Second graders learn to act out a story from start to finish — picking a story, choosing characters, and performing its beginning, middle, and end — bringing a tale to life with their friends.
Students will be able to…
You can turn a story you love into a play! Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. How do you act out a story?
Project this and have children put the steps of acting out a story in order — from picking a story to the end.
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You can turn a story into a play! It has a beginning, middle, and end.
Children explore.
Children play.
Children perform.
Children close.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Theatre).
Collaborate to act out a story.
Perform a story’s events in order.
Imagine characters and events.
Connect stories to acting.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children act out a favorite story at home, showing the beginning, middle, and end. A printable story sheet is in the Arts library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.