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!
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Use this fairy tale story map to follow the details of your child's favorite stories and strengthen his reading skills.
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Creating fairy tale story maps are a fun and engaging way to integrate literacy and social studies in kindergarten, first, or second grade.
Story Maps are a way to help students learn about and understand the novels or stories they are reading in class. This graphic organizer set will work for any story or novel. Includes 6 Different Themes: Book theme Sci-Fi Comic Book Movie Reel Treasure Map Basic theme Portrait and Landscape Versions of each theme are included for a total of 36 Story Maps to choose from. Elements Included on the Story Maps: Title Author Characters Setting Beginning Middle End Big Problem Solution Choose the map that works best for your story or let students choose for fun literary learning! Print and go! No prep! Follow us for other resources, ideas, and freebies! And feedback is always appreciated! Be sure to check out our One Pager Templates or our fun One Pager Comic Book Style Templates as well for more literary fun!! And follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. Or visit our website at theteachertoolbelt.com for the latest.
One of my favorite ways to outline or plan a story is to map it out like a subway or road map. Here's how this technique works. Each road or subway line
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Students can use this graphic organizer to map out their ideas for a story (short or long). This is made based on the 5 Ws (who, what, when, where and why). ...
Rise from pixel-pusher to a product visionary with a new type of design document called a “story map.” A story map is a new type of design document that shows the big idea of your product experience…
