What is a Setting Story Elements for Kids

what are story settings every time we read story we're taken on journey to special place this place is called the story setting it's where the story takes place it tells us the location like playground forest or maybe kitchen it can also tell us what the weather's like just like this snowy blizzard or sunny day the setting also includes the time it takes place like at night during the day in the past or even in the future cool it could even be different world that you create settings can be as realistic or creative as you like depending on what type of story you want to tell settings should make sense and go with your characters and the story that you are telling for example if you are writing story about doctor who saves lives then would it make sense to have setting underwater or at hospital yes the hospital would make more sense for the setting of this story of course you can get creative like having Space Doctor living on the moon but it just needs to make sense with the story you are telling let's have look at these settings and see if you can guess which character would have the most fun in each setting don't forget to explain your match maybe you said the clown would fit at the circus the astronaut in space and the mermaid in the ocean maybe had different idea as long as it made sense and you were able to explain it why are setting so important story settings help us understand what's happening in the story and help the reader feel different emotions for example if the characters are in spooky haunted Woods we might feel scared with them but if they're on peaceful Farm we'll probably feel very calm ourselves stories can have more than one setting as the characters may change locations or times in their lives when creating your own setting you need to think about the smaller details take this island for example you could leave it here or you could think about other details to make your story more interesting like maybe it's taking place during sunset and the island is full of palm trees there's ship that has crashed into the island and maybe tent where the characters live from the Shipwreck doesn't this setting add lot of interesting details to the story now sometimes the settings may be drawn for you like this or they might be written and you know what's really cool when you read story your imagination can take you to the setting and come alive you see hear feel everything just like you were there with the characters let's read this text he lived in dark and spooky Forest inside cold cramped cave the cave was covered in beetles and spiderwebs and he often heard Bears growling from outside can you see how these adjectives dark spooky cold and cramped tell us more about this setting and these extra details about the creatures and sounds allows the reader to really picture the setting in their imagination it's like we're there thanks for learning all about settings with me if you want an extra challenge draw your own setting for story think about the location weather and time of the setting and any extra details that you want to add to the story until next time keep reading keep imagining and keep having fun learning thanks for watching if you like this video please like And subscribe and don't forget to check out the other videos on Buzz with thank you