Kindergartners learn the parts of a story — the characters (who), the setting (where), and what happens — so they can understand and retell the stories they love.
Students will be able to…
Every story has a WHO, a WHERE, and a WHAT! If you can find those, you can tell the whole story back.
Project this and tap each part of a story. Have children find the who, where, and what in a favorite story!
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Think of a story you love — who is in it? Where is it?
Children explore.
Play together.
Children create.
Share a retelling.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (Kindergarten).
Identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
Ask and answer questions about key details.
Retell familiar stories, including key details.
Describe the relationship between illustrations and the story.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
At story time, have families ask: who is in this story? Where does it happen? What happened? A printable story-parts page is in the Early Learning library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
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.