Age: 7-8 years

Duration: 50 min

Objectives

• Identify hero, setting, problem, and solution in a Magic Tree House chapter excerpt.
• Map four key adventure events on a story chart.
• Retell the adventure orally using first, then, next, finally.

Vocab

• adventure / hero / travel: "Jack and Annie travel to..."
• problem / solution: "The problem was..." / "They solved it by..."
• chapter / excerpt: "We read part of Chapter 3."

Warm-up (5min)

Show series cover — predict where they will travel. Activate prior knowledge: "Who are Jack and Annie?"

Main Activity (40min): "Read, Map, Retell"

Read 6–8 pages aloud with stop-and-predict pauses. Groups complete hero-journey chart: title, setting, 4 events, solution. Assign roles for 2-minute retell (narrator, event reader, solution closer). Listener worksheet: tick sequence words and adventure vocabulary heard. Optional written retell: 4 sentences matching chart. Compare chart to partner — add one missing detail.

Wrap-up (5min)

Sticky vote: "I want to visit ___ because ___." (next book setting)

Teacher Tips

• Magic Tree House bridges ORT chapter books to longer narrative comprehension.
• Choral read difficult sentences — decoding support before chart work.
• Reuse G1 story map template; add problem/solution row for G2 depth.