End of Year Retelling | Sequencing Stories with Pictures | Retell Activities

Set your students up with year-long story-book retelling practice in a fun, engaging and easy to prep way! This bundle will provide your little learners picture supports, hands-on interaction and result in a meaningful craft for showing off all that hard retelling work!

This bundle is perfect for introducing at the start of the year by using back to school theme stories, stretching over the course of the school year and closing it out with some fun summer theme stories.

In this Craft and RETELL YEAR LONG BUNDLE, you'll get access to 52 high-quality titles to sprinkle retell practice throughout the school year. The kits are perfect for a fun mini lesson or a weekly literacy center! By grabbing the bundle, you're saving BIG!

*If you own any of the these pre-existing retell kits, you do own some of these titles already! This bundle includes every single Craft & Retell Craft Kit in my shop! :)

All 48 (shown below) are Included in this Resource Bundle
*click each title links to see examples*

You can purchase these kits in small quantities if that's more your jam! They sold by: solo kit, by month or even by season! I hope you find something you enjoy below.

FALL BUNDLE:
Includes "Back to School" October & November Packs)

• The Cool Bean
• We Will Rock Our Classmates
• Strictly No Elephants
• Chrysanthemum *bonus book* added 07/14/21
• Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae

• Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins
• I Love My Fangs*National Brush Day is Nov 1* 
• Bonaparte Falls Apart
• Bad Seed: The Good, The Bad and the Spooky by Jory John
• Room On the Broom *BONUS KIT*

• Binny's Diwali by Thirty Umrigar
• Turkey Trouble *Bonus Kit* by Wendi Silvano
• Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away by Meg Medina
• The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade

From the Winter Collection (Includes the December & January Packs)

• The Little Reindeer by Nicola Killen
• The Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy Bird
• The Hanukkah Hamster by Michelle Markel (on Epic!)
• Hanukkah Bear by Eric A. Kimmel (on Epic!)
• The Real Santa (2021) by Nancy Redd * New *
• As Cool As It Gets by Jory John and Pete Oswald

• The Snowy Day by Jack Ezra Keats
• Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright
• DON'T Feed the COOS by Jonathan Stutzman
• Share some Kindness, Bring some Light *a STUNNING new release*by Apryl Stott
• Tough Cookie by Edward Hemingway
• The Smart Cookie by Jory John & Pete Oswald *new Nov 2021*
• Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Pat Miller

For February (The Love Inspired Collection)

• LOVE, Z by Jessie Sima
• Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger
• HAIR LOVE by Matthew A. Cherry
• Dragons Love Tacos (1 or 2) by Adam Rubin
• Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Kat Zhang
• Tiny T Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman
  

For the Spring (Includes the March & April Packs)

• Dandy by Ame Dyckman
• Bird Hugs by Ged Adamson
• Rocket Says, Look Up by Nathan Bryon
• Florette by Anna Walker
• The Bad Seed by Jory John

• The Great EGGScape by Jory John + Pete Oswald
• Rocket Says, CLEAN UP by Nathan Bryon *great for Earth Day*
• The Good Egg by Jory John
• In a Jar by Deborah Marcero

From the End of Year (Includes the May/EOY Pack)

• The Couch Potato by Jory John
• Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd Jones
• Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
• Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz *added June* *June 2021 book*
  

Other:

• Lou by Breanna Carzoo
• The Sour Grape by Jory John and Pete Oswald
• The Big Cheese by Jory John and Pete Oswald

Per EACH of the 54 Kits: *consistent format* from kit to kit!

• 6-8 Story Cards for Chart (Color, BW) per kit
  *Pocket Chart/Anchor Chart Headers: Title, BME, Characters/Setting
• Retelling Hand Sign
• Retelling Game
• Sequence Story Craft (1 Page Option or Layered Options)
  (+ Blank//LinedWriting Pages for attaching)
• Story Map (Characters/Setting/P&S)
• BME or First, Next, Last Graphic Organizer 
• 1 page Foldable
• Sequence Printable Option
• Writing Prompt Page 
  
  This literacy kit supports the core (K-1) retelling standard by using detailed story cards for sequencing (retelling in their own words) and offers written retell practice as well as fine motor via the craftivity.

Possible Use:

• Mini Lesson
• Literacy Center
• Whole Group Fun!
• Seasonal Read Alouds

TEK OBJECTIVES 
K.6D | 1.7D
Retell Texts in a way that Maintains Meaning
(including characters, Setting, Problem Solution & Key Events in Chronological Order)
K.7C | 1.8c
describe the elements of plot development, including the main events (BME), the problem, & the resolution for texts read aloud with adult assistance/independent 1st

COMMON CORE STANDARDS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details

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