Using What's the Moral of the Story Activity,students recount fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Using Who Is Talking Now Worksheet, students write which character is telling the story by making inferences based on what the text says.

Using Who's Talking Now Worksheet, students write which character is telling the story by making inferences based on what the text says.

Using Sequence Writing Worksheet, students write a story where two events occur providing details, order words, and a sense of closure in your writing.

Using Compare Contrast Book Covers Worksheet, students compare two books using information from the book cover to determine how they are alike and different.

Using Important Parts of the Story Worksheet,students draw a picture and write important words about the characters, setting, and events from the story.

Using this Guess Who Point of View Activity, students identify their partner's "secret narrator" as the partner reads a text card.

Using My Point of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Using Describe Characters and Setting Activity, students explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story.

Using Who's Talking Worksheet, students write which character is telling the story by making inferences based on what the text says.

Using Key Details for Comprehension Activity, students read The Lucky Blue Shoes to describe the characters, setting, and major events in the story.

Using Key Details in a Text Activity, students ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Using this Question Cards for Reading Books Activity, students answer questions aboutkey details in a text.

Using Spin and Answer Story Elements Activity, studentsdescribe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Using this RL.1.1 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students answer questions aboutkey details in a fiction text.

Using RL.1.3 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Using RL.1.4 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

This RL.1.7 First Grade Common Core Lesson includes RL.1.7 Worksheets, RL.1.7 Activities, RL.1.7 Assessment, and RL.1.7 Poster.

Using this Story Elements Song (MP3), your students learn about how to find examples of story elements in order to build comprehension as they read.

Using thisSilly Stories Story Starters, studentschoose a Character, Setting and Plot from the picture and word cards to write or tell a story about the fun and unique combination.