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Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language
Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language
Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language
Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language
Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language
Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language
Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language
Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language
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"I work with various grade level of students. This was great at the beginning of the year to practice and teach restating the question."
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Julie D.
"Students loved this activity. This was a great way of introducing restating a question without reading comprehension."
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Tania R.

Description

This Getting to Know You Restating the Question unit gives students practice answering questions in complete sentences using Back to School Activities like morning meetings and student interviews. This sets the expectations for students to restate the question right at the beginning of the year.

Restating the Question while answering questions is a difficult skill for many students. Introducing it through oral language is a great way to provide scaffolds and set the expectation of answering in complete sentences all year long. Use it during Back to School and during your morning meeting or community circle all year long!

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

  • 128 question cards- some with restate the question scaffolds, some without
  • Student interview templates with and without scaffolds
  • About Me writing pages with and without scaffolds

The question cards can be used as a classroom greeting or part of morning meeting. Some cards include sentence stems for responses, while others expect students to know how to respond in a complete sentence independently. The different sets let you gradually increase the complexity with students.

The student interview templates include writing lines for a variety of grades. Whether you're in first grade or third grade, the student interview can be done by students independently through scaffolding.

This is also a great resource for ESL/ELD students. It helps them build syntax understanding as well as conversational skills.

READ WHAT BUYERS HAVE HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT:

★ "This resource made it easy to introduce students to how to properly answer a question! It was really great preparation for when students cited text evidence."

★ "Making students speak in sentences helps create the habit so when it is time to write sentences, it is an automatic skill. Great resource!"

★ "I used this product to teach my students how to write a complete sentence and how to respond to question during reading comprehension. I cut out the cards and put them into envelopes for at home practice as well as morning meeting discussion. Great product, it really did help. "

★ "I totally recommend this product! It has been very instrumental in helping my students to restate the question! Thanks!"

CLICK HERE to follow me and be notified of future products as soon as they are posted.

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Copyright © Tessa Maguire.

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Getting to Know You Back to School Activities Restate the Question Oral Language

Tessa Maguire
16.6k Followers
$3.50

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What others say

"I work with various grade level of students. This was great at the beginning of the year to practice and teach restating the question."
star
Julie D.
"Students loved this activity. This was a great way of introducing restating a question without reading comprehension."
star
Tania R.

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Description

This Getting to Know You Restating the Question unit gives students practice answering questions in complete sentences using Back to School Activities like morning meetings and student interviews. This sets the expectations for students to restate the question right at the beginning of the year.

Restating the Question while answering questions is a difficult skill for many students. Introducing it through oral language is a great way to provide scaffolds and set the expectation of answering in complete sentences all year long. Use it during Back to School and during your morning meeting or community circle all year long!

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

  • 128 question cards- some with restate the question scaffolds, some without
  • Student interview templates with and without scaffolds
  • About Me writing pages with and without scaffolds

The question cards can be used as a classroom greeting or part of morning meeting. Some cards include sentence stems for responses, while others expect students to know how to respond in a complete sentence independently. The different sets let you gradually increase the complexity with students.

The student interview templates include writing lines for a variety of grades. Whether you're in first grade or third grade, the student interview can be done by students independently through scaffolding.

This is also a great resource for ESL/ELD students. It helps them build syntax understanding as well as conversational skills.

READ WHAT BUYERS HAVE HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT:

★ "This resource made it easy to introduce students to how to properly answer a question! It was really great preparation for when students cited text evidence."

★ "Making students speak in sentences helps create the habit so when it is time to write sentences, it is an automatic skill. Great resource!"

★ "I used this product to teach my students how to write a complete sentence and how to respond to question during reading comprehension. I cut out the cards and put them into envelopes for at home practice as well as morning meeting discussion. Great product, it really did help. "

★ "I totally recommend this product! It has been very instrumental in helping my students to restate the question! Thanks!"

CLICK HERE to follow me and be notified of future products as soon as they are posted.

_______________________________________________________________

Copyright © Tessa Maguire.

Purchase is for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product with colleagues.
You may not redistribute, edit, sell, or otherwise post this product on the internet. You may, however, post a link for others to purchase themselves.

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 5 out of 5
May 14, 2026
Thank you! This has been a great resource in my classroom.
Kelli F.
630 reviews • New York
Grades taught: PreK, K, 1st, 2nd
Perfect for building confidence in ELs!
Rated 5 out of 5
April 29, 2026
used this with my emerging bilingual students, and it was a fantastic way to practice oral language. The structure really helped my students feel comfortable restating questions before we moved into writing. It’s a great "low-stress" way to get them talking and using complete sentences.
Christina Collins
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723 reviews • Ohio
Grades taught: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Thank you! This is very helpful! I can use this with my students.
Rated 5 out of 5
September 2, 2025
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Emilie S.
177 reviews • Tennessee
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
wonderful resource
Rated 5 out of 5
August 6, 2025
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this is a great resource for practicing oral language skills while getting to know each other. We used this to write wonderful "introducing my classmate'" books
Amanda R.
399 reviews • New York
Grades taught: 2nd
Rated 5 out of 5
June 24, 2025
Great resource to kick of the year. My students enjoyed it.
Amber G.
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Rated 5 out of 5
June 24, 2025
This was a great activity to use for my 2nd graders!
Criselle B.
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June 20, 2025
This is such a great resource. It is comprehensive and well thought out. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this!
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Grades taught: 2nd
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
Rated 4 out of 5
June 8, 2025
This turned out so cute and was easy for my students to complete while being purposeful and engaging!
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