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What Happens in the Story?

Story Elements and Comprehension

Day 128of 180
Week 26of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify major events in a story

2

Understand story sequence (beginning, middle, end)

3

Practice storytelling skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 1:8

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

— Proverbs 1:8 (WEB)

Stories help us learn important lessons, just like listening to parents teaches us

📦 Materials Needed

  • Story picture book
  • Large paper
  • Colored markers/crayons
  • Storyboard strips
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and introduce the idea of story events happening in order

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me what happened first in a story you know?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate how stories have a beginning, middle, and end using a simple Bible story

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Stories happen in order
  • First something starts, then something happens, then it ends
  • We can remember story events by thinking about what happened first, next, and last
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens at the start of a story?
  • How do we know what comes next?
  • How do we know when a story is finished?
3Activity: Story Event Sequencing (6 min)
hands-on

Create a story sequence board showing story events in order

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw three large boxes on a piece of paper
  2. Label the boxes: Beginning, Middle, End
  3. Choose a simple story and draw what happens in each part
  4. Share your story sequence with a friend
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps draw story events

Challenge: Add more detail to each story event

4Closing (2 min)

Recap how stories have events that happen in order

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was the first thing that happened?
  • What happened in the middle?
  • How did the story end?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and understand stories. Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about retelling Bible stories!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 1:8

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

— Proverbs 1:8 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Act out listening and learning

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to understand story structure and sequence

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, familiar stories
  • Encourage drawing as a way of understanding
  • Be patient with sequencing skills
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping events in correct order can be challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child can describe 2-3 events in story order

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out story events
  • Use story sequence cards
  • Create a puppet show demonstrating story order

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