Language Arts: Story Elements: Character, Setting, Plot
Identify who is in a story, where it happens, and what happens
Language Arts: Story Elements: Character, Setting, Plot
Identify who is in a story, where it happens, and what happens
Language Arts - Grade K-1
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Mia has a red ball. She plays with it at the park. Who is the character in the story?
A character is who the story is about.
The character is Mia because she is the person in the story. - 2
Ben sees a frog by the pond. Where does the story happen?
The story happens by the pond. - 3
A dog finds a bone. Then the dog digs a hole. What happens in the story?
Tell the events in order.
The dog finds a bone and digs a hole. - 4
Look at a story picture of a cat sleeping on a chair in a house. Circle the setting: cat, chair, or house.
The setting is the house because it tells where the story happens. - 5
Sam and his mom bake cookies in the kitchen. Name one character.
A character can be a person or animal in the story.
One character is Sam. His mom is also a character. - 6
Lily puts on boots. She jumps in puddles after the rain. What is the plot?
The plot is that Lily puts on boots and jumps in puddles after the rain. - 7
A little bird sits in a nest in a tree. What is the setting?
The setting tells where the story happens.
The setting is a nest in a tree. - 8
Read the sentence: The rabbit hops across the garden. Is rabbit a character, setting, or plot event?
Rabbit is a character because it is the animal in the story. - 9
Read the sentence: The children read books in the library. Is library a character, setting, or plot event?
Look for the place in the sentence.
Library is the setting because it tells where the story happens. - 10
Read the sentence: The bear eats honey. Is eats honey a character, setting, or plot event?
Eats honey is a plot event because it tells what happens. - 11
A picture shows a girl, a kite, and a beach. The girl flies the kite. Who is the character?
Find who is doing the action.
The character is the girl because she is the person doing something in the story. - 12
A picture shows a girl, a kite, and a beach. The girl flies the kite. What is the setting?
The setting is the beach because it tells where the story happens. - 13
A picture shows a girl, a kite, and a beach. The girl flies the kite. What is the plot event?
Tell what the character does.
The plot event is that the girl flies the kite. - 14
Read this short story: Max lost his hat at school. He looked under his desk. He found it by the door. Where does the story happen?
The story happens at school. - 15
Read this short story: Max lost his hat at school. He looked under his desk. He found it by the door. What happens at the end?
The end is the last thing that happens.
At the end, Max finds his hat by the door.