These Three Little Pigs Sequencing - Printable Story Cards are fun and educational. Paired with the classic 3 Little Pigs Story, these free printables will help your preschooler understand sequencing. Simplify "what comes first" understanding in a fun way!

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

These Good Samaritan Bible story activities can be used in Christian Preschool programs and Sunday schools. Good Samaritan Sequencing Print these

Stop on over and get a First, Next, Then, Last Graphic Organizer- Can be used for Retelling Stories with ordinal words or for a pre-writing activity. You Might Also Like:Free Visual Notetaking Printables to DownloadFree Printable Graphic Organizers for ReadingGraphic Organizers for Informational TextGraphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension – Perfect for Any Book!

Creating fairy tale story maps are a fun and engaging way to integrate literacy and social studies in kindergarten, first, or second grade.

This small resource contains ready-to-go printables to supplement the story Brontorina, by James Howe. It is perfect for those times when you need a quick assessment or want to provide extension or enrichment activities for a few days! Best of all, the activities are no prep! Just print and go! Answer keys are included. The resource includes: • Story Map • Story Summary – (Someone–Wanted–But–So-Then) • Comprehension Questions – Written Response • Sequencing – Cut and Paste This resource is part of a Grade 2 Interactive Read Aloud Set (Set 17 – The Importance of Determination). Check out the set by clicking here. Check out these Comprehension Exit Slips, designed to be used with a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts! Comprehension Exit Slips Digital Comprehension Exit Slips - Google Slides

We are starting our unit on Bears! Last week we read many versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Part of our work on the story included this story map. It is made for kindergarten students, but would be appropriate for first grade too. They drew pictures to show their ideas and then I labeled the drawing or wrote the dictation about what what happening in each part of the story. First, the kiddos worked on the setting and characters. I love this colorful busy picture that includes all sorts of details. She put the beds outside the house because she wanted to include some of the items from inside the house in the picture. This little boy drew just the house, but added the different sized bowls and had me label them. This was a great characters picture. So darn cute! Then on another day, students did pictures for the beginning, middle, and end of the story. First, we did an activity together where we ordered picture cards and talked about different parts of the story. It was great to hear the kids verbally retelling the story in their own words. That is one of the things that is great about doing an activity like this - a great way to really listen carefully to the oral language of students. I love the picture of Goldilocks in this one. Her hair is great! I was so excited when this little sweetie used the word "discovered" in her dictation to me. Woo hoo! Great language! I thought my sweet little students did a great job with this activity! And I was happy with how much they were enjoying the many versions of the 3 bears stories. And, now that they have done a complete story map with a very familiar story, I can start doing these with more challenging literature. OK, here is your freebie, just click on the link under this image to go grab it in my TpT store: Story Map FREEBIE by Katie Byrd I hope it is a big help in your classroom! Please leave some love in the comments if you are using it with your class. Happy Teaching!

I love using timelines in history at the end of a unit of study, so students can get an overview of events and make generalizations about historical figures or time periods. Sentence strips make the perfect template for creating timelines! I recently had my students complete a timeline showing famous explorers. You can CLICK HERE ... Read More about Sentence Strip Timelines

These 5 activities for Meesha Makes Friends are great for teaching students how to make friends and relate to others!

Boost your first grader's reading comprehension by using a story map to outline a story visually.

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Over the weekend I had the chance to meet Chris Van Allsburg, author of The Polar Express and many other amazing books. I wrote about it on my blog, along with a teacher gift idea and how I used my favorite Chris Van Allsburg book (The Mysteries of Harris Burdick) in the classroom. I included 3 graphic organizers that could be used with any of his books or any fiction text for that matter. They focus on mapping a story and sequencing a story. Click the picture below to link to my blog.

Stuart Little Activity Storyboard This 6-panel storyboard activity guides students to illustrate and summarize the key plot points after reading Stuart Little. Typically read in grades 2-4, the storyboard builds literacy skills by having students put the main events in sequence, promoting reading comprehension. After identifying the most pivotal moments in whole or small groups, students sketch a scene in each panel and write one or two sentences to capture the importance. The numbered panels scaffold the ordering process. Educators can facilitate or have students work independently. With versatile implementation for various abilities, this storyboard activity deepens literary analysis of E.B. White's classic novel. Stuart Little Activity Storyboard

A book companion with 4 different types of activities to practice sequencing and reading comprehension with the Old Pirate Swallowed a Map. What is included? Please note: you will need to purchase the book There was an Old Pirate Swallowed a Map! by Lucille Colandro. • Practice sorting and sequencing the events in the story with 10 different graphic organizers • 2 different, fun, and effective Old Lady sequencing crafts • A Velcro sequencing page • Old Pirate Swallowed a Map Adapted Piece Book Set How do I use this? You can read this blog post here to read more about how I used these same activities with the Old Lady Swallowing a Frog. Other supplies you'll need: • the book • a paper lunch bag • sandwich baggie Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Don't forget about the green ★ to follow my store to get notifications of new resources and freebies! Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!

Story Map Graphic Organizer This story map graphic organizer is the perfect tool for teaching story sequencing and retelling! Download this printable PDF Freebie! Questions/Concerns? Email me at: [email protected] Follow me to receive updates on new products! Consider leaving feedback/reviews to earn points you can use towards other purchases! Let’s Connect! Check out my Instagram

Here you will find a flow map that contains 6 boxes that students can use to help organize and sequence events from stories, write how-to directions, or write their own stories using this printable flow map.

Are you looking for the perfect book companion for I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! by Julia Cook? This resource is the answer. It is super easy to use and convenient. It would be great for whole group, small group, independent work or even sub plans. Just print and go! Resource includes: Kindness Cards Comprehension questions Vocabulary matching Word Scramble Draw the Vocabulary page Story Maps Character Traits activity page with examples of traits Problem & Solution page I Am Unique activity page Yes/No sort Sequencing with pictures page Sequencing with words page Creative writing page Word search Coloring page If you enjoy this resource, please leave me a review. You can earn credits towards your next purchase! Follow me at Embers of Education

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Bad Apple Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud.

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Use these sequencing cards printable to teach many skills to your preschooler including order, vocabulary, and critical thinking.

Okay--I think I have admitted this before but here I go again, I dislike teaching writing. {Gasp!} I know, shame on me. Such an important part of a day in the life of a first grader. I'm contributing my dislike of writing to not be such a great writer myself growing up. One of my .unstated. resolution's was to become a better writing teacher. Well, let me tell you...this week I have jumped right in! Seems like I just hadn't found a way(in the past) that fit me or my students. While I was going through my writing folder desperately searching for ideas, I found a sheet that gave me inspiration and my writing lessons were brought to fruition! We started off this week talking about "story starters" and how important it was to catch your readers attention in the first sentence or two of your story. The anchor chart *fanatic* that I am made this: Here are the books I used that had great beginnings to show examples of interesting ways to start a story. The next day we picked a character to write our story about and described it using my 'Describe a Snowman' bubble map. I told them I wanted them to use their imagination and be creative. I showed them a few different type of snowmen (from clipart I found) to get their little wheels spinning. Their creativity came to life and describing is what they did! Our next step was to talk about the parts of a story: beginning, middle, end. We discussed these concepts: Beginning=story starter, character and setting introduction. Middle=give your character a problem. Ending=solve the problem and end the story. They caught onto this SOOOOO much better than I ever imagined! I created a worksheet for them to record their thoughts. After completion, we talked about the AND Disease! They thought this was HILARIOUS!!! I wrote and example of something like this on the board: When I read it they {laughed and laughed and laughed}! They thought I was crazy for using the word AND so many times. They were surprised when I told them that --they-- were actually the ones who were consumed by this disease! I had them go back and edit their papers for the "and disease", capitalization and puncuation. Our final day of writing consisted of completing our final draft. I had them transfer their edited writing and complete it by drawing a picture. I was in ~AWE~ after reading most of their stories....had I really taught them step by step with my own ideas!? Heck yes, I felt like I had hit the jackpot!! We will be at it again this week creating a penguin story to go along with our penguin unit! I'm hoping the process will be a little bit more independent (fingers-crossed)! This teacher is all smiles : ) P.S. If you made it this far, you can click on all the above templates and pick them up in my TpT store for FREE!

This free collection of 10 different Nursery Rhymes Sequencing Activities can be added to your homeschool, preschool or kindergarten nursery rhyme unit, calendar time or language center. NURSERY RHYMEs SEQUENCING Activities There is a total

Everyone loves to read Chrysanthemum...and this is a collection of my favorite activities to use along with the book! You will get...Prediction Printable Favorite Part Printable Character Details Printable (for Chrysanthemum and Victoria) Story Sequencing Materials (4 options) ABC Order (with flower...

Writing is so very important - at any age - yes, even the little ones in Kindergarten are encouraged to write everyday! Our classroom is a full day, play-based kindergarten class in Ontario, designed to meet all learners needs. We know that students come to us as young as 3 and might not even recognize their name, others begin school knowing all their letters and sounds and might even be reading! That's why it's important to guide and encourage all children to write daily - and knowing that we have set up a fun and interactive Writing Centre means students will actually want to write! As a side note, our Writing Centre changes all the time! We start small at the beginning of the year, usually just putting out a few magnetic words (which we use as our word wall), blank paper, a flip book of students in our class, an alphabet flip book, stencils, vocabulary flip books and picture dictionaries. The picture below shows what our Writing Centre (shelf) looks like by the end of the second month of school or so. As we teach lessons on writing, we include new things to the Writing Centre. At the beginning of the year, we tend to focus on name printing with those students that need the extra support. We do this in a variety of ways - using Playdough to form and roll out letters, identifying our name around the room, searching for and building our name using magnetic letters, writing our name using a variety of tools (chalkboard, whiteboard) and finally using a pencil to practice. We take pictures of the children during the first week of school (sometimes the first day can be a little hectic!). We use these pictures in a variety of places around the room so that the students not only begin to identify their own name but names of peers. We also print them on cue cards and attach them on a ring. We leave this at our Writing Centre to encourage students to write peers names on a list, in a letter, etc. We also print these Alphabet cards and attach them onto a ring. Students can use these to search for beginning sounds or review letter/sound identification. The topic of word walls always comes up in conversation with our kindergarten teachers. Over the years, we have tried creating a word wall in many ways and places around the room. We have had students write the words and place them on a bulletin board but the problem we found was the bulletin board was too high for students to read the words. We found this option the best - this is a magnetic board (I used my Scholastic bonus coupons to buy it but you can find it on Amazon also - see picture below). Students are able to remove the word that they want to use and take it to their seat. When they are done they simply put it back! *You can find the Magnetic Tabletop Learning Easel by clicking on the picture below* If you don't want to buy the big pack of magnetic words I included ready-to-print words (which are editable so you can add your own if they are not already included). Just add a magnet to the back (you can buy these at Dollarama). This is about how many sight words I would start with for the first few weeks of school. We also like giving students to option of using the same sight word cards as above but displaying them on Popsicle sticks. I love playing games in small groups with students who need extra practice with sight words. I have also included larger sight word cards that you can use to play "Roll-Say-Keep". Here is what our baskets look like in the centre of the table. We keep pencils and erasers inside and leave a ring with sentence starters there to prompt students to add writing to their pictures. As the year goes on, we change the paper offered - it's important to introduce ways for students to use some of the paper (i.e. letter writing) before leaving it out. You can do this either whole group or in small group mini lessons. At the beginning of the year, I like to start with showing students how to draw. I find that many of the young students come to school and scribble - so we want to take time to simplify drawing. We use these shape stencils to show students how drawing people or objects can be done by using shapes (i.e. face is a circle, house is a square, etc.) *You can also find many free printable "how-to-draw" instructions for children on the internet. We print these and insert them into a binder kept on the Writing Centre shelf.* Click here for an example. Students are also shown how to label their picture (we start by asking them to write the beginning sound they hear). We also set up a provocation inviting students to choose stickers (who doesn't love stickers?!?!) and write the sounds they hear beside to practice labelling. As the year progresses, so do our students! By the end of Year 2 many of them are able to use the tools we set out (magnetic sight words, stencils, etc.) to draw and form a simple sentence. Another lesson I like to teach early on in the school year is about making lists. We brainstorm the many lists our parents and teachers write (i.e. grocery lists, birthday lists, our favourite toys, etc.). An easy and fun activity is to leave out grocery flyers and have student cut their favourite things. They can try and sound out how to spell the words. Students can also copy thematic words (i.e. animals) from our Vocabulary Flip Books. Here is an example of the Community Helpers Flip Book. These are 2 of my favourite books when discussing making lists (the Max and Ruby book is perfect for Kindergarten as many students can identify with the characters). As part of the Full Day Kindergarten program in Ontario, we are encouraged to have our students think and wonder about the world around us. We use "I see...I think...I wonder..." often. I am always taking pictures (when we go on Nature Walks, driving to school, animals and creatures I find in my backyard, etc.) and I like to share these pictures with my students. I project them onto the Bright Links board and together we complete the phrases "I see...I think...I wonder..." We do this so often that students are used to what is expected. So when we leave out provocations, such as the one below with the flowers, students understand what to do. Now not all of my students are writing so then what happens? Well, they know they can draw a picture of what they see, think and wonder or ask a friend for help. I like to challenge those students who are strong writers and ready for it. My students love playing with different materials in the class (like the BeeBot) and I have them tell the class, step-by-step, how to use it (create instructions or procedural writing). They get so excited to do this!!! If your students bring in toys from home (we went through a Pokemon card phase a couple of years ago), you can have them write about how to play step-by-step. Another lesson we teach as the year progresses is how to write letters to our peers (this is a great lesson to do around Valentine's Day!). We introduce the words "To" and "From" and explain how a letter can be words or pictures and it communicates a message. Since we read many stories (at least one a day!), it's no surprise that students are naturally drawn to writing their own story. Again, not all students are able to write sentences or even words, but the children know they can draw a picture and we can transcribe it on the bottom. Have students create their own story using loose parts! I like to leave out a felt board with the story we read and have students retell the book. They can also draw it on their My Story paper. You can read all about how to make your own felt board pieces here. We have even used the app My Story and created digital stories! You can read all about that here and here. We use this template with the students first so that they could plan their story. I kept my very favourite piece of writing last - postcards!!! We did a whole bunch of post card writing before school let out a few weeks ago. We discussed how you often send postcards when you travel to places around the world. We also talked about how it feels good to receive mail from our family and friends and if any children were travelling this summer, they could purchase a post card and mail it to Mrs. Albanese (or just write one like the example below!) You can find all this (and SO MUCH MORE!) in my new Get Your Students to Write! pack on TpT.

Introduce a unit on kindergarten maps by reading "Rosie's Walk" by Pat Hutchins. It's an excellent story to begin map activities.

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The Leaf Thief Book Companion | This book companion is the perfect cross-curricular addition to your classroom for the change in season from autumn to winter. What is included? • Book Companion Worksheets (sequencing, vocabulary, writing prompts, story sorting map, tracing, graphing, and more!) Please watch preview video here. When do you use book companions? Book companions are a great addition to any reading or language arts block. They also serve as great print-and-go lessons for any substitute binder or emergency sub plans. Learn more about using book companions in the classroom here. PLEASE NOTE * 1. You will need to purchase the book The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming to go along with the book companion. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Don't forget about the green ★ to follow my store to get notifications of new resources and freebies! Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!

Today's activity is a customized story map to use with any or all of the Clifford books. Click on the picture above to grab your own copy. ENJOY!! Stop by tomorrow for another Clifford activity.

Students will cut out events from the story "Enemy Pie." They will arrange them in sequential order and place them appropriately on the plot map. There are two options: One page has 2 events that do not belong on the plot map and students should be able to determine which events are most important to the story's plot and which two events do not belong. The other page has all the events on the plot map that the students sort and arrange. Google slides are also included to use this product in Google Classroom for distance learning. If you enjoy this activity, I have more you can check out! “ Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters” Plot Map Activity “The Amazing Bone” Plot Map Activity Here are some literature units that have plot map activities and more! “Sparrow Girl” Literature Unit “The Rough-faced Girl” Literature Unit “Freckle Juice” Plot map and Character Analysis “You are Mine” Literature Unit “Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt” Literature Unit

Round is a Tortilla by Roseanne Greenfield Thong is a great book to connect to math about shapes in real life! Grab the free book companion.

This is such a useful little sheet! It is a blank story map to use with any book you choose. It can be a way for students to record these story elements from a book they have read in class, or it can be a planning page for fiction writing. I hope it is a helpful resource for your classroom. There are two versions of this sheet in the download. Enjoy! Happy Teaching! You may also be interested in these other items: Friends - Student made Emergent Reader Print and Go! BUNDLE: CVC Word Work and Literacy Practice (NO PREP) End of Year Awards - STEM, Growth Mindset, and more!

Does guided reading in 3rd grade seem daunting or maybe even boring? Or maybe you catch yourself doing the same thing every day? Are you ready for a switch? The 3rd grade team at my school is LEGIT and I idolize them (second only to my team, of course). SO... I teamed up with one of my favorite 3rd grade teacher-friends Brittany and we made this 236 page pack JUST FOR OUR 3RD GRADE FRIENDS! She's going to use it lots in her classroom and I know you will too. I actually had some super high 1st grade readers who could have benefitted from this last year. This pack is full of ideas to help you plan for your guided reading mini-lessons for 3rd grade. These lessons are perfect for your small group, but many can be used in whole group! This goes great with the Common Core State Standards and goes with ANY book (informational and narrative). Included in this pack: *Comprehension* Narrative Spinner Informational Spinner Narrative Story Board Informational Story Board Comprehension Question Rings Questioning Necklaces First, Then, Next, Last Making Connections Posters Informational Text Feature Posters Comprehension Questions {Graphic Organizer} KWL {Graphic Organizer} Venn Diagram {Graphic Organizer} Question Words {Graphic Organizer} Sequencing Events{Graphic Organizer} A Story Takes Flight {Graphic Organizer} Author's Point of View {Graphic Organizer} Cause and Effect {Graphic Organizer} Moral of the Story {Graphic Organizer} Book Club -Job Card -Book Club Bookmark -Book Club Booklet Making Inferences Task Cards *Word Work/Phonics* Consonant Blend Chart {for remediation} Spelling Pattern Chart {for remediation} Spelling Pattern Posters {for remediation} Vowel Chart {for remediation} Consonant Digraph Chart {for remediation} Vowel team Fill-In {for remediation} Decoding Word Questions Decoding Word Bookmarks Word Parts Posters (prefix, suffix, root) -re, un, dis, pre, mis, er, est, ful, less, able Word Part Riddle Board Game Word Stairs Game Multi-syllable Freeze Monster Munch Game *Fluency* EARS Posters (expression, accuracy, rate, smoothness) Fluency Rubric Fluency Self Rubric Silly Voices Cards Sight Word Zap Word-O Fry Phrases {Remediation} (8 lists) *Vocabulary* New Word {Graphic Organizer} Super Word {Graphic Organizer} Word Wizard Poster Word Wizard Book New Word Fold and Cut Teach Kinder or 1st Grade? {Get your mini-lessons pack here} Teach 2nd Grade? {Get your mini-lessons pack here}

Are you looking for an easy and engaging way to incorporate activities with the CKLA short story, The Maid and the Milk Pail? This resource can be used in centers or as an independent activity. Easy to use. Print and go! Resource Includes: Vocabulary matching page Comprehension questions Word Search Story Maps - 2 Sequencing Activity Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then activity page Creative Writing Page Matching Pages - Words with pictures Coloring Page Word Scramble Aligned with Grade 1 Fables and Stories Unit You may also be interested in: The Boy Who Cried Wolf If you enjoy this resource, please leave me a review. You can earn credits towards your next purchase! Follow me at Embers of Education.

The Rumpelstiltskin activities pack includes a color copy and black and white copy of the activities. Here is what you will find inside: Here are the activities that are included: - Printable Story Book - Sequencing Strips - Story order cards -Story Map Worksheet - All About gold activity (Great for groups!) - The Rumpelstiltskin Puppets - Skip counting puzzle - Spelling puzzle for 2 words - Do a Dot Pages - Count and clip cards - Count the objects page - Trace the words - 4 piece puzzles - Addition and Subtraction cards - cutting strips - A maze - QTIP painting - What comes next - 3 part cards - which one is different page? - Matress counting - Word cards