Fiction story elements anchor chart

A teaching blog post on teaching narrative writing to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade! Tons of teaching tips and ideas including narrative writing anchor charts with examples, narrative writing prompts, and graphic organizers. Includes ideas for teaching writing skills like small moments writing, fiction story elements, building characterization, writing strong narrative hooks and leads, and writing types of narrative endings. Great for writer's workshop with elementary students in 1st to 3rd grade!

Learn how to teach story elements in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third and fourth grade in this blog post. I touch on the standards, Anchor Charts, Mini Lesson Resources, Story Elements Video, Reading Passages, Mentor Texts for Teaching Story Elements, Teaching Characters, and Mentor Texts, as well as some hands-on activities. Learn how you can incorporate these story elements activities in your lesson plans here.

We've been studying fiction this past week: the kinds of fiction and fiction story elements. We've also touched on the skill of retelling and will continue to practice and develop that next week. Retelling such an important comprehension skill! I tried something different this year: I taught the kinds of fiction during my Read Aloud time, rather than taking time during my reading block. It was nice because we could do some learning in a causal, relaxed way. Here's the anchor chart we…

Upper elementary teaching story elements anchor chart, notebook page, and practice activities. Includes free printables and book project!

Upper elementary teaching story elements anchor chart, notebook page, and practice activities. Includes free printables and book project!

Literary Elements anchor chart and freebie so children can make notes

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

Help your students master the essential elements of a story with this Free Plot Elements Diagram Student Anchor Chart! Perfect for introducing or reviewing plot elements in any narrative or novel, this anchor chart provides clear explanations of each element—exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The chart also features a plot diagram in the shape of a mountain, making it easy for students to visualize the structure of a story.