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Story Trail Grades 2-3 / Week 02 / Monday
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Week 02 · Story Parts

Monday

The beginning
// Beginning, middle and end
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: The beginning

Ferris the Fox taps the Story Stump three times. "This week, I am your guide," he says.

"Every story is like a trail. It has a start, a middle and an end."

Chris the Coyote nods. "And the start tells us who, where and what goes wrong."

"Let us begin at the beginning," says Ferris.

Learn it: the beginning

The beginning is the first part of a story.

It tells who is in the story and where it happens.

It often shows the problem too.

Read this: Lucy lived on a daisy. One day, the daisy drooped.

Ferris asks: What is the problem? He looks back. The daisy drooped!

  • Who is in the story?
  • Where does it happen?
  • What goes wrong?

Read it

Read it
The Missing Map
Ferris the Fox loves his old trail map.
He keeps it in his green backpack every day.
One sunny morning, Ferris opened his backpack at the Story Stump.
The map was gone!
"Oh no," said Ferris. "How will I lead the walk?"
Riley the Raccoon held up his lantern. "Let us look together."
They checked under the stump and behind the ferns.
Then Riley spotted something flapping on a branch.
It was the map, caught by the wind!
Riley climbed up and brought it down.
"Thank you, Riley," said Ferris, hugging his map.
CHECK IT: THE BEGINNING
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who is the story mostly about?
Where does the story begin?
What is the problem?
Where does Ferris keep his map?
WHICH PART IS IT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The map was gone! Which part is that?
They checked behind the ferns. Which part is that?
Ferris hugged his map. Which part is that?
SentenceTrue or false?
The story begins on a sunny morning.?
Ferris finds the map in his backpack.?
Riley helps Ferris look.?
The wind took the map to a branch.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe map was not in the backpack. The wind caught it on a branch.
BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END
  • Which part comes first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1Beginning
2Middle
3End
Try it
Tell a grown-up the beginning of The Missing Map.
Say who, where and the problem.
Use only three sentences.
Draw Ferris at the Story Stump with his empty backpack.

Word Spot: before, best

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Before: B-E-F-O-R-E.

Best: B-E-S-T.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Wash your hands ___ you eat.
Try your ___!

Nice start! Tomorrow we explore the middle of a story.