Story Retell Worksheet

When exploring story retelling, this differentiated cut-and-paste worksheet is the perfect activity to add to your story retell lesson plans. Created by a teacher, this worksheet has many different elements to choose between based on the student’s skill level in your class. The elements included are:

• Characters
• Setting
• Beginning
• Middle
• End

Or

• Author
• Illustrator
• Problem
• Solution
• Feelings

Or

• First
• Then
• Next
• Finally
• Last

Based on the vocabulary you are using with your class, or if you want to introduce new vocabulary, this set of three different versions will aid in differentiating this retelling story worksheet.

How to Use this Retelling a Story Activity + Retell Book Ideas

Check out these teacher-suggested books to easily teach students the concepts and elements of a retell:

• “Chrysanthemum” by Kevin Henkes
• “Duck for President” by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
• “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andrease
• “The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson

Once you’ve read one of the above stories or an alternative to your students, provide them with a story retelling strip and the collection of cut-out boxes using the chosen vocabulary. Students then need to draw a picture to show their understanding of each element and glue them in the correct order on the strip. 

Download This Cut-and-Paste Worksheet Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slide version of this resource. The first page includes two strips, while the second includes three vocab options.

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This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.

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Additional Retell Activities for the Classroom

Are you looking for more engaging resources to add to your story retell lesson plans? We have you covered:

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