Story Characters and Setting: Skeleton Meets the Mummy
A short picture-book worksheet for 1st graders built around Skeleton Meets the Mummy, where students circle the main character and the setting using picture choices and then answer two simple questions about who the story is about and where Sammy walks. It builds story-element identification and beginning comprehension, and it is adaptable with picture-based responses and verbal or written answers for students with moderate and severe disabilities.
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Read Skeleton Meets the Mummy aloud first, pausing to point out Sammy and the dark woods, then use the packet as a guided follow-up in a 15 to 20 minute small-group or one-to-one session.
- Discussion question: How do you know who the main character is? Ask students to point to or name Sammy and explain that the story is about him.
- Support for students who need it: Offer the picture choices one at a time, pair each with a real object or photo, and accept pointing, eye gaze, or an AAC device for Parts 1 and 2 and the Part 3 answers.
- Extension for students ready for more: Ask them to name one other place Sammy could walk on Halloween night and explain why it would fit the story.
- Estimated time: about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on how many prompts each student needs.
Story Characters and Setting: Skeleton Meets the Mummy
A short picture-book worksheet for 1st graders built around Skeleton Meets the Mummy, where students circle the main character and the setting using picture choices and then answer two simple questions about who the story is about and where Sammy walks. It builds story-element identification and beginning comprehension, and it is adaptable with picture-based responses and verbal or written answers for students with moderate and severe disabilities.
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Read Skeleton Meets the Mummy aloud first, pausing to point out Sammy and the dark woods, then use the packet as a guided follow-up in a 15 to 20 minute small-group or one-to-one session.
- Discussion question: How do you know who the main character is? Ask students to point to or name Sammy and explain that the story is about him.
- Support for students who need it: Offer the picture choices one at a time, pair each with a real object or photo, and accept pointing, eye gaze, or an AAC device for Parts 1 and 2 and the Part 3 answers.
- Extension for students ready for more: Ask them to name one other place Sammy could walk on Halloween night and explain why it would fit the story.
- Estimated time: about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on how many prompts each student needs.