Looking for easy prep activities to teach STORY STRUCTURE in first and second grades?! These story structure activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging activities here!

Hey guys!! We are back at it again!! Next month I can't wait to read Creepy Carrots!! In all honesty it is just a fun little book to read with my students to prepare for the creepy, scary, fun month that is October! I think my students will really get a kick out of it! […]

Fiction Text Structure Chart {FREE} ~ great for reading comprehension & writing stories - This Reading Mama

I'm back! Sorry for the M.I.A.!!! I have been swamped with the usual and getting ready for our Harvest Festival fundraiser. One more week of that and I can hopefully breathe again! I wanted to share a few things we have been doing in our classroom over the past few weeks. I feel so behind! We had our open house and we had these super cute sneaky e guys to greet the parents. We also made the All About Me Bagpacks. Of course, I forgot to get a pic of those. I love this idea using the first…

Wow! I cannot believe it is December already! I LOVE this month! I have gotten almost all of my Christmas shopping done and can really c...

This can be assigned during sustained silent reading time and home reading. Students can read their book and while reading complete this worksheet on story elements. This way students are practicing this unit and being held accountable with their reading.

This Biography Report can be used for any historical person. It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research

These free story elements activities are a ton of fun for students and teachers. Kids in kindergarten and first grade will love reading the story of The Princess and the Frog while learning about story elements. The activities are great for small groups, whole group lessons as well as homework. Grab them for free!

Worksheets are a different way to formatively assess students. Students complete the worksheet, turn it in, and it goes for a daily grade to see what they know. Open ended worksheets such as this one help teachers get an accurate description of what students are thinking.