Narrative Writing & Retelling F-2 Unit

Teach the foundations of narrative reading and writing with a complete set of editable and printable resources for Foundation-Year 2. Students explore characters and settings, physical and personality traits, beginning-middle-end structure, problems and solutions, sequence words, descriptive and sensory language, oral retelling and story planning.

The editable PowerPoint presentation supports explicit whole-class teaching and guided discussion. A matching ten-question editable quiz provides review or a formative check. Colour displays, dice and sensory cards make story concepts concrete, while differentiated low-ink worksheets and assessments support guided practice, independent work and evidence of learning.

What's included

• Editable 15-slide PowerPoint presentation: Narrative Writing & Retelling
• Editable 22-slide PowerPoint quiz with 10 question-and-answer pairs
• 32-page unit plan PDF with a table of contents and 31 resource pages
• How Stories Work classroom display
• Character Traits classroom display
• Meet the Stars pages for Foundation-Year 1 and Year 2, with answers
• Story Steps pages for Foundation-Year 1 and Year 2, with answers
• Paint with Words pages for Foundation-Year 1 and Year 2, with answers
• Retell the Tale pages for Foundation-Year 1 and Year 2, with answers
• Story Blueprint planning pages for Foundation-Year 1 and Year 2
• Character Dice and Setting Dice
• Roll Into Adventure recording page
• Three Sensory Description Card pages
• Foundation-Year 1 assessment and answers
• Year 2 assessment and answers
• General Narrative K-2 five-level rubric
• 69-page combined preview PDF

Learning focus

• Identify narrative characters and settings
• Distinguish physical traits from personality traits
• Organise events into a beginning, middle and ending
• Recognise a story problem, key actions and solution
• Use sequence words to order events clearly
• Add precise describing words and sensory details
• Retell important events in order
• Plan a narrative with characters, setting, problem and solution
• Reread and improve early narrative writing

Classroom use

Use the presentation and displays for explicit teaching, then choose from the differentiated comparison, sequencing, descriptive-language, retelling, planning, dice and sensory-card activities for guided groups, partner practice or independent work. Finish with the editable quiz, differentiated assessments and rubric, or use them as formative checks throughout the unit.

Formats and answers

Formats: PDF and editable PowerPoint (PPTX)

Page and slide counts: 32-page unit plan; 15-slide presentation; 22-slide quiz; 69-page combined preview

Answer key: Included for Meet the Stars, Story Steps, Paint with Words, Retell the Tale and both assessments. Story Blueprint and Roll Into Adventure are open-ended.

Teacher benefits

• A coherent teaching sequence and matching student resources in one unit
• Differentiated Foundation-Year 1 and Year 2 practice
• Editable presentation and quiz for classroom flexibility
• Colour displays, dice and card resources for active learning
• Printable low-ink worksheets and assessments
• Answer pages and a five-level rubric for efficient feedback

Digital product and licence

Digital product only. No physical item is supplied. Purchase permits use by the purchasing teacher in one classroom. Please do not share, resell, redistribute or upload the files to a public location.