Public learning track
Comparing Characters and Connecting Stories
Kindergarten · Ela · Open Global English
6 lessons
Goal
Compare characters across different stories and connect story experiences to real life and diverse cultures.
6 lessons
0 of 6 done
- 1Comparing Character Adventures in Two Different StoriesUp nextStart
- 2Comparing How Two Characters Solve Their ProblemsPremiumNot started yet
- 3Comparing Different Versions of the Same Fairy TaleNot started yet
- 4Connecting a Story Event to Your Own LifeNot started yet
- 5Connecting a Story to Another Book You KnowNot started yet
- 6Learning About Different Cultures Through StorybooksNot started yet
Standards Covered
- OGE.1.RL.7Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenCompare and contrast the adventures, experiences, feelings, and responses of characters across familiar stories, and connect story events to personal experiences, other texts, and diverse cultural contexts.
- OGE.1.RL.3Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenIdentify and describe characters, settings, and main events in a story or dramatic work, distinguishing between first-person and third-person perspectives and describing how characters feel and react.
- OGE.1.RL.5Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenRecognize common types and genres of literary texts (e.g., picture storybooks, poems, nursery rhymes, fables, fairy tales, puppet plays, and dramas) and describe their distinguishing structures, beginnings, and endings.
Curriculum Framework
Kindergarten · Ela · Open Global English
1
8 lessons
Asking and Answering Questions About Stories
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions using words and pictures from storybooks.
2
8 lessons
Retelling Stories, Fables, and Legends in Sequence
Retell stories from beginning to middle to end by tracking problems, key events, and solutions.
3
6 lessons
Identifying Central Messages and Morals
Discover the central message, lesson, or moral taught by stories, fables, and cultural tales.
4
8 lessons
Characters, Settings, and Story Perspectives
Identify and describe characters, settings, and first-person versus third-person point of view.
5
6 lessons
Character Feelings, Reactions, and Reasons
Track how characters feel, why their emotions change, and how they react to big events.
6
8 lessons
Sensory Words, Rhythm, and Repetition in Stories
Identify sensory language, rhymes, rhythms, and repetitive patterns that make stories exciting.
7
6 lessons
Exploring Literary Genres and Text Structures
Identify and distinguish picture books, poems, nursery rhymes, fables, fairy tales, and puppet dramas.
8
6 lessons
Authors, Illustrators, and Visual Storytelling
Explain the roles of authors and illustrators and analyze how pictures enhance story meaning.
9
6 lessons
Comparing Characters and Connecting Stories
Compare characters across different stories and connect story experiences to real life and diverse cultures.