What Counts as a Story? Examples for First Graders

📚 What Counts as a Story?

A story is a way to share ideas, events, or even silly thoughts! It usually has characters, a setting, and something that happens (the plot). Here's a quick guide:

• 🙋‍♀️ Characters: Who is in the story? (People, animals, or even objects!)
• 🗺️ Setting: Where and when does the story take place? (A school, a park, yesterday, or long ago!)
• 🎢 Plot: What happens in the story? (A problem, an adventure, or a funny event!)
• 📖 Beginning, Middle, and End: Stories usually have these parts to help us understand what's going on.
• 💬 Dialogue: Sometimes characters talk to each other. These are the words they say!

Practice Quiz

1. Which of these MUST a story have?
   1. A. Pictures
   2. B. Characters
   3. C. Rhyming words
   4. D. A talking dog
2. What is the 'setting' of a story?
   1. A. The problem in the story
   2. B. Where and when the story happens
   3. C. The characters' names
   4. D. What the story teaches you
3. Which of these is an example of 'dialogue'?
   1. A. The sun was shining brightly.
   2. B. "Hello!" said the cat.
   3. C. Once upon a time...
   4. D. The end.
4. What usually happens in the 'middle' of a story?
   1. A. The characters are introduced.
   2. B. The problem starts to get solved.
   3. C. The story ends happily.
   4. D. Nothing happens.
5. If a story takes place on a spaceship, what is the setting?
   1. A. A house
   2. B. A school
   3. C. A spaceship
   4. D. A farm
6. Which of these could be a character in a story?
   1. A. A tree
   2. B. A cloud
   3. C. A superhero
   4. D. All of the above
7. What is the 'plot' of a story?
   1. A. The title of the story
   2. B. What happens in the story
   3. C. The pictures in the story
   4. D. The author's name