Activities: Understanding the Story (Comprehension)
Story Elements
Overview
Objective
The students must answer questions about events that took place in a story. They are given multiple-choice questions and must choose one of three possible answers.
Facilitation Tips
This activity can be done individually or in small groups. When working in groups, they can take turns selecting answers and hitting the piñata.
Levels
Students are asked six questions about the story. Because there are audio prompts to assist, this activity can be done by all students once they are familiar with the story.
Activity Insights
What is Story Elements?
This activity helps children develop and practice the important skills of identifying factual information in stories, recognizing the main idea, and answering questions about characters, settings, and events that occur in those stories.
Why do students struggle with Story Elements?
Students having difficulty with this activity if they have not paid attention when the story is read. They may also be struggling with basic understanding due to problems of word decoding, so then they don’t pay attention to the story elements.
How do I further support students?
As you read stories, make sure to ask students lots of questions. You may want to emphasize "where" and "how" questions as these may be hard for students to grasp early in the school year.
Linked Stories
Darryl! Don't Dawdle
Henny Penny
The Frogs and the Well
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Waterfall
Related Activities
Accuracy
Prediction
Reading Practice
Summarizing
Tracking
Resources
Activities: Understanding the Story (Comprehension)
Story Elements
Objective
The students must answer questions about events that took place in a story. They are given multiple-choice questions and must choose one of three possible answers.
Facilitation Tips
This activity can be done individually or in small groups. When working in groups, they can take turns selecting answers and hitting the piñata.
Levels
Students are asked six questions about the story. Because there are audio prompts to assist, this activity can be done by all students once they are familiar with the story.
Insights
What is Story Elements?
This activity helps children develop and practice the important skills of identifying factual information in stories, recognizing the main idea, and answering questions about characters, settings, and events that occur in those stories.
Why do students struggle with Story Elements?
Students having difficulty with this activity if they have not paid attention when the story is read. They may also be struggling with basic understanding due to problems of word decoding, so then they don’t pay attention to the story elements.
How do I further support students?
As you read stories, make sure to ask students lots of questions. You may want to emphasize "where" and "how" questions as these may be hard for students to grasp early in the school year.
Linked Stories
Darryl! Don't Dawdle
Henny Penny
The Frogs and the Well
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Waterfall
Related Activities
If you notice your student struggling with this activity, suggest one of the following activities to further practice and reinforce the skill.
Accuracy
Prediction
Reading Practice
Summarizing
Tracking