Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

Oh no, this story has gotten all jumbled! Practice recognizing story order by putting these panels back together.

Use this awesome story mountain template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. Students will use this activity to organize their thoughts about the beginning, problem, climax, solution, and ending of a story.

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

The Nutcracker story tells the tale of a girl who discovers some Christmas magic. Color in The Nutcracker story with your child and make your own holiday book.

This fun worksheet serves as a great visual for your kids to organize their thoughts around the elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them fill out this handy slide graphic organizer with plot, protagonist, and antagonist.

Let your students show you the way through a story of their choice using this fun road map! Your students will get to flex their reading comprehension muscles as they write about various story elements, including main characters, setting, and plot.

Use this silly visual prompt to write a story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

Young writers will traverse the story mountain to create a narrative plot of their own! Students will consider various story elements, including characters, setting, climax, problem, and solution with this great visual aid.

Practice using adjectives the silly way with this exercise. Make up a wacky story about your first day of school using adjectives that are all out of place!

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

What story can your second grader come up with for this winter scene? They also get some coloring time to go along with the story they write.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.

Use the "I Am Human" Story Book worksheet to create a story about gratitude and being human.

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

What would happen if two snails entered a race? Start your own story with these slow-and-steady snails!

This reading exercise uses interactive story writing; it's a great way to look at reading comprehension from a different angle.

Inspire your little storyteller to exercise her imagination with an adorable story starter! How did this rhino become a ballerina?

Read a simple tale about pirates and stolen treasure, then chart the story on a map.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Story Hooks.

What if you had a T-Rex as a pet? Dino lovers can put their imaginations to the test with this adorable story starter.

Do fish drive around from place to place? Have a fun storytelling adventure with your child and create an imaginative story to go with this picture.

Put proper punctuation into practice with this Animal Friends read-along story.

What kinds of games would you play in the jungle? Give your little monkey a fun way to practice her storytelling skills with this story starter prompt.

Have you ever heard of a giraffe that loves to roller skate? This fun-filled story starter is sure to put a smile on your little writer's face.

The "Somebody Wanted But So Then" reading strategy is a great way to help kids identify the key elements of a story. Students will use this easy format to begin summarizing a story of your choice in this fun treasure map-themed worksheet!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.