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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Retelling Wands

The last two weeks, the kids and I did our last review on retelling fiction and nonfiction. I knew I was about to start doing running records and I needed one more change to drill teach these in a different way.
My five leveled groups had two books: one fiction and one nonfiction. The kids met in groups and read with a buddy. We described, defined and retold each element orally and in writing.

We reviewed every single fiction and nonfiction element of the story. 
My students used my latest product, and loved it :)
Find it HERE

60 pages:circles to create your wands, full page posters (colored background) , half way posters (using less ink), and all the retelling in writing forms.
Turn a paint stick + paint spray + Velcro into a wand. 
Use when your students are Reading to Someone (and checking for understanding), retelling during a running record or retelling in writing. 

 Retelling in writing.

I had to try something different and this seemed to do the trick for most of them. They were asked to offer evidence from their text and I was so happy when I saw the results.  

I'd love to hear your thoughts. What do you do with the kiddos who do not get author's message?

Ready to win one? Let me know if you are following my blog via Google friend and via Bloglovin' and your name will be entered. I will pick two winners tomorrow night.

8 comments:

  1. I follow you via Google Friend Connect and BlogLovin! Love the new packet!

    rachelmd93@gmail.com

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  2. I love the looks of this packet! I follow you via Google Friend Connect.
    Marcy
    marcy_sundling@hotmail.com

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  3. And I follow you with BlogLovin. :)

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  4. I follow you via Google Friend Connect and BlogLovin!

    cheriemae@gmail.com

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  5. What a great idea! I am so saddened to say that I had never taught elements of lit explicitly because I always assumed that they knew them from first grade. So I would say things like, where is the setting in this story and my classes always gave me blank looks. Well, I decided to explicitly teach elements of lit this year and I was shocked to find that none of them new what I was talking about! Well...I guess that's what I get for assuming stuff right? So now I'm making it a part of my beginning of the year curriculum because kids need to know this stuff! I love everything you've included! The wands are genius :)
    Maribel
    Learning In Wonderland

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  6. I follow you on BlogLovin and Google Friend Connect. This is awesome and just what I need for some great lessons during Guided Reading.
    Stacy
    Leading and Reading

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  7. I follow you on both. I teach 1st grade special education & my students struggle with setting, characters, etc... This looks wonderful. I'll be printing this week if I win! dbednarsk@yahoo.com

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  8. I follow you on both! This looks wonderful!
    melanievictoria@yahoo.com or msims@egreene.k12.in.us

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