Narrative Writing: Story Time
Understand that stories have a middle with action
Use temporal words to describe story sequence
Practice writing story middles
“Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding.”
— Proverbs 3:13-14 (WEB)Just like a story has a sequence of events, wisdom comes from understanding things in order
Gather students in a circle. Explain that today we'll learn about the middle of a story - where all the exciting things happen!
Stories have three parts: beginning, middle, and end. The middle is where characters do things and solve problems.
Students will arrange story cards to show what happens in the middle of a story
Simpler: Fewer cards with clearer pictures
Challenge: Create own story middle with more complex events
Review what we learned about story middles
Dear Jesus, help us learn to tell stories that are fun and make sense. Amen.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about story endings!
“Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding.”
— Proverbs 3:13 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Clap and Say: Clap on each word while reciting
First graders are learning narrative structure and sequence
Keeping events in logical sequence
Child can describe 2-3 events in order