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Beginning, Middle, End

Retelling Stories

Day 156of 180
Week 32of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story

2

Practice oral storytelling skills

3

Understand basic story structure

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 1:8

“Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and don't forsake your mother's teaching.”

— Proverbs 1:8 (WEB)

Just like stories have a beginning, middle, and end, God's teachings help us understand life's story

📦 Materials Needed

  • Story book
  • Large story sequence cards
  • Whiteboard and marker
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children in a circle and introduce the concept of story parts using a familiar story

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me what happens at the start of a story?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate how stories have three main parts: beginning, middle, and end

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Beginning introduces characters and setting
  • Middle shows what happens
  • End tells how the story concludes
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens at the start of your favorite story?
  • How do characters change during the story?
3Activity: Story Part Sorting (6 min)
hands-on

Use large sequence cards to sort story events in order

📝 Instructions:
  1. Show a simple story with 3-4 picture cards
  2. Mix up the cards
  3. Have children work together to put cards in correct order
  4. Discuss why order matters
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer cards with clearer images

Challenge: Add more complex story cards

4Closing (2 min)

Recap the importance of story parts

📝 Review Questions:
  • What comes first in a story?
  • What happens in the middle?
  • How does a story end?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for teaching us through stories. Help us listen and understand.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about using sequence words in stories

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Flashlight story walk

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to understand narrative structure

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use animated voice when reading
  • Encourage child to retell stories at home
  • Ask specific questions about story parts
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping story sequence in correct order

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child can describe basic story events in order

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a story map at home
  • Practice retelling a bedtime story
  • Create a simple story together

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