Retell Writing Unit Foundation

Retell Writing Unit Foundation helps young learners tell the important parts of a familiar story in order using pictures, oral language and early writing. The sequence explicitly teaches characters, setting, important events, problem, solution, beginning-middle-end structure, order words and the importance of using their own words.

Students move from whole-class modelling and colourful shared stories into sequencing, sorting, oral retell games, supported writing, reading response and independent assessment. Colour displays, cards and activities are ready for classroom use. Printable worksheets, assessment pages and the rubric are supplied in black and white, with matching red-answer pages.

What's Included

• 21-slide editable teaching presentation
• 23-slide editable quiz, including 10 question-and-answer pairs
• 34-page unit plan in PowerPoint and PDF formats
• Retell the Story Path and Retell Writing Checklist classroom displays
• My Retell Mini Reference Cards
• Three shared picture stories
• Story Sequence Activity with cards and sorting mat
• Roll and Retell Game with board and recording mat
• Story Safari Activity with picture story and response page
• Retell Prompt Cards
• Story-parts, characters and setting, problem and solution, and beginning-middle-end worksheets with matching answers
• Retell Roadmap, reading response, draw-and-write and exit-ticket activities
• I Can Retell assessment, answer page and five-level rubric
• Combined protected preview PDF

Learning Focus

• Identify characters and setting.
• Select important story events.
• Retell a beginning, middle and end in sequence.
• Explain a problem and solution when present.
• Use first, next, then and last.
• Retell in the student's own words.
• Combine pictures, oral language and early writing.

Classroom Use

Designed for approximately one week of Foundation English teaching. Use the presentation for explicit instruction and shared modelling, then select the displays, cards, games and worksheets for whole-class, small-group, literacy-centre or independent practice. Finish with the quiz, assessment and rubric. Additional pages support revision, differentiation and home learning.

Product Details

• Year level: Foundation
• Subject: English
• Topic: Retell writing, story elements and sequencing
• Formats: PDF and editable PPTX
• Counts: 34-page unit plan, 21 presentation slides and 23 quiz slides
• Answer key: Seven matching red-answer pages included

Teacher Benefits

• A sequenced week of instruction and practice in one coordinated resource.
• Multiple entry points through speaking, pictures, movement, games and writing.
• Print-friendly worksheet and assessment pages.
• Matching answers reduce marking and preparation time.
• Editable teaching and quiz PowerPoints support classroom presentation.

Digital Product and Terms

This is a digital product; no physical item will be shipped. Purchase grants a single-user, single-classroom licence. Files may be printed for the purchaser's own students but may not be shared, resold, redistributed or uploaded to shared drives.