TES Global
Blendspace: Character Traits
A seven-part learning module on character traits and how to identify them. Lessons include links to lessons, a character traits list, videos and graphic organizers.
TES Global
Blendspace: Main Idea
A five-part learning module with links to videos and images about finding the main idea of a text.
TES Global
Blendspace: Point of View
A fifteen-part learning module with links to images, web sites, videos, and texts about first and third person point of view.
Other
Prezi: Finding the Main Idea in 2nd Grade
By watching this slideshow, students will learn how to find the main idea in a paragraph and the supporting details. It uses the analogy of the layers of a hamburger deluxe.
Other
Prezi: Bme Beginning Middle End
Become a better reader by learning how to identify the beginning, middle, and the end of a story. Discover what clue words will help with the identification.
Other
Prezi: Beginning, Middle, and End
Based on the story, Harry the Dirty Dog, this slideshow introduces the different elements of the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Retelling the Story
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps to teach students how to retell main events from a story and sequence events.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sequencing Retelling
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are introduced to the concept of story sequencing and are asked to sequence ideas within several story situations.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Writing Process
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents a lesson on the writing process. Students are taken through the process step-by-step as they compose a short story.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Elements of a Story: Characters
The interactive story lesson engages students in the study of "characters" and terms associated with them. Using the story of Cinderella as an anchor story, students will identify the following: hero, villain, protagonist, antagonist,...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Graphic Organizer Story Events
[Free Registration/Login Required] This graphic organizer provides a framework for students to analyze the main events of a story or historical event. A template for students to follow is given.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Kindergarten Sequencing Lesson
[Free Registration/Login Required] Sequencing lesson for Kindergarten in Learning Focused format.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Setting
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces setting to students using picture clues first and then using only contextual clues. Activotes are also used to check for understanding.
Other
Internet4classrooms:3rd Grade Skills Builder: Main Idea
This interactive Language Arts skill-building site provides links to interactive activities that focus on finding the main idea of a reading selection. Online lessons, games and quizzes challenges students understanding of main idea.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Does It Make Sense? Game 3
This reading game offers young readers two sentences; they are to click on the one that makes sense. Then they are to drag a piece of a rocket puzzle into place. When the puzzle is complete, the game is over.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Main Idea Lesson
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on the determining the main idea and details.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 2nd Grade: Unit 2 Reading: Main Idea: Test
This interactive assessment features 6 matching and 5 multiple-choice questions over terms relating to the main idea and their definitions. These terms include the following: topic, topic sentence, main idea, detail, supporting details,...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Plot 2nd Grade Test
A test with seven matching questions, seven multiple choice questions, and six true/false questions over twenty plot terms and their definitions.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Plot 2nd Grade Match
Race against the clock to match twenty plot terms with their definitions.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Plot 2nd Grade Learn
Practice your knowledge of twenty plot terms by typing the term for each definition.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 2nd Grade: Identify the Character Trait Test
This interactive assessment features 12 multiple-choice questions requiring students to identify character traits from examples.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 2nd Grade: Character Trait Match
In this interactive game, students match character traits with examples of the traits.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 2nd Grade: Character Trait: Flashcards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 12 character traits and examples of each.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Plot 2nd Grade Flashcards
Twenty flashcards with plot terms with their definitions.