Story Map

What’s included:

• Story map template showing the three main story elements with matching term and definition cards: Exposition/Beginning, Climax/Middle and Conclusion/End
• Control chart showing the complete story arc as a mountain diagram with Rising Action and Falling Action included
• Cards pairing each literary term with its simpler equivalent and definition
• PDF format, print, laminate and cut

How to use: Children begin by matching each literary term to its simpler equivalent and definition, then place the cards on the story map template. The control chart introduces the more advanced concept of rising and falling action as a natural next step. Works as a natural progression from the Beginning, Middle and End Story Building Cards also available in this store.

Perfect for: Montessori and traditional classrooms, homeschool families, and traditional classroom teachers developing reading comprehension, narrative structure and creative writing skills. Particularly well suited for special education settings, neurodivergent learners, and any child who benefits from hands-on, visual and multi-sensory approaches to learning. Ideal for grades 2 to 5.