Retelling activities

As we continue working with compare and contrast this week in the classroom... this is a fun activity to compare/contrast the Big Bad Wol...

My literacy centers are a core part of our kindergarten schedule. They are active literacy centers that keep us on our toes and working so that I can work with small groups. Today, let me share my kindergarten retell literacy center directions, expectations and a list of the 20 stories that make up this year-long center in our classroom. Most of the stories that I place into the retell literacy center are pretty famous (or at least well known within the world of kindergarten teachers) but…

These Three Little Pigs Sequencing - Printable Story Cards are fun and educational. Paired with the classic 3 Little Pigs Story, these free printables will help your preschooler understand sequencing. Simplify "what comes first" understanding in a fun way!

Kids can work on storytelling wiith these fun Three Little Pigs Sequencing Cards. There are 3 story sequencing cards for preschool and kindergarten.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie sequencing printables help students retell and sequence their favorite story! Four versions for differentiation.

Our principal has really been encouraging us to add more writing into our daily lesson plans. "They should be writing all day long" he tells us. The research is there to back him up. I bumped into this Roll and Retell page from Fun In First on Pinterest awhile back and finally figured out how to add it to our learning day. I printed and laminated four copies of the Roll and Retell page to hand out to each of my four table groups. After a round of Daily 5 I handed them out. I also gave each…

Retelling stories is a skill that not all children possess naturally. Some like to retell every single detail, while others leave out important information to the story. That’s why using a retelling chart or organizer is helpful. When it was time for my Kindergartner and 1st grader to work on retelling this school year, I ... Read More about What’s the SCOOP? Retelling Chart

Story basket activity with storytelling props and puppets for pre-k early education toddlers. Teach pre-reading skills and early literacy by retelling favorite stories like I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

Kindergarten blog for teachers in the classroom. Ideas for homeschooling as well. Free files to your with your students.

Hello Everyone! Thanks for stopping by our blog to see what's happening in our first grade classroom! This week we are working very hard on "retelling"stories we have read. Learning how to retell a story helps our little learners as readers and thinkers. It helps to organize thought, and recognize the thoughts we have during reading. It helps us recognize when our thinking changes throughout our reading. Characteristics of good retelling are: using character names, telling about the setting…