English // Reading Comprehension

Characters, settings, and events

Identify characters, settings, and major events in stories; become familiar with key stories, fairy tales, and traditional tales and retell them with key details in sequence

Ages
5 to 8
Type
Concept
Builds on
1 topic
Leads to
7 topics
Standards
6 codes

Quick check

After reading a fairy tale or story together, can the learner retell it to you in order — saying who was in it, where it happened, and what the main events were?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Name the main characters in a story
  • Describe where and when a story takes place
  • Retell a familiar story including beginning, middle, and end events

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

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Characters, settings, and events

Ages 5 to 8 // Concept

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Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RL.1.3RL.K.2RL.K.3
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
Eng/KS1/Y2/C/1cEng_LKS2_Read_Comp_4Eng_Y1_RC_03

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