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Lesson 268Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 268: Vocabulary – Story elements

Focus: Story elements

Objective

What we'll learn

Learn the meaning of story elements and use them in speech and writing.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Great readers grow their word bank every day. When you learn a new word, use it in a sentence right away!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read each word. Say what it means. Try to use it in a sentence.

Words

Word list

charactersettingproblemsolutionbeginningending

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the character.
  • We can see the setting.
  • You can see the problem.
  • They can see the solution.

Story time

Luna and the Character

Luna went to the garden. Luna saw a character and a setting.

"Look!" said Luna. "The problem is by the solution."

Bo came to help. Together they played with the beginning and the ending.

At the end of the day, Luna and Bo smiled. What a wonderful Story elements adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Luna go?

2. What did Luna see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 add

Meaning: to put numbers together to find the total

Example: If I add 2 and 3, I get 5.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • beginningA beginning is something we can talk about or see.
  • endingA ending is something we can talk about or see.
  • characterA character is something we can talk about or see.
  • settingA setting is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Story elements pattern.

Which word belongs with Story elements?

Which word belongs with Story elements?

Which word belongs with Story elements?

Stretch

Try more words

charactersettingproblemsolutionbeginningending