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1. What Is Retelling?
Retelling is the best after reading activity for young learners to summarize
what they have read. Retelling helps readers create a mental image of the
story. Also, retelling allows teachers to assess learners comprehension as
well as oral fluency.
Retelling
Fluent Reader
Good
Speed
Good
Expression
Accuracy
While Reading
Read for Oral Reading Fluency
An engaging story is presented, and
a dynamic oral activity helps learners
build their oral reading fluency.
After Reading
Retell
A guided retelling activity provides
an opportunity for learners to recall
and process the story, and to retell
the story to others.
Comprehension
Comprehension questions confirm
learners understanding of the story.
Literacy Center
Brief examples of the pronunciation,
grammar, high frequency words, and
punctuation from the story reinforce
learners literacy.
Reading Day
Retelling Day
Read & Retell special section includes
two units; Reading Day and Retelling
Day. These units enable learners to
prepare and present their retelling
with a uniquely designed, removable
retelling chart.
Retelling Chart
Retelling Cards
Contents
Neighbor
UNIT 1
A New Neighbor
Character / Pronunciation
UNIT 2
Dr. Fang
Setting: Time & Place / Grammar
UNIT 3
Fun
UNIT 4
UNIT 5
A Tunnel Ride
Realistic Fiction / Grammar
UNIT 6
Useful Plastic
Main Idea & Details / Punctuation
UNIT
UNIT
Read &
Retell 1
Reading Day
Retelling Day
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12
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Nature
UNIT 9
Jennys Plant
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UNIT 10
Sammy Squid
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UNIT 11
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Travel
UNIT 12
Johnnys Ticket
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Plot / Pronunciation
UNIT 13
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Plot / Grammar
UNIT 14
Sun Safety
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UNIT
UNIT
Read &
Retell 2
Review Test
Reading Day
Retelling Day
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70
Review Test 1, 2, 3, 4
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Word List
Read & Retell Sheets
Retelling Cards
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Words
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Earth
tag
backyard
catch
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has
long
well
with
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Retell
A Focus Skill Who are the characters? Write and say.
Allen
Zito
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Comprehension
1.
.
b. the Moon
c. Planet Zerg
b. play darts
c. move to Earth
b.
c.
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er: Zerg
finger
teacher
summer
ar: arm
dart
barn
farm
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tooth
hurt
pull
point
jar
afraid
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should
take
out
some
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Retell
A Focus Skill When and where does the story happen? Write and say.
in the living room
When
in the kitchen
Where
in the morning
at noon
in the afternoon
B Retell Write and number in order. Retell the story to your partner.
tooth
watches
Dr. Fang
At noon, Fern
TV.
Ferns tooth still hurts.
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Comprehension
1.
.
b. at noon
c. in the afternoon
b.
c.
b. tooth candies
c. pills
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house
old
paint
similar
postcard
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FRAN
CISC
O
special
call
people
on
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B. Read together.
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Retell
A Focus Skill Read what the main idea and details are.
The main idea is the big idea in the story.
Details tell more about the main idea.
Main idea:
Six Victorian houses in San Francisco
.
have three special
Detail 1:
Detail 2:
Detail 3:
Six Sisters
Postcard Row
Painted Ladies
names
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Comprehension
1.
Victorian houses.
b. new
c. big
b.
c.
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wing
fly
witch
broom
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over
city
make
back
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A Focus Skill Which could not happen in real life? Choose and say.
A girl flies.
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Comprehension
1.
b. Nancys puppy
b.
c.
b. ride a broom
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hard c: candy
cotton
cat
cake
soft c: city
excited
rice
mice
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float
flashlight
coin
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ride
give
find
inside
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A Focus Skill Which could happen in real life? Choose and say.
B Retell Write and number in order. Retell the story to your partner.
boat
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amusement park
Gold coins
from the box. They find
the treasure.
fall
Comprehension
1.
b. bus cave
c. boat tunnel
b. boat
c. flashlight
b.
c.
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light
recyclable
bottle
backpack
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how
thing
around
come
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B. Read together.
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Retell
A Focus Skill What is the main idea?
recyclable
Plastic is a
Main idea
Detail 1
Plastic is
light
useful
material.
Detail 2
Plastic is
Detail 3
Plastic is
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Comprehension
1.
b. light plastic
b.
c.
and sizes.
b. patterns
c. shapes
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Ms. Butterfly
the Dressmaker
Reading Day
We will read a story about Tonk, his dad, and
Ms. Butterfly.
Tonk and his dad find a big scarf.
Retelling Day
We will retell the story, Ms. Butterfly the Dressmaker.
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Words
Listen and repeat.
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forest
scarf
needle
sew
cape
dressmaker
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Reading Day
Ms. Butterfly
the Dressmaker
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one
Quick Check-Up
ask
True
big
into
False
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Comprehension
A. Read and circle the correct answers.
B. Read the story again. Then, guess what will happen after the story.
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Retelling Day
Ms. Butterfly
the Dressmaker
Retelling Day Routine
Read the story.
Write a summary.
Read
Arrange
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Retell
How to Retell
1. Hold up your retelling chart.
2. Retell the story using the speech
bubbles.
3. Use First, Next, Then, and Last.
Stand tall.
Tips!
Write
Speak clearly.
Make eye contact.
in
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Introduction
Hello, I am
making
.
.
, and
in
She is
Closing
Next, they take the scarf to
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Rete
Make
1. Complete the red speech bubbles. (Hints are at the back of the cards.)
2. Glue the retelling cards.
3. Complete the blue speech bubbles.
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Words
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plant
water
sick
leaf
soil
It hangs down.
Its leaves turn yellow.
Before You Read
bloom
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every
down
much
stop
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Retell
A Focus Skill What problem does Jenny have?
Problem
Solution
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Comprehension
1.
.
c. flowers
b.
c.
b. hang down
c. bloom
bloom
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room
spoon
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in the seagrass.
Oops! They miss the seashell.
Sammy swims to find it.
seashell
miss
shark
chase
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play
away
see
all
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shark =
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Retell
A Focus Skill What is the problem? What is the solution? Match and say.
Problem
Solution
B Retell Write and number in order. Retell the story to your partner.
seashell
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safe
shark
A big
chases Sammy. Sammy
and his friends squirt ink.
Comprehension
1.
b. on the beach
b. Sammys friends
c. a shark
b.
c.
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grasshopper
mouse
snake
owl
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eat
other
get
again
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B. Read together.
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Retell
A Focus Skill Read what the main idea and details are.
The main idea is the big idea in the story.
Details tell more about the main idea.
snake
owl
mouse
grasshopper
grass
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Comprehension
1.
c. energy
b.
c.
b. the soil
c. the wind
c. Anowleatsthesnake.
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gate
restroom
wet
Sure.
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Ticket, please.
Oh! Now
I remember.
I put it in
my hat.
your ticket?
walk
put
in
wash
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A Focus Skill What happens at the end of the story?
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Comprehension
1.
in the restroom.
a. hair
b. face
c. hands
b. in his jacket
c. in his hat
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d: hold
hand
did
and
t: hat
want
lost
ticket
Ted and Mat lost a hat, and they want to find the hat.
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flag
street
parade
clown
fireworks
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buy
by
up
my
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Retell
A Focus Skill What does not happen in the story?
B Retell Write and number in order. Retell the story to your partner.
parade
My
to Central Park.
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goes
family
fireworks
We go to the Hudson
River and see
.
We watch a
on 72nd Street.
Tip!
Comprehension
1.
b. flag
at Central Park.
c. photo
b. boats
c. fireworks
b.
c.
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Clowns walk.
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Words
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But too much sunlight can hurt our eyes and skin.
Lets find out how to protect ourselves from the sun.
skin
protect
outside
pants
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keep
our
always
will
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Retell
A Focus Skill Choose two details of the story.
Main idea
Detail 1
Detail 2
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Comprehension
1.
2.
b. Wind
c. A hat
b.
c.
b. every 2 hours
c. every 3 hours
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Lost inside
the Egyptian Museum
Reading Day
We will read a story about April.
April visits the Egyptian Museum with her family.
Retelling Day
We will retell the story, Lost inside the Egyptian
Museum.
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Words
Listen and repeat.
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museum
matching shirts
mask
find
help
nod
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Reading Day
Lost inside
the Egyptian Museum
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look
Quick Check-Up
for
True
them
think
False
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Comprehension
A. Read and circle the correct answers.
B. Read the story again. Then, guess what will happen after the story.
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matching shirts.
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Retelling Day
Lost inside
the Egyptian Museum
Retelling Day Routine
Read the story.
Write a summary.
Read
Arrange
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Retell
How to Retell
1. Hold up your retelling chart.
2. Retell the story using the speech
bubbles.
3. Use First, Next, But then, Then,
and Last.
Stand tall.
Tips!
Write
Speak clearly.
Make eye contact.
First,
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They wear
Then, April thinks of a solution. She asks a man for help. She
and the man nods.
Last, April
and
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Then, April thinks of a solution.
She asks a man for help. She
Glue a retelling card here.
Introduction
Hello, I am
.
.
Last, April
Glue a retelling card here.
First,
Glue a retelling card here.
and
visits
.
Glue a retelling card here.
She says,
Closing
Thank you for listening.
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Make
1. Complete the red speech bubbles. (Hints are at the back of the cards.)
2. Glue the retelling cards.
3. Complete the blue speech bubbles.
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Review Test 1
Unit 1 ~ Unit 3
2.
a. tag
3.
a. old
b. tooth
b. similar
c. row
c. afraid
a. move
4.
a. catch
b. hurt
b. pull
c. point
c. throw
7. The dentist
a. paints
b. tooth
c. throws
.
c. backyard
c. has
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name :
score :
True
False
True
False
b. beautiful
c. different
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Review Test 2
Unit 4 ~ Unit 6
2.
a. wing
3.
a. broom
b. coin
b. treasure
c. bottle
c. backpack
a. toothbrush
4.
a. fall
b. witch
b. shine
c. flashlight
c. spread
.
b. wings
into a tunnel.
6. A small boat
a. lies
b. flies
c. flashlight
b. coin
c. floats
.
c. toothbrush
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name :
score :
True
False
True
False
c. It is flexible.
11. We can make
a. cell phones
c. backpacks
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Review Test 3
Unit 9 ~ Unit 11
2.
a. soil
3.
a. plant
b. leaf
b. squid
c. food
c. owl
4.
a. sick
a. water
b. scared
b. bloom
c. miss
c. grow
it every day.
b. water
it.
7. Plants need
a. grass
c. chase
b. grows
c. swims
c. soil
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name :
score :
True
False
False
b. the Sun
c. the wind
b. A snake
c. A grasshopper
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Review Test 4
Unit 12 ~ Unit 14
2.
a. airport
3.
a. hat
b. restroom
b. flag
c. street
c. photo
4.
a. ticket
a. skin
b. fireworks
b. sunlight
c. sunlight
c. gate
b. ticket
c. restroom
b. fireworks
c. sunlight
.
b. pants
c. skin
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name :
score :
True
False
True
False
b. eyes
b. a hat
c. a long-sleeved shirt
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