Plot activities

These tips for teaching plot to 3rd graders help you get your students thinking and discussing how all the story elements work together to ...

My Adventures Teaching : Plot, Interactive Notebooks

Plot development is often compared to climbing a mountain or riding a roller coaster. Students relate to the roller coaster analogy. Here is how it works:

Do you want to help your students understand plot? Check out these four picture books that are perfect for teaching about plot. With fun and engaging stories, your students will be able to learn about the different elements of plot in a way that is both enjoyable and informative.

Plot is not my favorite thing to teach, or it hasn’t been in the past. However, that changed this week. I think I never liked teaching it because I felt I didn’t have a solid, engaging way of teaching the concept. Now, I have a great way of teaching it! The kids loved it, I […]

Human Plot Chart, Interactive Reading Review, ELA Teaching Ideas Are you looking for a quick way to appeal to your kinesthetic learners? How about a flexible method to get students discussing, collaborating, and reviewing plot in an engaging way? In this quick video tutorial, I'll share several tips for implementing and conducting an interactive plot review activity.

What is your first ELA topic to cover each school year? When I co-taught in 5thgrade classrooms, we always started with teaching the PLOT ELEMENTS. I would introduce the topic with my PowerPoint on t

Here's a free plot diagram worksheet for students, teachers and writers. The plot diagram provides a clear overview of the general structure of a story.

I LOVE this idea! I can use beach balls for all kinds of literature elements... plot, character, setting, theme, etc.! Love this idea :)

My FAVORITE Education Anchor Chart that I have made so far! It's a PLOT Roller Coaster! Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution.

Read aloud Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty to your first, second and third grade students and use these printable activities and worksheets created by Clutter-Free Classroom and teaching ideas to deliver standards-based reading lessons. Your elementary students will love this children’s book, which is great for teaching topics like character analysis, cause and effect, plot, author’s purpose and making connections. Grab all of the helpful tips and printables for you need here!

Need a simple way to visualise your character arc? Print this worksheet + learn about Kurt Vonnegut's hilarious story shapes.

Great hands-on line plot activity ideas. Awesome ideas for eliminating the worksheets and get students up and moving!

Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the structure for this graphic organizer. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing. This printable is perfect for language arts and reading lessons, including creative writing, reading comprehension, and narrative essays.

Line Plot Activities and Resources - Teaching with a Mountain View

The Plot Roller Coaster Graphic Organizer

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