Story Plot: Beginning, Middle, and End
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Objective
I can tell the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Stories have a structure with a beginning, middle, and end.
- 2
In the story about the seed, the beginning is a seed, the middle is a sprout, and the end is a plant.
- 3
When a child only tells the end of the story, redirect them back to the beginning to tell the whole story.
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Practice
4 questions
What are the three parts of a story that we learned about?
Imagine a story about a caterpillar. What might happen in the beginning?
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Exit ticket
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“Tell me a story about a caterpillar. What happens in the beginning, the middle, and the end?”
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