STORY ELEMENTS Reading Passages Graphic Organizers Literary Elements Posters

Teaching story elements is fun and easy with this bundle of reading resources! These activities and visual aids all utilize familiar fairy tales. This helps students more easily recall details as they focus on specific elements.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

This bundle includes the following components:

• 9 posters
• 6 short story reading passages (2-3 pages each)
• 10 graphic organizers
• Story elements heading cards
• Sorting cards for each story

The fairytale passages can be used for independent reading or as a whole group discussion activity. After reading, use the heading and sorting cards to identify each element. The graphic organizers can be used for reading response while focusing on a specific story element.

The story elements included in this resource are:

• setting
• plot
• climax
• characters - protagonist and antagonist
• problem/conflict
• solution/resolution
• theme
• moral

The fairy tales utilized in this resource are:

• The Three Little Pigs
• Cinderella
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff
• The Ugly Duckling
• The Lion and the Mouse
• Hansel and Gretel

DIGITAL ACTIVITIES

The reading passages and story elements graphic organizers are also included in digital format in Easel.