Retell kindergarten

This is a retell rope that they used to teach parts of a story. The house represents setting, the two people represent characters, the knot represents a problem or conflict, the green B represents beginning, the yellow M represents middle, the red E represents end, and the bow represents the solution.

story retelling rope. this site has all kinds of ideas for preschoolers : )

Stellaluna book study unit with Common Core literacy companion activities and a craftivity for Kindergarten and First Grade

Teaching retelling to students is an essential skill. Make it more engaging with these simple strategies and effective tools!

It’s true that sequencing is so common in our day-to-day life, recognizing patterns and putting things in order usually comes naturally for our students over

Kindergarten blog for teachers in the classroom. Ideas for homeschooling as well. Free files to your with your students.

A few weeks ago I had a meeting with a group of kindergarten teachers in my district. We were talking about days of the week not beginning written into the common core standards. We laughed at the thought of not addressing this! How would first grade teachers feel about that?!! Of course, we would be teaching them!! One of my favorite books that addresses this concept is Cookie's Week. Unfortunately, there was not a lot out there, so I came up with some of my own activities. One of our…

Kindergarten blog for teachers in the classroom. Ideas for homeschooling as well. Free files to your with your students.

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson is a Halloween classic and for good reason. This read aloud appeals to kids of all ages. One of the things I love is that this is a story about unlikely friendships is light and cheery despite having a witch as the main character. Unlike the witches in fairy tales, this one is a keeper. Why not try some STEM activities to bring the story alive?