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Story Element Icon Cards

Story Element Icon Cards

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📖 Part 1: Story Element Cards

Instructions: Cut out these cards to use in your story activities. Each card shows an important part of every narrative story.

👥 CHARACTERS

Who is in the story?

The people, animals, or creatures that the story is about

Examples: A brave knight, a talking cat, your best friend

🏞️ SETTING

Where and when does the story happen?

The place and time where the story takes place

Examples: A dark forest, your school playground, long ago in a castle

⚡ PROBLEM

What goes wrong in the story?

The difficulty or challenge that needs to be solved

Examples: A dragon steals treasure, you lose your homework, friends have an argument

📝 Part 2: More Story Element Cards

🎬 EVENTS

What happens in the story?

The actions and happenings that move the story forward

Examples: The hero searches for clues, characters meet new friends, adventures begin

✅ RESOLUTION

How is the problem solved?

The ending where everything is sorted out

Examples: The dragon becomes friendly, you find your homework, friends make up

🎯 Part 3: Story Element Practice

1. Circle the story elements you can find in this sentence: "Yesterday, Sarah and her dog Max discovered a mysterious map in the old library."

Characters

Setting

Problem

Events

Resolution

2. Match each story element with its question:
1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Problem
4. Events
5. Resolution
A. What happens in the story?
B. Who is in the story?
C. How is the problem solved?
D. Where and when does it happen?
E. What goes wrong?

✍️ Part 4: Create Your Own Story Elements

3. Think of your favourite story and fill in the story elements:

Story Title: _________________________________

Characters (Who?): _________________________________

Setting (Where and when?): _________________________________

Problem (What goes wrong?): _________________________________

Events (What happens?):

Resolution (How is it solved?): _________________________________

4. Draw a picture of your favourite character from a story:

🗣️ Part 5: Story Language

5. Circle the time connectives (time words) that help tell a story in order:

First

Beautiful

Then

Suddenly

Big

Finally

Next

Green

6. Complete these story starters using time connectives:

__________ there was a little mouse who lived in a tiny hole.

__________ the mouse heard a loud noise coming from the kitchen.

__________ the mouse crept out to investigate what was happening.

__________ the mouse discovered it was just the cat playing with a toy.

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