Story retell

Books for teaching sequencing should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Here are 16 great books for kindergarten or first grade.

How to create a retell literacy center in kindergarten. Plus a list of 20 famous stories and retell props (with printables) to complete this center.

Story retell hands are perfect for story sequence, character, and setting in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. It's a reminder for students

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

All the pieces that make up a story.

Using the There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books Sequence Stick is a hands-on way to practice sequencing.

Looking for new retelling strategies?! See how this first grade teacher uses these activities to have her students practice retelling their stories. Grab them for FREE over on the blog!

Worksheets are a different way to formatively assess students. Students complete the worksheet, turn it in, and it goes for a daily grade to see what they know. Open ended worksheets such as this one help teachers get an accurate description of what students are thinking.

Story sequencing cards help kids order story events as they retell the story. These free printable sequencing cards are a great tool to have on hand!

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…