Four boxes, four words
Give kids a first, next, then, last organizer and have them draw one picture in each box after a read-aloud. Then they retell the story to a partner, pointing to each box and using the transition word. Drawing first makes the retell much easier for young writers.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
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