KCK10R010126-Reading+Checkpoint+5


 * ** Student can identify and sequence plot events according to basic story structure of beginning, middle, and end in grade-level-appropriate passages. **

Children Literature to use when teaching beginning, middle and end: Caps for Sale, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Mitten, Where the Wild Things Are, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly, Mice and Beans, Miss Nelson Is Missing.


 * Strategies to implement: **
 * [|Story map graphic organizer-beginning, middle, end]
 * [|3 tab foldable-Dinah Zike]- Great authentic resource
 * [|Cut outs of events from story to sequence in order]- A Very Hungry Caterpillar
 * Sticky notes - Great for whole group sequencing. Divide students in pairs/groups and assign events. Place sticky notes in sequential order. ||~  || [[image:Plot_Cat.jpg width="279" height="209" caption="A Very Hungry Caterpillar-Students used a 3 tab foldable with the front cover labled: beginning, middle, end.  Students wrote a summary for each section." link="KCK10R010126-Reading Checkpoint 5 Plot Pictures"]] ||

Use these online resources for interactive learning involving story structure : Search this site for more great resources: [|Edutecher]
 * [|Sequencing]
 * [|Build You Own Story!!!]Create a story for your students to sequence or allow them to make their own events!
 * [|Fotobabble]

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