Class: ELA

Grade: 2-4
Date: December 2nd, 2015

Topic: Beach Ball - Story Elements

75 MINUTE LESSON

GLOs

Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to

explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.

SLOs

Express ideas and develop understanding.

-Make observations about activities, experiences and oral, print
and other media texts.
Experiment with language and forms.
-Experiment with different ways of exploring and developing
stories, ideas and experiences.
Consider others ideas
-Listen and respond appropriately to experiences and feelings
shared by others.
Students will:
Write down the different story elements within the story.
Verbally explain the different story elements during the
beach ball activity.
Organize their thoughts and ideas while listening to the
story.
Thomass Snowsuit book
Beach ball
Story Elements worksheet

Objectives

Materials

Procedure
Introduction
(20 Min)

Assessment Methods
- Review story elements What does
main character and supporting
characters mean? What does the
setting of a story mean? What does the
plot entail? 3 specific steps.
-Read the book to the class on the
reading carpet while asking questions
all throughout (Based on the title what
do you think will happen? What do you
think will happen next?)
**Review story elements again if
necessary before Beach ball activity.**
-Explain Activity#1 Beach ball
When I say go we are going to get
into a circle and toss this beach ball
around. On each section of the
beach ball there are different

Questioning/Class
discussion: What does
main character and
supporting characters
mean? What does the
setting of a story
mean? What does the
plot entail? 3 specific
steps.

Questioning: By a raise
of hands who wants to
review what the story
elements are again
before we do the first
activity?

questions. When you throw the ball

you must say the persons name (so
they are not caught off guard and
theyre ready to catch the ball) and
say a number from 1-6. This number
will tell the other person which
question they must answer. When
you catch the ball you must read the
question out loud and then answer
it. Demonstrate: Ask a student to
stand up. Say there name and a
number. That student will catch the
ball, say the question and then
answer that question. He/she will
then say my name and a number
and I will find that number and read
that question out loud and state my
answer.
Expectations: nicely tossing it to
someone in the circle. We are not
throwing it up and smashing it to
somebody. If I see any of that you
will be asked to sit out for the rest of
the game.
-5-10 mins of the beach ball game and
then ask everyone to sit down again.
Wait until everyone is quiet and
listening and explain Activity #2.
-Answer the questions about the
story (go through each question).
-You can use your bubblegum
spelling for this activity.
-You will be working in pairs for this
activity but everyone will be writing on
their own sheet so each pair will hand in
2 sheets, one for each of you (trio will
hand in 3 one for each of you). When
you hear you and your partners name
you can come grab a worksheet and
find a place to work.
-Transition back to their desks: Whoever
is sitting nicely and quietly call
students up by the pairs (whos being
quiet)?

Questioning: What are

you supposed to do
before throwing the ball
to somebody? What are
you supposed to do
after you catch the
ball?
Any questions?

Any questions about

this activity before I
send you back to your
desks?

Questioning: Who is
writing down the
answers on the
worksheet?

Observation: Who is
sitting quietly and
nicely?

-Jarome & Garth

-Josiah & Ezra
-Sophia & Thaddeus
-Geneva & Jayden & Zachary

Body
(45 Min)

-Students work on their story elements

worksheet using their bubblegum
spelling.
- Pass the book around the class so they
can look through the pictures for help
with the story elements activity.

Sponge Activity
Closure
(10 Min)

Observation: Ensure
everyone is on task and
completing the
worksheet correctly.
Help any students who
need help.

Practice reading work over since we will

be sharing at the end of the class and
then read a book quietly at your desk.
Sharing - Using popsicle sticks I will pull
names from the jar and ask those
students to share what they wrote down
for each section of their worksheet.

Class discussion:
sharing work to class.