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Give your students an introduction to types of story hooks as they compose original story beginnings the help of a word bank. This can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson for the Capture That Reader! lesson plan.

story hooks

Story Hooks

This lesson will help your students summarize short stories and describe how characters respond to challenges using a story map. Use this lesson as a stand-alone activity or a support lesson for the Story Mapping Group Work lesson plan.

map a story

Map a Story

What makes a story, a story? In this lesson, students examine the elements of stories. They learn to use pre-planning strategies to set their own stories up for success... before they even start writing!

dissecting stories analyzing story elements

Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements

In this lesson, your students will learn all about the perfect recipe for a story! Your students will practice their knowledge by rolling a story element die and sharing with the class.

the recipe for a perfect story

The Recipe for a Perfect Story

Good storytelling always includes a great ending! Your students will learn academic vocabulary and add their own conclusion to a short story. Use this as a stand-alone lesson or as an introduction to the Write Your Own Ending lesson plan.

conclude a story

Conclude a Story

Use this story map and your choice of short fiction passages to develop your students’ reading comprehension skills with this group reading lesson. 

story mapping group work

Story Mapping Group Work

Provide your ELs with extra practice using transition words to create a story. This activity can be used as a stand alone or a support lesson.

create your own story

Create Your Own Story

This lesson teaches students the basics of capitalization. Get your young writers engaged in writing fun sentences as a class before they write their own, using correct capitalization of course!

capitalize your story

Capitalize Your Story

Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!

traditional literature story mapping

Traditional Literature: Story Mapping

Strong narratives have clear sequences of events. Through this lesson, students plan out what will happen in their story before they start writing their own engaging narratives. 

plan your story sequence of events

Plan Your Story: Sequence of Events

Your students will enjoy reading the classic story “The Ugly Duckling,” written about a very lovable duck! This reading lesson also includes a fun partner activity to help your students practice comprehension.

read and retell a classic story

Read and Retell a Classic Story

Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills as they learn about the characters, setting, and plot of their favorite fiction books by creating a story map.

the elements of fiction creating a story map

The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map

Help your students make the connection between what they're learning in the classroom and why they need it in the real world with this lesson on word problems.

math story problems

Math Story Problems

In this lesson, students have a great time using their imaginations to collaborate and create their own story following the "how and why" style of common folktales.

how and why stories

How and Why Stories

Help your students' story telling abilities grow with this lesson that helps them recount what happened in a story and has them point out key details. 

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What Happened?

Use a short story that can be told entirely in idioms and students will get the picture! Students match story strip text to idioms in this interactive exercise that includes a matching worksheet assessment. 

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Get the Picture? Take a Shot at Idioms

In this lesson, students will hear the story "The Way I Act" and complete two activities connected to the story. They will practice mindful breathing and explore how to have more control over their bodies, behaviors, emotions, and choices.

the way i act

The Way I Act

This interactive lesson helps students make their stories come alive! Students construct multimedia narratives that contain both written words and songs. 

musical stories

Musical Stories

Get your students’ creative juices flowing with this fun creative writing lesson! Students will read a fun story and then write their own ending. 

write your own ending

Write Your Own Ending

Math can be made into short stories! Inspire your students to get creative with this lesson plan that will help them practice making and solving word problems.

multiplication stories

Multiplication Stories

Let your students show off what they've learned about time, money, and temperature with this lesson that combines all three in one word story. 

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Time, Money, and Temperature

Read a well-loved story aloud to your second graders and inspire them to write funny titles. In this lesson, students will brainstorm outrageous titles of their very own!

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Exciting Titles!

This exciting lesson plan will introduce your second grade students to two different versions of the well-loved Cinderella story while also teaching them about making inferences and comparing and contrasting stories.

they sound alike

They Sound Alike

Help your students develop their creative writing skills with this lesson, which features the Adjective-Adjective-Noun strategy. Young writers will be inspired to show, not tell.

show me the adjectives

Show Me the Adjectives!

Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!  

examining authors purpose in a fictional text

Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text

This lesson will provide your ELs with support as they learn about nouns and practice retelling a story with a 5 W's graphic organizer. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson.

using the 5 ws

Using the 5 W's

This fun lesson plan will inspire your budding letter writers to write a hilarious letter from the perspective of classroom supplies!


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Dear Student...Love, Your Pencil

In this lesson, students will hear the story *Lovely* and work in small groups to create a book or a symbol of appreciation for others' differences. Students will consider how appreciating differences supports community and relationships.

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Appreciating Diversity and Differences

In this lesson, students will hear the story *Drawn Together* and create a Diversity Board. They will consider how appreciating each other's differences in school supports relationships and community.

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Drawn Together

Emphasize student understanding and reasoning! This lesson plan helps learners solve story problems using sense-making strategies. This can be used alongside the lesson Solving Word Problems or as a stand-alone lesson.

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