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.
- Year groups
- Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 2–4 (Key Stages 1–2)
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Reading, English
- Topic
- Independent and Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension
- Resource types
- Teacher Tools
- Preparation
- Print ready
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About this resource
This activity is great for helping students build summarising skills. The Event Cards can be put in any order, so it allows for different ways of telling the story each time.
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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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