand sequencing.
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Exploring Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit uses fairy tales to introduce the narrative text type to younger students. It addresses the structure, characters and language features of a narrative.
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Exploring Simple Narrative Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the structure of a narrative text.
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Introducing Simple Narrative Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the structure of a narrative text using fairy tales.
