Make teaching story setting visual, interactive, and meaningful with this Editable Setting of a Story Collaborative Anchor Chart! This resource helps students understand that the setting tells when and where a story takes place while giving your class the opportunity to build the anchor chart together.

Students explore the three important parts of setting—place, time, and environment—and use helpful visual prompts to think more deeply about where a story happens, when it takes place, and what the surroundings are like.

What’s Included:

• Collaborative Setting Anchor Chart
• Sections for Place, Time, and Environment
• Visual thinking prompts to guide student discussion
• Setting Search student activity
• Printable student version of the anchor chart
• Editable options for customizing the resource to fit your classroom needs

Use the anchor chart during a whole-group reading lesson and add ideas as students identify details about the setting. Then, students can apply their learning to a story or read-aloud using the coordinating printable activities.

This story elements anchor chart is a simple way to make setting instruction more interactive while creating a visual reference students can continue using throughout the year.