Story Map Planning Boxes

Students plan a story before writing it, sketching and jotting notes in each box. Use it in writing workshop, then have students turn the boxes into paragraphs.

One page with five numbered boxes. Each box has a title, two guiding questions and a space to sketch: Beginning (Who is in it? Where does it happen?), Build-up, Problem, Solution and Ending (How does it end? What has changed?).

Yes. We made it for 2nd Grade to 5th Grade reading, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

1 printable resource, free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 2nd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 7-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 2nd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.