Reading Adventure Exploring Characters and Story Events

Hello, my smart 1st grade readers you will go on a reading adventure with Sam-I-Am! 

Have you ever read a story and wondered:

• Who are the characters?

• Where does the story take place?

• What happens first, next, and last?

In this WebQuest, you will become Story Detectives. You’ll listen to and read a short story, then work with your group to find the answers to these guiding questions.

Learning Objectives that align with Florida Standards & Bloom’s Taxonomy

• Remembering Understanding: Identify characters, setting, and main events in a story (ELA.1.R.1.1, ELA.1.R.1.2).

• Applying/Analyzing: Retell the story in order using pictures and words.

• Creating: Make a group Story Map and share your retelling.

Your group will read or listen to the story “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss .

You will then:

1. Identify the characters and setting.

2. Retell the beginning, middle, and end.

3. Create a Story Map poster with drawings and short sentences.

4. Present your Story Map to the class.

Here’s how you will complete your Reading Adventure as mini detectives

Step 1: Listen & Read

• Watch this read-aloud Green eggs and ham Green Eggs and Ham - Animated Read Aloud Book for Kids

• Follow along in your classroom book.

Step 2: Assign Roles

• Character Finder – Who are the characters? (Hint: Sam-I-Am and all his friends in the story), Find and say lines that show who they are, Make sure characters are named on the story map.

• Setting Finder – Where does the story take place? (Is Sam at home? is Sam at school? There are many places he can go), Track all the places, Add the correct setting to each story map section, Help draw and choose pictures that match the place.

• Event Tracker – What happens in the beginning, middle, and end?

• Illustrator – Draw pictures for the Story Map.

Step 3: Create Your Story Map

• On chart paper or on the story maker link below, divide into Beginning, Middle, End boxes.

• Work together to add drawings and short sentences.

  • Beginning: Sam-I-Am offers green eggs and ham.

  • Middle: The friend says “I do not like them!” in many places.

  • End: He tries them…and likes them!

  • Story Map Maker Free Story Map Templates | Storyboard That

  • Character Images Explore - Seussville

Step 4: Present

• Each detective explains their part of the story map and what they contributed to the project.

• Practice speaking loudly and clearly.

Evaluation

Congratulations, my mini story detectives!

You learned how to spot characters, settings, and events in a story. Now you know that Sam-I-Am’s friend actually liked green eggs and ham after all!

Enrichment Activity:

Make your own silly food rhyme using the Seussville Story Maker Explore - Seussville.