Story Elements For Kindergarten

DIY Comprehension

Wands

18 Story Element

Printables

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Michelle Griffo Apples and ABC’s

~aligned to the CCS~

This Pack Includes… 18 story element comprehension sheets: These are to be used during or after reading a story with your class. There are 5 response sheets in which the students are only drawing a picture, so you can use them early in the year if you students aren’t writers yet.

Comprehension Wands: Print, cut, and laminate the circles and glue them onto popsicle sticks or skewers. Place them in a jar or cup and have the students answer the questions about the story.

Common Core Standards Addressed:

ELA.Literacy.RL.K.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. ELA.Literacy.RL.K.2:With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. ELA.Literacy.RL.K.3:With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. ELA.Literacy.RL.K.9:With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories

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Name: Apples and ABC’s

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Who Was in the Story? Draw a picture of three characters from the story and write their name on the

line below your drawing.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

Problem and Solution Draw a picture of the problem and solution in the story. Write a sentence

below.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

Problem Solution

Cause and Effect Draw a picture of one cause and effect in the story. Write a sentence below.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

Cause Effect

The Setting Draw a picture and list adjectives describing the setting.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

Draw it. Describe it.

The Setting Draw a picture and write a sentence describing the setting.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

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My favorite part… Draw your favorite part of the story.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

Real and Make Believe Draw a picture of something that was real and make believe in the story.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

Real Make Believe

My favorite character… Draw your favorite character in the story.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

The Setting Draw a picture of the setting in the story.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

Story Sequence Draw pictures of what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Name: Apples and ABC’s

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DIY: make the wands or single pieces (below). As

you are reading, and finished reading a book, have the children pick a wand and

answer the question!

Comprehension Wands!

Print, cut, and laminate the following pages to make the wands. I hot glued them onto skewers, or you could use popsicle sticks! Place them in a cup and you are set!

Comprehension Questions

Who is the main

character?

What is the title of the

story?

What does the author

do?

Who is in the story?

What does the

illustrator do?

Comprehension Questions

How did the story end?

What is your

favorite part of the

story?

What is your

favorite illustration?

Is the story real or make-

believe?

What happened in

the beginning of the story?

Comprehension Questions

What happened in the middle

of the story?

What is the conflict in the story?

Where is the setting?

Has anything in the story happened to you in real

life?

What is the story

about?

Comprehension Wands

Comprehension Wands

Cut and paste on a jar or box to decorate it. Store the comprehension questions inside!

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