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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?

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

Are the stories the same or different? You decide! Use this lesson with your students to practice comparing the story elements in two fictional stories written by the same author. 

the same or different you decide

The Same or Different? You Decide!

Use this lesson to teach your students how to retell the beginning, middle, and end of a story using sequencing words and phrases. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the *Story Structure Rollercoaster* lesson.

exploring sequence with signal words

Exploring Sequence with Signal Words

Help improve your class' reading comprehension and language development with this lesson that has them retell a familiar story in groups.

the three little pigs finger puppets play

The Three Little Pigs Finger Puppets Play

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 class act out! Students will reenact Goldilocks and the Three Bears while learning about narratives and story plots.

goldilocks and the beginning middle and end

Goldilocks and the Beginning, Middle, and End

Let’s share about ourselves! Students learn about past-tense verbs by writing a story about their past. 

back in the day

Back in the Day

In this great grammar lesson, your students will play a fun game of ad-libs before writing their own action-packed story!

action verb adlibs

Action Verb Ad-Libs

In this EL support lesson, your students will use introductory phrases to write about the main idea and details in a fictional story.

main idea and details in fiction

Main Idea and Details in Fiction

What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book *My Friend.*


my robot friend

My Robot Friend

Your class will have so much fun reading books about the zoo and sharing reactions about the story that your they will be itching for a class field trip to the zoo!

a day at the zoo

A Day at the Zoo

Help your first graders learn word formation with this lesson that has them create a new word and write a story about it.

new word writing

New Word Writing

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

Keep it simple! Teach your students to write a summary using the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then frame for analyzing a story.

simple summaries

Simple Summaries

Stories can change a lot depending on the point of view they are told from. In this lesson, students explore point of view by comparing and contrasting two versions of "The Three Little Pigs." 

these stories are almost the same

These Stories Are (Almost) the Same

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

Kindergarten students will love reading this heartwarming story about a little bunny inspired by Easter! Afterwards, they will practice developing their retelling skills with drawings and vocabulary.

the most special easter egg

The Most Special Easter Egg

Your students will be able to sequence the events in a story after this fun-filled lesson about insects!

sequence it

Sequence It

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

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

This lesson incorporates everyday reading material into a fun creative writing activity. Students will learn new vocabulary and incorporate it into an original story.

highlight reading and writing

Highlight Reading and Writing

What has cheese, toppings, and an engaging story time? This lesson, that's what! Young pizza fans will love this reading and re-enacting exercise.


a tasty pizza

A Tasty Pizza

A classic story, simple game, and color mixing will help your students learn their primary and secondary colors. 


color mixing with mouse paint

Color Mixing with Mouse Paint!

Make some plot nachos in this engaging lesson! Your students will practice reading comprehension when they separate a story into plot, setting, characters, spicy actions, and more.

plot nachos

Plot Nachos

In this dance-infused lesson plan, students will love listening to a story about friendship before they create their very own animal dances with a peer!

animal dancing

Animal Dancing

Going on a bear hunt...through, over, and across landforms!  Your students will learn about landforms as they participate in a story and play a game. 


going on a bear hunt with landforms

Going on a Bear Hunt with Landforms

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

Most stories have a message for the reader! Help students determine a story&#39;s theme so that kids are prepared to compare stories with similar themes. Use this on its own or as support to the lesson Head to Head Fiction Reflections.

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