# Lesson 54: Favorite part of a story

📖 READING (40 Lessons) • 🔵 B. Understanding Stories

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## Objective

Choose a favorite part of a story and tell why you like it, using story events, pictures, and feelings.

## Materials

- Small sticky notes or stars to mark a favorite page
- Pencil ✏️ and crayons for drawing a favorite part
- The Sound Pad (bottom right corner) to hear letter and digraph sounds

## Letter & Sound Pad

Tap any button to hear its sound.

### Short vowels

### Long vowels

### Consonant sounds

### Digraphs

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## Mini-lesson — What is your favorite part?

Every reader has parts of a story they like best.

Your favorite part might be:

- a funny part that makes you laugh
- a part where a character feels happy, proud, or brave
- an exciting part where something big happens
- a part that reminds you of your own life

There is no wrong favorite as long as you can explain it.

Good readers can:

- point to or show their favorite part
- tell what happens in that part
- say why they like it

You can use sentence frames like:

- “My favorite part is when _____.”
- “I like this part because _____.”

Today, you will read a tiny story, pick your favorite part, and tell why it is your favorite.

Picture strip: Choosing a favorite part

## Guided Practice — Mini-book: The Big Rainy Day

How to use this mini-book:

- Read all the pages once.
- Go back and choose one page or event you like best.
- Tell: “My favorite part is when… because…”

On your paper, draw your favorite part from the mini-book and write one sentence about why you like it.

Helpful sentence starters
My favorite part is… I like it because… It is funny when… It is exciting when… It reminds me of…

Tip: Ask, “Is my favorite part in the beginning, middle, or end of the story?”

### Mini-Book: The Big Rainy Day

1

It is Saturday, and Mia wants to play outside.

She puts on her shoes, but big raindrops start to fall.

“Oh no! Now I can’t play,” Mia says.

2

Mia’s dad brings out a big box of art supplies.

“Let’s make our own fun,” he says.

They spread paper and paints all over the table.

3

Mia paints a bright rainbow and a giant sun.

She laughs when a drop of paint lands on her nose.

“This is even better than going outside!” she says.

4

When the rain stops, Mia hangs her picture in the window.

The sun comes out, and the real sky has a rainbow too.

“This was a good rainy day,” says Mia.

## Reading Practice — Choosing a favorite part

Read each tiny story or sentence. Drag the word that makes the best favorite-part answer into the box. Chips stay in their own question. When you are done, press “Check sentences.”

A dog loses his ball in the tall grass. He sniffs and sniffs until he finds it again.
My favorite part is when the dog finds the ball because it is .

funny blue quiet

First, Ana wraps a gift. Next, she walks to her friend’s house. At the end, they eat birthday cake at the party.
If my favorite part is when they eat cake, my favorite part is in the of the story.

beginning middle end

Liam puts on his boots. He jumps in a big mud puddle. Then he washes his boots.
If my favorite part is when he jumps in the puddle, that part is in the of the story.

beginning middle end

Jay practices riding his bike. At the end, he rides all the way down the street without stopping.
My favorite part is when he rides all the way because he feels .

proud tired angry

At the end, the lost cat runs into the girl’s arms.
My favorite part is when the cat comes back because it makes the girl .

happy sleepy bored

The children spend a long time building a sandcastle. A big wave knocks it down.
My favorite part is when the wave knocks it down because it is .

surprising slow quiet

In the story, Max falls off his skateboard. He feels scared, but he gets back on and tries again. This time, he rides all the way to the end of the sidewalk.
My favorite part is when Max tries again because he is .

brave sleepy messy

First, the class hangs balloons. Next, they hide behind the table. Last, they jump out and yell, “Surprise!” when their teacher walks in.
If my favorite part is when they yell “Surprise!”, my favorite part is in the of the story.

beginning middle end

A story has three pages: one page has a funny joke, one page has a quiet picture of the moon, and one page shows kids running a race.
I like funny parts best. My favorite part is the page with the .

joke moon race

After I read a story, I put a little star sticker on the page with my favorite part. In this book, I put the star on page 3.
My favorite part is on page .

1 3 5

## Quick Check (5 questions)

#### What does “favorite part of a story” mean?

The part you like best The part with the longest words The part your friend likes

#### A good favorite-part sentence should…

say only “I like this book” talk about every page in the book name one part and tell why you like it

#### Can your favorite part be in the beginning, middle, or end of a story?

No, it must be in the middle Yes, it can be in any part Only if it has a picture

#### If you forget your favorite part, what should you do?

Close the book and guess Ask someone else to pick for you Look back through the story and pictures

#### To practice at home, you can…

tell someone, “My favorite part was… because…” after you read only look at the first page of books hide your favorite part so no one can see it

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Chooses a clear favorite part from a short story Can say what happens in their favorite part in their own words Gives at least one reason why that part is a favorite Connects favorite part to events, pictures, or character feelings

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can choose and talk about my favorite part of a story 🙂 I need more practice telling why I like a part 😅 It still feels tricky

#### I will practice…

Saying “My favorite part is… because…” after I read Looking back at pictures to help me choose a part Noticing if my favorite part is in the beginning, middle, or end
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