“Real luxury is time and opportunity to read for pleasure.”

                                                                                      Jane Brody

Reading Term
                                                                             

  Plot – the series of events that take place in a story .

Related terms: 

Setting – the time and place a story happens

Conflict – a problem between characters or between a character and some other force

Solution – how the conflict is resolved

Sequence – the order in which the events occur

Home Activities

Have your child tell you about a story he/she is reading at home or at school.

Questions to ask:

·       What is the setting of the story?

·       What problem is the character(s) having?

·       How does the problem get resolved?

Connections to make:

·       Name a story that has a similar setting.

·       Tell how you would have tried to solve the problem.

Websites to visit with your child

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/rolymo/library/stories/babyelephant.shtml
an interactive story for primary grade

-http://www.storylineonline.net/
Click on More Stories and then click on A Bad Case of Stripes - an
on-line story for intermediate grades

After reading the story, ask your child to retell the story.  Listen for the setting, conflict, solution, and sequence of events in your child’s retelling.

Just for fun………. Play Monster Hangman - http://www.scholastic.com/play/monster.htm