Lesson Plan
Graphic Organizer: Story Train
By
Rhonda Silver
- Grade:PreK–K, Grades 1–2
- Subject:Early Reading, Literary Elements, Literature, Story Elements, Summarizing, Literature, Early Writing, Early Reading, Early Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
- Skill:Development of Reading Comprehension, Literary Elements, Sequence of Events, Summarizing, Maps, Writing
- Duration:1 Class Period
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Download and print Story Train (PDF FORM)
Source:
First Graphic Organizers: Reading by Rhonda Graff Silver
Teaching Tip:
Introduce the "beginning, middle, and end" with the story train, a simple graphic organizer for younger readers to identify parts of the story.


