Practice retelling stories in a variety of ways to build comprehension skills. Read Leaf Man to your class. Once children are familiar with the book, practice sequencing the events together.
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Thanks for your interest in these Story Sequence & Retell Activities for Leaf Man Six activities are included in this packet. You will need a copy of the book in order to successfully complete this activity.
This download includes color and black/white options for the following activities:
Read the story to students (book not included). Once children are familiar with the book, practice sequencing the events together. This packet includes various levels of retell and writing activities to choose from.
The activities in this packet cover TS Gold (TSG), kindergarten, and first-grade standards:
Literacy – RL.K.1, RL.K.2, RL.K.3; RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3; TSG Lit.18.C
Writing – W.K.1; W.1.1; TSG Lit.19
Tip: Add adhesive business card magnets to the back of the cards to create an engaging magnet board math & literacy center activity. Students can sequence and number on their own or with a partner.
PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade
The work inside this packet can be used in many ways, including differentiating tasks for a range of early childhood grade levels.
Literacy:
TSG Lit.18.C
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Writing:
TSG Lit.19
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.1
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is…).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1
Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
Hello, my name is Heather. I help early childhood and primary school teachers streamline their instruction by providing the developmentally appropriate resources they need to engage their young students academically. I began teaching in 1994 and have taught PreK-2nd grade, as well as reading intervention.
Hello, my name is Heather. I help early childhood and primary school teachers streamline their instruction by providing the developmentally appropriate resources they need to engage their young students academically. I began teaching in 1994 and have taught PreK-2nd grade, as well as reading intervention.
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