Retelling a Story

What is retelling?

Retelling means you say what happened in a story in your own words. 🗣️ You do not read it again. You tell it!

Tell it in order

A good retell goes in order: beginning, middle, end. 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣

Read this little story:

Tess the cat is in the garden. She sees a butterfly. She runs and runs. The butterfly flies away. Tess naps in the sun. 🐱🦋☀️

Now let's retell it!

Start with who and where 🧑📍

At the beginning, say who is in the story and where it is.

"First, Tess the cat is in the garden." 🐱

Say what happened next 🔄

In the middle, say what happened.

"Then she sees a butterfly and runs after it." 🦋

Say how it ended 🏁

At the end, say how it finished.

"Last, the butterfly flies away and Tess naps in the sun." ☀️😴

You retold the whole story!

Order words help

These words make your retell clear:

• First ➡️
• Then ➡️
• Last ✅

Try it

Retell this story in your own words:

A boy plants a seed. It grows tall. A flower blooms. 🌱🌸

Use first, then and last. You can do it!

Play and practise

Play the matching game to pair each story part with what to say. Then flip the flashcards to remember how to retell in order.

Keep going

Try these next:

• Story order: Story Sequencing: Beginning, Middle, End
• Who and where: Characters and Settings
• Start here: Reading Comprehension Basics

Now you can retell a story. Super storyteller! 🌟