Story Sequencing Fun: Beginning, Middle, and End!

English Language Arts Grades Kindergarten 4:18 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn about the beginning, middle, and end of a story and how to tell your own!

Video Resource

Early Writing: Story Sequencing - Learn to Read for Kids!

Miacademy Learning Channel

Duration: 4:18
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Key Concepts

  • Beginning of a story
  • Middle of a story
  • End of a story

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
  • Students will be able to create a simple story with a beginning, middle, and end.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by greeting the students and asking them if they like stories. Briefly introduce the idea that all stories have a beginning, middle, and end. Mention that you will be watching a video about this.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Play the YouTube video 'Early Writing: Story Sequencing - Learn to Read for Kids!' from Miacademy Learning Channel. Ensure all students can see and hear the video clearly.
  • Discussion (10 mins)
    After the video, engage students in a discussion about the video's content. Use the discussion questions below to guide the conversation.
  • Interactive Activity: Story Sequencing Cards (15 mins)
    Use or create story sequencing cards with simple images depicting a story (e.g., planting a seed, watering it, a flower growing). Have students work individually or in small groups to arrange the cards in the correct order (beginning, middle, and end). Have students write a short sentance based on the image on a piece of paper.
  • Create your own story (10 mins)
    Students will be instructed to create their own stories with a beginning, middle, and end either on paper or orally.

Interactive Exercises

  • Story Sequencing Cards
    Students arrange picture cards in the correct order to show the beginning, middle, and end of a simple story. For example, brushing teeth (getting the toothbrush, brushing, rinsing).

Discussion Questions

  • What are the three parts of a story?
  • Can you tell me what happened in the beginning of the story about Justin going to the library?
  • What happened in the middle of the story about Keisha the artist?
  • What was the end of the Percy the Whale story?

Skills Developed

  • Sequencing
  • Storytelling
  • Listening Comprehension

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Every story has how many parts?

Correct Answer: Three

Question 2:

Which part of the story tells you what happens first?

Correct Answer: The Beginning

Question 3:

Which part of the story tells you how it finishes?

Correct Answer: The End

Question 4:

Justin went to the library in the _____ of his story.

Correct Answer: Middle

Question 5:

Keisha's painting won first place in the _____ of the story.

Correct Answer: End

Question 6:

Percy the whale got lost in the _____ of the story.

Correct Answer: Beginning

Question 7:

What comes in the middle?

Correct Answer: What happens next

Question 8:

Which of these is an example of a story?

Correct Answer: All of the above

Question 9:

What does Percy do to get found by his friends?

Correct Answer: He sings a song

Question 10:

Where did Justin go with his mom?

Correct Answer: The library

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The first part of the story is the _________.

Correct Answer: beginning

Question 2:

The _________ tells what happens next in the story.

Correct Answer: middle

Question 3:

The last part of the story is called the _________.

Correct Answer: end

Question 4:

Keisha painted a picture of an _________.

Correct Answer: elephant

Question 5:

Justin checked out a _________ from the library.

Correct Answer: book

Question 6:

Percy is a _________.

Correct Answer: whale

Question 7:

Percy's friends _________ him again after he got lost.

Correct Answer: found

Question 8:

Every story needs a beginning, a _________, and an end.

Correct Answer: middle

Question 9:

Justin was in the ________ with his mom

Correct Answer: car

Question 10:

The three parts of a story are like every ________.

Correct Answer: day

Educational Standards

K.2.R.3:Students will sequence the plot (i.e., beginning, middle, and end) of a story with prompting. K.1.S.4:Students will orally describe personal interests or tell stories to peers and adults using agreed-upon rules (e.g., taking turns, staying on topic). K.2.W.2:Students will sequence the action or details of stories/texts with prompting.

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