1. Ashley Foster-McKnight
Story Elements
Ashley Foster-McKnight

2. Story: Rainbow Fish Written by: Marcus Pfister
Rainbow Fish is about a fish who finds friendship and happiness when he learns to share.
Let’s listen to the story as I read aloud. We will go over some story elements:
Main Character
Setting
Problem/Solution
Sequencing

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8. Story: Rainbow Fish Main Character Rainbow Fish Little Blue Fish
Wise Octopus

9. Story: Rainbow Fish Setting
The story takes place under the deep blue sea.

10. Story: Rainbow Fish Problem/Solution
Rainbow Fish is debating whether to give up his beautiful
scales or to keep them for himself.
Rainbow Fish shares his scales and realizes sharing and
making others happy is the best thing he could ever do.

11. Story: Rainbow Fish Sequencing
The Rainbow Fish is known as the most beautiful fish in the ocean because of his shimmering scales.
Once day, he is asked to share one of his scales with the Little Blue Fish.
The Rainbow Fish refuses because he wants to keep all of his scales for himself.
The Little Blue Fish tells the other fish what happened.
That made the other fish dislike Rainbow Fish because he was being selfish.
Rainbow Fish did not have any friends.
Rainbow Fish goes to see Wise Octopus for help.
Wise Octopus tells me to give away all of his scales and he agrees
Rainbow Fish realizes sharing and making others happy is what matter

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Quiz

13. Story: Rainbow Fish Comprehension Questions
Which fish asked Rainbow Fish for a shiny scale?
Why did the other fish call Rainbow Fish by this name?
How did Rainbow Fish feel when the little blue fish asked him for a scale?

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15. Story: Rainbow Fish References
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