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Get your preschoolers ready for reading by practicing story sequencing. Testing their knowledge of how things are ordered will help them improve their reading comprehension skills.

your day story sequencing

Your Day: Story Sequencing

Use this fun lesson plan as a stand alone or pre-lesson when introducing the concept of retelling a story to your ELs.

fantastic fiction retelling stories

Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories

Preschool students will love bringing the Five Little Ducks to life as they practice story sequencing in this fun hands on lesson plan! Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the **Your Day Story Sequencing** lesson.

whats the sequence

What's the Sequence?

Preschool students will love listening to this classic story about a missing toy! Can be used as a stand alone lesson to introduce elements of a story or as a support lesson for the **Setting, Characters, and Events in Goldilocks and the Three Bears** lesson plan.

what happened to the bunny

What Happened to the Bunny?

This literature-based lesson teaches students about answering key questions and understanding a character's point of view. It'll have young readers roaring, thumping, and having tons of fun as they imitate story characters.

put me in the zoo

Put Me in the Zoo

This interactive lesson features The Mitten by Jan Brett. Students will have a great time acting out the story and developing their reading skills.


the wild mitten

The Wild Mitten

Students will love incorporating stories and sea creatures as they practice creating their own subtraction equations. It can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the Animal Action Subtraction lesson plan.

fishy subtraction stories

Fishy Subtraction Stories

In this fun hands-on lesson plan, your ELs will love practicing retelling a story while learning all about feeling words. Can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the **Rainbow Fish** lesson plan.

a rainbow of feelings

A Rainbow of Feelings

What says St. Patrick’s Day more than leprechauns? After reading a story, get students to use recycled materials to make their their own leprechaun traps. They will use the story's setting as inspiration for their projects!

leprechaun traps

Leprechaun Traps

Combine letter recognition and movement with this reading-focused lesson! In this lesson, students will reenact the story "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" while learning to recognize lowercase letters.

chicka chicka boom boom order in the room

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Order in the Room!

Preschoolers love to sing! In this fun, hands-on, art inspired lesson plan, your preschool ELs will practice retelling a story while using a well-loved song. Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the **Caps For Sale** lesson plan.

what happened to the itsy bitsy spider

What Happened to the Itsy Bitsy Spider?

"Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss is a favorite for children and grown-ups alike. In this lesson, your students will focus on Dr. Seuss's use of rhyming words in the story.

rhyming with sam i am

Rhyming with Sam I Am

In this fun retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, preschool students will get lots of practice learning about the sequence of a story! This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the **Yummy Bear Family** lesson plan.

is it little red

Is It Little Red?

This teacher-approved lesson is sure to get your kids ready for reading. Students will love learning about the letter R with a silly story and game.

robert the rose horse the letter r

Robert the Rose Horse: The Letter R

Students will love using this funny story as a guide to practice solving subtraction problems. It can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the Subtraction Fishing Action lesson plan.

subtracting buttons

Subtracting Buttons

Get students moving with this fun activity! After reading a story about a giraffe trying to dance, students will come up with their own dances for the giraffe to do—all while practicing using adjectives!

can giraffes dance

Can Giraffes Dance?

Who doesn't love a cold glass of lemonade on a hot day? In this lesson students will learn about the letter L, work together to make a pitcher of lemonade, and use the language experience approach to create a class story.

the letter l lets make lemonade

The Letter L: Let's Make Lemonade

We all want to be good friends. But what does this look like? Help students to understand what it means to be a good friend by reading a story, acting out a skit, and creating a friendship picture.

how to be a good friend

How to Be a Good Friend

Playing make-believe and telling stories are favorite childhood pastimes. Thus, no matter their reading level, students will love the opportunity to “read” to others and explore pictures as they take a walk through books.  

reading without words

Reading Without Words

This lesson provides a fun way to combine learning and entertainment. Your kids will have a great time listening to stories and learning about mice.

a unique guest

A Unique Guest

Students will love incorporating stories and acting as they practice creating their own subtraction equations. This can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the Subtracting Numbers lesson plan.

how many floors down

How Many Floors Down?

Play with pumpkins! In this lesson, students will make representations of real objects. They will get a chance to be the authors and illustrators of their own stories about pumpkins.

whats inside a pumpkin creating a book

What's Inside a Pumpkin: Creating a Book

In this fun lesson, kindergarten students will learn all about sentences as they practice using sentences to create their own little stories. 


counting words

Counting Words

In this animal-focused lesson, students will use music and stories to learn all about counting. This can be used as a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson for the **Five Busy Bees** lesson plan.

animal counting to 5

Animal Counting to 5

Students will love this engaging lesson plan that incorporates movement, stories, and building to learn all about comparing height! It can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Comparing Tall and Short lesson plan.

is it tall or short

Is It Tall or Short?

In this fun lesson all about sharing ideas, students will get an overview of partnership rules, and time to practice working with a partner. This can be used as a stand alone or pre-lesson for the **Me and My Partner** lesson plan.

sharing ideas with a friend

Sharing Ideas with a Friend

This wacky lesson combines math and reading practice with a Dr. Seuss classic and some fun online games.

one fish two fish

One Fish, Two Fish

Your ELs will love this fun lesson that combines the letter H with the classic nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty! This can be used as a stand alone lesson or as a support lesson plan for the **Jack and Jill** lesson plan.

h is for humpty

H Is for Humpty

Students will build relationships and reading skills with this fun partner-themed lesson.

me and my partner

Me and My Partner

In this beach-themed lesson plan, students will use music and stories to learn all about counting! This can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the **Matching Numbers** lesson plan.

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