Retelling
An accounting of a story's key points, told in a sequence. A retelling usually includes characters, setting, problems, and solution or the main ideas of the text" (Boushey & Moser, 2009, p.157)"
Looking for an active way to retell a story? Try acting out the story with masks or simple props. Children's author, Jan Brett, created masks to accompany many of her stories. These are easy to print, cut and laminate for multiple uses. Read the story as a class, then lead your students using the masks to retell the story. On the right, you will see masks for The Mitten by Jan Brett.
Other tools to prompt children as they retell a story...
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Retelling Poster
Retelling sticks
Retelling rope
Fiction Retelling Bookmarks
Non-Fiction Retelling Bookmarks
Beginning, Middle, and End Graphic Organizer
Retelling Graphic Organizer
Retelling with a Foldable Book
Partner Retelling Checklist
Felt Pieces
Click on the tools below for more information
Retelling Poster
Retelling sticks
Retelling rope
Fiction Retelling Bookmarks
Non-Fiction Retelling Bookmarks
Beginning, Middle, and End Graphic Organizer
Retelling Graphic Organizer
Retelling with a Foldable Book
Partner Retelling Checklist
Felt Pieces
Stories for Retelling
Use reading notebooks to assess your students progress in retelling stories. Students write or draw the characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end of the stories they read. Click here to read more about how you can use this tool in your classroom.
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Book Reviews can serve as a tool to assess retellings or as a means to practice retelling a story . In K-2 book reviews should include all the details of a good retelling, don't expect them to summarize yet. My 1st grades included the following items in their book reviews.
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Boushey, G. & Moser, J. (2009). The cafe book: Engaging all students in daily literacy assessment and instruction. Portland, ME: Stenhouse
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