Early Elementary Story Telling

Telling stories builds language in every way! It helps students begin to understand sequence, plot, and characters as they build vocabulary, language structure and comprehension skills.

The three little pigs

as told by: Duzine Students

Archived Stories of the Week:

Lovely by Jess Hong 6/8/2020

Listen to the story here.

Lovely Retell.webm

Listen as I talk about the ideas in this book.

Lovely

Now use this slide show to talk with someone in your family about these ideas.

Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton 6/1/2020

Listen to the story.

Listen to ALICE tell the story.

Blue Hat Green Hat Retell

Now YOU retell the story.

Dan the Flying Man by Joy Crowley 5/25/2020

Listen to the story.

Listen to Jorge's retell.

Dan the flying man retell

Now YOU tell the story.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen 5/18/2020

Listen to the story.

Listen to Ronan's retell.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Now you retell the story.

Good-Night Owl by Pat Hutchins 5/11/2020

Listen to the read aloud.

Good-Night Owl - Google Slides.webm

Listen as I retell the story.

Good-Night Owl

Now you retell the story.

Shortcut by Donald Crews 5/4/2020

Shortcut by Donald Crews

Listen to the read aloud.

Shortcut Retell.webm

Listen as I retell the story.

Shortcut Retell

Now you retell the story.

Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh 4/27/2020

Story Book

Mouse Paint Retell

Listen as I retell this story!

Mouse Paint

Now you retell the story.

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle 4/20/2020

Story Book

Untitled: Apr 21, 2020 1:45 PM.webm

My Retell

I Can Do It

Now YOU retell the story

I Know a Lot by Stephen Krensky

Story Book

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My Retell

I Know A Lot Retell

Now YOUR turn to retell

The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani

Story Book

Story Retell Itsy Bitsy Spider

My Retell

Wordless Itsy Bitsy Spider

Now You Retell It

The Enormous Turnip by Alexey Tolstory

Story Book

The Enormous Turnip

My Retell

Wordless Enormous Turnip

Now You Retell It

Resources for Parents:

Every Day Activities that Support Language Development