Retelling Stories Activity
This retelling stories activity has Kindergarten to 2nd Grade students order picture and sentence cards, then retell a pool-day story. Answer key included to check every card.
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Description
This retelling stories activity helps young readers tell a story back in their own words and in the right order. Retelling shows that a child understood what they heard: who the story is about, where it happens, and what happens first, next, then and last. The retelling stories activity gives kindergarten, first grade and second grade students a hands-on way to practice this key comprehension skill.
How to Use This Activity
Read the short story Levi’s Pool Day aloud while children look at the pictures. Then cut apart the four Picture Cards and four Sentence Cards. Children put each picture on the Story Mat in order, find the sentence that goes with it, and retell the story using first, next, then and last. The sentence cards leave out the order words, so children must remember the story to place them. On the Retell It sheet, children write who is in the story and where it happens, then draw each part in a box. A first grade practice page gives two new short stories and asks children to number the events from 1 to 4.
What’s Included
- Colorful cover page
- How to Use page with simple steps
- Read-aloud story: Levi’s Pool Day
- 4 picture cards and 4 sentence cards
- Two-page First, Next, Then, Last story mat
- Retell It sheet
- Practice worksheet with two short stories
- Answer keys for the cards and the practice page
Why This Kindergarten Reading Activity Helps Kids
First, the picture cards give every child a way into the story, even before they can read every word. Second, ordering the cards on a mat builds the sense of beginning, middle and end that every later summary depends on. Third, moving from pictures to sentences to writing helps children grow from telling a story out loud to showing it on paper. This kindergarten independent and guided reading activity works with a whole class, a small group or a single reader.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use the cards in a guided reading group after a read-aloud, or place them in a literacy center for partners. Ask children to retell the story to a stuffed animal or a family member, then retell a favorite picture book in four parts using the same mat.
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