CurriculumKindergartenEnglish Language Arts

Retell a Story

Aligned to RL.K.2 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

When you retell a story, you tell what happened using the important parts.

Worked example

After hearing about a little duck who lost his hat and found it under a leaf, you can retell: first he looked, then he found it!

Practice questions

  1. Tell a story you love from the very beginning.
  2. What happened first, and what happened last?
  3. Who was in the story you just heard?

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Vuelve a Contar

Cuando vuelves a contar un cuento, dices lo que pasó usando las partes importantes.

Ejemplo: Después de escuchar sobre un patito que perdió su gorro y lo encontró bajo una hoja, puedes contar: ¡primero buscó y luego lo encontró!

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