Retell it on your fingers
After a read-aloud, hold up one finger at a time while you retell: "First, the pig built a straw house. Next, the wolf blew it down." Then kids retell to a partner using their own fingers. The Retelling a Story worksheet turns that same routine into writing.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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