Enhancing Story Retelling with Graphic Organizers

As teachers, one of our primary goals is to help students develop strong reading comprehension skills. Story retelling is an essential skill in this regard as it encourages students to engage with the text, comprehend the plot, and articulate the key elements of a story effectively. To assist students in organizing their thoughts when providing a retell of a story, graphic organizers like these can be invaluable tools.

This set of graphic organizers provides many different layouts to suit the needs of your students. They gradually get more detailed, so are perfect for differentiation; they include:

• Simple four-boxed organizer with first, next, then, and last.
• A step up from the four-boxed to the five-boxed includes the following headings: characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end.
• SCOOP acronym
• A seven-boxed organizer includes the following headings; characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, problem, and solution.
• Plus more!

Popular Children’s Books for Simple Retells

Choosing stories for simple retells for kids depends on their age and reading level. Here are some suggested classics that would work well for young learners:

• “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?” By Bill Martin J.r and Eric Carle
• “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle
• “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown
• “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Numeroff
• “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak
• “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper

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