Beginning, Middle, and End Worksheet

Students retell a read-aloud using separate spaces for the story’s beginning, middle and end.
Grades
Grade 1
Pages
1
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Jul 26, 2021

Subject
ELA, Reading Comprehension
Topic
Beginning middle end, Story retelling
Resource types
Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
RL.1.2

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From the author

This worksheet is perfect for helping students to identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story. By writing out what happens at each stage of the story, students will be able to better understand the flow and overall structure of the story. This is a great resource for teachers who are looking to help their students improve their reading comprehension skills.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Retell a heard story in chronological order

  • Separate narrative events into three structural stages

  • Select important events for a concise retelling

Teaching tips

  • Pause after the read-aloud and rehearse one event for each stage orally.

  • Have learners check whether a listener could reconstruct the story from the three responses.

Skills covered

  • Listening comprehension — information is recalled from a teacher-read story.

  • Narrative structure — events are grouped as beginning, middle, and end.

  • Retelling — central actions are restated in sequence.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RL.1.2

Core concepts

  • Beginning middle end

  • Story retelling

  • Listening comprehension

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