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Features

  • A story map: characters, setting, beginning, middle, end
  • Retell a story in three big boxes
  • How did the character feel? Faces to circle
  • Problem and solution, to draw and write
  • Two stories compared in two circles
  • Words in the bold print young readers know

Skills Covered

  • Name the characters and setting
  • Retell a story in order
  • Tell how a character feels
  • Compare two stories

How to Use This Pack

Five organizers to use with any storybook, read aloud or read together. Children draw in the boxes and write a word or two where they can. Page 1 is a story map, page 2 retells the beginning, middle and end, page 3 is how a character felt, page 4 the problem and solution, and page 5 compares two stories.

In the Classroom

After a read-aloud, fill in the story map together on a big copy, then let children draw their own. Read two stories with like characters, a fable and a folktale, and compare them on page 5.

At Home

After a bedtime story, ask what happened first, next and last, and let your child draw it on page 2.

Tips for Success

  • Read the words on the page aloud together
  • Characters are who the story is about
  • The setting is where and when it happens
  • Draw first, then add a word

Story Map and Retell Graphic Organizers for K–1st Grade

K – 1st Grade

Graphic organizers to draw on with any storybook: a story map, beginning, middle and end, how a character felt, problem and solution, and two stories compared. Children draw and write the characters, setting and main events, and retell a story in order.

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What’s Included

  • 1 story map and 1 retell page
  • 1 character feelings page
  • 1 problem and solution page
  • 1 same and different page
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