Create a literacy center that invites students to step into stories. Here is how to set up a retell center and my favorite book recommendations.
► Start by learning How to Create a Retell Literacy Center for kindergarten
My literacy centers are a core part of our kindergarten schedule. They are active literacy centers that keep us on our toes and working so that I can work with small groups. Today, let me share my kindergarten retell literacy center directions, expectations and a list of the 20 stories that make up this year-long center in our…
Create your own Hansel and Gretel retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Hansel and Gretel retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your…
Create your own Red Riding Hood retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Red Riding Hood retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom…
Create your own Goldilocks and The Three Bears retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Goldilocks retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom…
Create your own The Three Billy Goats Gruff retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Three Billy Goats Gruff retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen…
Create your own Cookie’s Week retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Cookie’s Week retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom too. It’s…
Create your own Polar Bear retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the…
Create your own fall retelling activity based on this simple book for kindergarten. This is how I created a Fresh Fall Leaves retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set so you can make it happen in your classroom too. It’s one of…
Create your own Peanut Butter and Jelly retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Peanut Butter and Jelly retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in…
Create your own Big Pumpkin retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Big Pumpkin retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom too. It’s…
Create your own Very Quiet Cricket retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Very Quiet Cricket retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom…
I love building in retelling stories into our literacy center time. We have active literacy centers in our classroom like the retell center. This is how I created a ‘There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly’ retell activity to go in our retell center as an option for my kindergarten students. They read, they…
Create your own Cinderella retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Cinderella What Do You Hear retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom…
Create your own Swimmy retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Swimmy retell activity based on the book by Leo Lionni to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. It’s one of my favorite literacy centers. In fact, it’s a natural extension of what we do in…
Create your own The Doorbell Rang retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a The Doorbell Rang retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom…
Create your own The Three Little Pigs retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Three Little Pigs retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your…
Create your own Chicka Chicka Boom Boom retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in…
Active kindergarten activities are essential to my literacy center time. Students stay on-task better at our hands-on literacy centers in our classroom like the retell center. This is how I created a Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See retell activity to go in our retell center as an option for students. It’s one…
Create your own The Very Hungry Caterpillar retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Very Hungry Caterpillar retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your…
Create your own Gingerbread Man retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a The Gingerbread Man retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom too….
Create your own Fat Cat retelling activity with this free idea for kindergarten. This is how I created a Fat Cat retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom too. It’s…
Create your own The Little Red Hen retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Little Red Hen retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your…