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Features

  • A story map with three events in order
  • Retell: who, wanted, but, so, then
  • How the story begins and ends, and what changed
  • Problem, two tries and the solution
  • Handwriting lines sized for 2nd and 3rd grade

Skills Covered

  • Name the characters, setting and problem
  • Retell the main events in order
  • Tell how a story begins and ends
  • Tell how a problem is solved

How to Use This Pack

Four organizers to use with any story, a picture book, a fable or a chapter. Page 1 is a story map, page 2 a retelling in five parts, page 3 how the story begins and ends, and page 4 the problem, what the characters try and the solution.

In the Classroom

Fill in a story map together after a read-aloud, then let students do one on their own for a story they read in a group. The retelling page is a quick check after any story.

At Home

After reading a story together, ask your child to tell it in five parts: who, what they wanted, the problem, what they did, and how it ended.

Tips for Success

  • The problem is what goes wrong
  • Events go in the order they happen
  • The ending tells how the problem is solved
  • Use the characters' names

Story Map and Retell Graphic Organizers for 2nd–3rd Grade

2nd – 3rd Grade

Graphic organizers to use with any story: a story map, a retelling in five parts, how a story begins and ends, and problem and solution. Students name the characters, setting and problem, retell the main events in order, and tell how the ending solves the problem.

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What’s Included

  • 1 story map
  • 1 retelling page
  • 1 beginning and ending page
  • 1 problem and solution page
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