Oral Retell Sequencing Mats – Build Retelling Skills with Visual Support

Looking for a hands-on way to support oral retell development in early learners? These Oral Retell Sequencing Mats are the perfect tool for building oral language, comprehension, and sequencing skills in a fun and engaging way.

Ideal for small group instruction, literacy centers, or oral retelling assessment, these mats give students the visual prompts they need to confidently retell stories, steps, and events in the correct order.

Strengthen Oral Retelling with Visual Sequencing Support

This resource includes a wide variety of sequencing tasks for students to practice oral retelling, such as:

• Classic fairy tales (e.g., Jack and Jill, Hansel and Gretel)
• Everyday tasks (e.g., tying shoelaces)
• Simple recipes and how-to steps (e.g., making a pancakes, baking cookies )

Each sequencing mat includes clear, kid-friendly images that prompt students to retell events using their own words. Great for both beginner speakers and more confident storytellers!

Oral Retelling Assessment Made Easy

These mats are also a valuable tool for conducting oral retelling assessments. Observe how students sequence events, use time-order words, and include key details from the images to demonstrate comprehension and speaking skills.

• Supports early oral language and comprehension.
• Includes a wide variety of themes: fairy tales, routines, and procedures.
• Useful for oral retelling assessment in literacy lessons.
• Encourages sentence formation, vocabulary, and confidence in speaking.
• Print, laminate, and reuse for easy prep and durability.

Download and Support Oral Retells Today!

Support your students in becoming confident, clear storytellers with these engaging Oral Retell Sequencing Mats. A must-have resource for developing oral retelling in the classroom!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy to print PDF version of this resource or the editable Google Slides version.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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