RL.2.5 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
:"Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action."
These worksheets, workbooks, lesson plans, and teacher editions can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Goldilocks and the Five Beginnings
Worksheet
Goldilocks and the Five Beginnings
There's more than one way to hook a reader! Help your students reinforce their understanding of captivating story starters with this Goldilocks-themed matching worksheet.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Conclude a Story
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Conclude a Story
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Glossary: Conclude a Story
Worksheet
Glossary: Conclude a Story
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Hook the Reader: The Tortoise and the Hare
Worksheet
Hook the Reader: The Tortoise and the Hare
After reading the classic Aesop fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare," students will use their imaginations to compose their own introductions using one of the most common story hooks (fact, question, description, statement, or sound).
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Learn to Compare and Contrast
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Learn to Compare and Contrast
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Glossary: Learn to Compare and Contrast
Worksheet
Glossary: Learn to Compare and Contrast
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Lesson Plans
Super Sequencing!
Lesson plan
Super Sequencing!
Teach your students about sequencing with this creative language arts lesson. After putting events in order and drawing their own stories, kids will be pros at using the words "first," "next," "then," and "last."
1st Grade
Lesson plan
Write Your Own Ending
Lesson plan
Write Your Own Ending
Get your students’ creative juices flowing with this fun creative writing lesson! Students will read a fun story and then write their own ending.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements
Lesson plan
Dissecting Stories: Analyzing Story Elements
What makes a story, a story? In this lesson, students examine the elements of stories. They learn to use pre-planning strategies to set their own stories up for success... before they even start writing!
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Conclude a Story
Lesson plan
Conclude a Story
Good storytelling always includes a great ending! Your students will learn academic vocabulary and add their own conclusion to a short story. Use this as a stand-alone lesson or as an introduction to the Write Your Own Ending lesson plan.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Draw Beginning, Middle, and End
Lesson plan
Draw Beginning, Middle, and End
In this lesson, students will retell stories by drawing and talking about what happens at the beginning, middle, and end. This lesson can be used alone or with the Goldilocks and Beginning, Middle, and End lesson plan.
1st Grade
Lesson plan
Learning About Cause and Effect!
Lesson plan
Learning About Cause and Effect!
Help your students understand what cause and effect looks like in everyday situations! This hands-on, engaging lesson plan allows students to examine cause and effect in their own lives as well as fictional text!
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Workbooks
A Holiday Bedtime Story
Workbook
A Holiday Bedtime Story
This workbook is a festive way to work on reading comprehension strategies.
2nd Grade
Workbook
Games
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Exercises
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Teacher Editions
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 2: Ideas and Organization
Workbook
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 2: Ideas and Organization
Help your students discover the wonders of writing with this resource!
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