Story Map

Story map graphic organiser for any fiction or non-fiction book: students write the title and mark the text type, then fill in the plot, story elements and big idea across two pages.
Year groups
Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 2–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Reading Comprehension, Reading, English
Topic
Story Map, Story Elements
Resource types
Graphic Organizers
Preparation
Print ready

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About this resource

Sometimes you just need a great graphic organiser that students can use over and over again in your classroom, no matter what book you’re reading! Sometimes, we may be in need of something that only highlights a single skill. However, once students have been introduced to multiple skills individually, they may be ready to combine these skills. When your students are ready for this, I have just the resource for you.

This is a Story Map Graphic Organiser. It is a 2-page printable which can be printed front and back or on two separate pages. This story map is great because it can be used for fiction and non-fiction texts.

This was designed for lower primary students to start putting their knowledge to the test. This graphic organiser will easily allow you to informally assess student comprehension.

The components included are:

-Story Plot (First, Next, Finally)

-Characters Who?

-Setting Where?

-Problem

-Solution

-What was the big idea of the story?

You can choose to print multiple copies of this. You may even choose to print and laminate this, so students can use it over and over again.

I can be contacted for questions and concerns at [REDACTED-EMAIL].

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Retell a story's events in first, next, finally order

  • Name the problem the characters face and how it is solved

  • State the big idea of a fiction or non-fiction text

Skills covered

  • Identifying story elements — naming the characters and setting of a book they have read

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