Description
Teaching reading comprehension just got easier with these ready-to-use Google Slides and printable worksheets! I’ve done all the work for you so you can focus on engaging your students. This week’s lesson plan is designed to help students master retelling a story’s beginning, middle, and end through interactive activities spread across five days. It includes an original daily songto reinforce the skill in a fun and memorable way. Simply read the suggested picture book to your class and follow along with the teachable slides, which provide guided instruction, practice activities, and interactive exercises. If you prefer to use a different text, no problem—flexible templates are included so you can adapt the lesson to any story of your choice. This resource is perfect for classroom teachers, homeschool families, and substitute lesson plans, offering structured literacy instruction that saves you time. Plus, it includesYouTube links to picture book read-alouds, making it even easier to implement. Whether you need a full literacy lesson or a quick, engaging sub plan, this resource has everything you need to teach story retelling with confidence!
The 5 featured stories in this unit are:
- The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill
- Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
- Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
- David Goes to School by David Shannon
- Miss Nelson is Missing by James Marshall
You can teach these skills in any order or use the suggested order provided.
Here are the Units in the Sequence I teach them. They can be taught out of order as well.
Week 2 Retelling Beginning, Middle, & End
Week 19 Check for Understanding
Week 21 Headings/Table of Contents
Week 26 Cause and Effect
Week 27 Visualizing
Retelling Beginning, Middle, & End Read Aloud Book Activities Comprehension
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Description
Teaching reading comprehension just got easier with these ready-to-use Google Slides and printable worksheets! I’ve done all the work for you so you can focus on engaging your students. This week’s lesson plan is designed to help students master retelling a story’s beginning, middle, and end through interactive activities spread across five days. It includes an original daily songto reinforce the skill in a fun and memorable way. Simply read the suggested picture book to your class and follow along with the teachable slides, which provide guided instruction, practice activities, and interactive exercises. If you prefer to use a different text, no problem—flexible templates are included so you can adapt the lesson to any story of your choice. This resource is perfect for classroom teachers, homeschool families, and substitute lesson plans, offering structured literacy instruction that saves you time. Plus, it includesYouTube links to picture book read-alouds, making it even easier to implement. Whether you need a full literacy lesson or a quick, engaging sub plan, this resource has everything you need to teach story retelling with confidence!
The 5 featured stories in this unit are:
- The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill
- Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
- Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
- David Goes to School by David Shannon
- Miss Nelson is Missing by James Marshall
You can teach these skills in any order or use the suggested order provided.
Here are the Units in the Sequence I teach them. They can be taught out of order as well.
Week 2 Retelling Beginning, Middle, & End
Week 19 Check for Understanding
Week 21 Headings/Table of Contents
Week 26 Cause and Effect
Week 27 Visualizing





