Reading, Writing, & Oral Communication 

Retelling Hand Worksheet Activity

Artifact Description: Students from my student teaching use this anchor chart after they have read stories in order to rmember the important topics of the story. By using this model and referencing it to their own hand they can remember the key parts to a story. They then have a blank worksheet with the handprint on it and lines so they can write down the story details.  

IPTS Connection:  This project connects with IPTS Standard 6Q) integrates reading, writing, and oral communication to engage students in content learning. After students have read the story they discuss the  retelling hand details and write it on the provided worksheet. This is a great model because it is not necessarily for one story but can be used with any story.

What I learned: I learned that having this anchor chart and modelling it on my habd with the students helped them to remmebr because they were able to relate it to their own hand. Discussing as a class before having them write it helped them to remember various parts of the stories. Having their hand as a retelling resource makes it easy for them to remember even if they do not have the anchor chart available.