Story activities

Storytelling activities not only build imagination and creativity, but they can be a beneficial learning tool too! Great for the classroom.

Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.

How to create a retell literacy center in kindergarten. Plus a list of 20 famous stories and retell props (with printables) to complete this center.

Story elements are the five components that make up a story. They are the characters, setting, plot, conflict and resolution. These elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way that the reader can follow. Retelling involves students orally reconstructing a story that they have read or has been read to them. A student's retell should include characters, settings, and events in the logical sequence of the story.

Reading short stories for kids is the best way to put them to sleep, and the moral of these stories can help them develop honest and reliable personalities.

Story Spinners for Oral and Written stories in first grade and kindergarten.

One of the things I love doing with my younger children is reading picture books and doing story-related activities with them to bring the story to life and create fun memories. We have enjoyed doing

This is one of the best aesop fable for kids to read online. Full story in the link above, read now.

It’s National Storytelling week soon, and I’ve been looking at ways to engage the children interactively in the art of storytelling. We did story sticks last year, which was a big hit, but I want to try something else this year. Here are some exciting ideas to look at and try for National Story Telling …

I have always loved Roll A Story activities for writing. With virtual learning being our new normal, I created a roll a story that gives students the ability to roll from home!