Retelling Stories Activity
Story retelling activity with four illustrated event cards about swimming: children put the events in order, read the story, then retell it on a First, Next, Then, Last writing page.

- Grades
- Preschool–Pre-K, Grades 1–3, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Reading
- Topic
- Independent and Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension
- Resource types
- Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This activity is great for helping students build summarizing skills. The Event Cards can be put in any order, so it allows for different ways of telling the story each time.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Sequence four story events in the correct order
- Retell a simple story using first, next, then and last
Skills covered
- Sequencing — ordering picture cards before reading the story aloud
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Resource details
Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Sequencing
- Retelling
- Transition words
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