Story Symbols

• DOMAIN(S)

  Communication, Language, and Literacy (CLL)
• INDICATOR(S)

  CLL5.4c
• AGE GROUP(S)

  48-60 months

Provide picture cards of a star (the character), the earth (the setting), and a question mark (the plot). After reading a story, encourage the children to identify the main character and setting, and retell a few events. For example, after readingNana in the City by Lauren Castillo, show the star symbol and ask “Who is the STAR of this story? Or show the question mark and ask children to tell one thing that happened in the story. After the children are comfortable with several of the symbols, compare stories. For example, identify and compare the main characters and settings in Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson and The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood. This can be done in small group.  

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