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Retelling CardsGrade 1
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4 Practice Retelling Children can do cumulative retellings or paired retellings. Children can also use the retelling activities found on the Treasures Reading and Writing Workstation Flip Charts.
3 Guide Retelling Use the leveled language acquisition prompts on the back of the cards to guide children in retelling the complete selection.
2 Model Retelling Display the fi rst card. Model the retelling with the Think Aloud on the back of the card.
1 Introduce the Retelling Cards
Retelling Cards provide concrete prompts for English Language Learners.
Beginning: Have children name the objects pictured on the cards.
Intermediate: Have children place the cards in the correct sequence and complete the following sentence patterns.
First _______________. Next ________________. Last ________________.
Advanced/Advanced High: Have children order the Retelling Cards and retell the selection in their own words.
Modeled RetellingThis is Little Red Hen. She is planting wheat.
Wheat is a grain that we use to make bread. Little
Red Hen asks her friends if they will help her.
Beginning
Who is this? Is she
planting wheat or
corn?
Intermediate
What is Little Red Hen
doing in this picture?
What can you use
wheat for?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Little Red Hen
doing? What might she
do with the wheat?
What does she ask her
friends?
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Guided RetellingWho is this? What is she doing? What is wheat used for?
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Modeled RetellingThis is Little Red Hen. She is planting wheat.
Wheat is a grain that we use to make bread. Little
Red Hen asks her friends if they will help her.
Beginning
Who is this? Is she
planting wheat or
corn?
Intermediate
What is Little Red Hen
doing in this picture?
What can you use
wheat for?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Little Red Hen
doing? What might she
do with the wheat?
What does she ask her
friends?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Guided RetellingWho is this? What is she doing? What is wheat used for?
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Read Retell WriteUse the Retelling Cards to help children develop:
• Oral Language • Comprehension • Vocabulary • Writing Skills
Retelling Routine
4 ExcellentThe reader clearly retells the story using detailed information.
3 GoodThe reader retells the story using some detailed information.
2 FairThe reader retells the story using limited detail with some inaccuracies.
1 UnsatisfactoryThe reader is unable to provide information related to the story.
Retell and WriteUse the Retelling Cards as writing prompts.
Writing Activities• Sequence the Retelling Cards in order and write a summary.
• Write a new story ending.
• Write about a favorite part of the story.
• Compare and contrast two Retelling Cards. Write about what is the same and what is different on the two cards.
Retelling Rubric for Assessment Retelling Rubric
Modeled RetellingHare likes to boast about his speed. He likes to
tell his friends just how fast he is. His friends are
starting to get tired of listening to him.
Guided RetellingWho is in the picture? Where are they? Which of the animals is
a main character? What does he like to boast about? What
happened before he went to the diner?
The Tortoise and the Hare
Beginning
Who likes to tell his
friends he is very fast?
Are Hare’s friends tired
of listening to him or
do they like it?
Intermediate
What does Hare like
to boast about? Who
does he tell? How do
his friends feel?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Hare like
to do? Why do you
think Hare’s friends
are getting tired of
listening to him?
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Modeled RetellingHare and Tortoise start the race. Hare is running
very fast. He is in the front. Tortoise is very slow.
He is in the back.
Guided RetellingWhat are Hare and Tortoise doing? Why are they racing? Who is
running faster now?
The Tortoise and the Hare
Beginning
Who is running in the
race? Is Tortoise in the
front or the back of
the race?
Intermediate
Who starts the race?
How is Tortoise
running, fast or slow?
How is Hare running?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is happening in
the race?
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Modeled RetellingHare is taking a nap. Tortoise is tiptoeing quietly
past him. He keeps running, while Hare keeps
sleeping.
Guided RetellingWhat is Hare doing? Why is he taking a nap? What does he think
will happen? What is Tortoise doing while Hare is napping?
The Tortoise and the Hare
Beginning
Who is taking a nap?
Is Tortoise quietly
passing Hare? Who will
be in the back now?
Intermediate
What is Hare doing
now? Why does
Tortoise tiptoe quietly
past him? Who will be
in the front now?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is happening in
the race now? Why
do you think Hare is
taking a nap? Why
does Tortoise tiptoe?
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Modeled RetellingTortoise crosses the fi nish line fi rst! He wins the
race! Hare woke up too late. He ran fast, but could
not catch up with Tortoise.
Guided RetellingWhere are Tortoise and Hare now? Who is crossing the fi nish
line fi rst? What helped Tortoise to win? How does Hare feel?
The Tortoise and the Hare
Beginning
Who wins the race?
Was Hare able to catch
up with Tortoise?
Intermediate
Who crosses the finish
line first? Who could
not catch up? How do
you think Hare feels,
happy or silly?
Advanced/Advanced High
How does Hare lose
the race? Do you think
he feels silly for losing?
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Modeled RetellingAlexander was good at music and science. He
also liked to invent things.
Guided RetellingWho is in the picture? What did Alexander Graham Bell like to do
when he was young? What were his parents like?
Alexander Graham Bell
Beginning
Was Alexander good
at music or sports?
Did Alexander liked to
invent things?
Intermediate
What was Alexander
good at? What did he
like to do?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why do you think
Alexander liked to
invent things?
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Guided RetellingWhat is Alexander doing here? What is he teaching the children?
What was Alexander interested in learning about?
Modeled RetellingAlexander taught deaf students how to speak.
He liked learning about sound. He did many
experiments to fi nd out how sound works.
Alexander Graham Bell
Beginning
Who did Alexander
teach? What did he like
learning about, sound
or music?
Intermediate
What did Alexander
teach deaf students?
What did he like
learning about?
Advanced/Advanced High
What did Alexander do
to find out how sound
works?
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Modeled RetellingAlexander wanted to invent a machine that
could send voices from one place to another. He
asked his friend Tom to help him. Tom knew how
electricity worked.
Guided RetellingWhat kind of machine did Alexander want to invent? Who
helped him? What did Tom Watson know about?
Alexander Graham Bell
Beginning
Did Alexander want
to invent a machine?
Who did Alexander
ask for help? What did
his friend know about,
electricity or sound?
Intermediate
What did Alexander
want to invent? What
could the machine
send from one place
to another? Who
helped him?
Advanced/Advanced High
What did Alexander
want to invent? What
did he want the
machine to do? How
did Tom help him?
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Modeled RetellingAlexander and Tom invented the fi rst telephone.
They were able to talk to each other from very
far away!
Guided RetellingWhat machine is Alexander using? What makes this telephone
special? How did Alexander and Tom Watson make the
telephone better after they fi rst invented it?
Alexander Graham Bell
Beginning
Who invented the
first telephone? What
could they do with a
telephone?
Intermediate
What did Alexander
and Tom invent? What
could they do now?
Advanced/Advanced High
What did Alexander
and Tom do? What
were they able to do?
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Modeled RetellingThis is Pam. Pam is a rabbit. Pam likes to play
with Sam.
Guided RetellingWho is this? What kind of animal is this? What does Pam like
to do?
Beginning
Point to Pam. What
kind of animal is Pam?
Does Pam like to play?
Intermediate
What kind of animal
is Pam? Who does she
like to play with?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is Pam? What
does she like to do?
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Pam and Sam
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Modeled RetellingThis is Sam. Sam is a bird. Sam likes to play with
Pam, too. Sam is running up a hill to follow Pam.
Guided RetellingWho is this? What is Sam doing? Why is Sam doing it?
Beginning
Point to Sam. What
kind of an animal is
Sam? Who does Sam
like to play with?
Intermediate
What kind of animal
is Sam? What does he
like? Why is he running
up a hill?
Advanced/Advanced High
What kind of animal is
this? What is his name?
What is he doing?
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Pam and Sam
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Modeled RetellingPam and Sam are playing. Pam has a yellow
fl ower in her mouth. They are running down a hill.
Guided RetellingWhat are Pam and Sam doing?
Beginning
Are Pam and Sam
playing?Are they
running up or down a
hill? Who has a yellow
flower?
Intermediate
Where are Pam and
Sam playing? What
does Pam have in her
mouth?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is playing? Where
are they playing? What
does Pam have in her
mouth?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Pam and Sam
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Modeled RetellingPam can jump. She is jumping over the water. She
is jumping onto a rock.
Guided RetellingWhat does Pam do? What is Pam jumping onto?
Beginning
Show me how you
jump. Can Pam jump?
Intermediate
What is Pam jumping
over? What is she
jumping onto?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Pam doing?
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Pam and Sam
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Modeled RetellingOh, no! Sam is trying to jump over the water like
Pam. But Sam cannot jump!
Guided RetellingWhat is Sam trying to do? Why is Sam trying to follow Pam?
Beginning
Is Sam trying to jump?
Can Sam jump over the
water?
Intermediate
What does Sam try to
do? Can Sam follow
Pam?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Sam try to
do? Who is he trying to
follow?
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Pam and Sam
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Modeled RetellingSam looks across the water. Pam is on the
other side. There are fish in the water. Sam still
cannot jump.
Guided RetellingWhere is Sam? What is Sam trying to do? Why can’t Sam do it?
Beginning
Where is Sam? Is he
watching Pam on the
other side? Can Sam
go to Pam?
Intermediate
Who is Sam looking at?
Can Sam go to Pam?
What do you see in the
water?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is happening in
this picture?
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Pam and Sam
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Modeled RetellingSam is fl ying! Sam cannot jump, so he fl ew across
the water to Pam. Pam and Sam are together
again!
Beginning
Are Pam and Sam
together? Does Sam
jump or fly across the
water?
Intermediate
Does Sam learn how to
jump? How does Sam
get across the water?
Advanced/Advanced High
How does Sam get to
Pam?
Guided RetellingWhat is Sam doing? Why is Sam fl ying?
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Pam and Sam
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Modeled RetellingPam is running down a path. Sam is fl ying next to
her. Sam has a fl ower in his mouth. Now Pam and
Sam can play together again!
Guided RetellingHow does the story end? What do Pam and Sam do?
Beginning
Is Pam running or
flying? Are Pam and
Sam having fun?
Intermediate
What are Pam and Sam
doing? What can they
do together again?
Does Pam or Sam have
the flower?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who do you see
playing in this picture?
Can you describe what
you see?
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Pam and Sam
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I Can, Too!
Modeled RetellingThis girl can play. She can jump on one foot. She can run across the room.
Guided RetellingWho is this girl? What is she doing?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELLBeginning
Point to the girl. Is she
jumping on one foot or on
two feet?
Intermediate
What can the girl do? Can she
jump on one foot or does she
need two feet?
Advanced/Advanced High
What can the girl do? Where
can she run to?
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Modeled RetellingThis boy can play, too. He can jump. He can run. He can do the same
things that the girl can do.
Guided RetellingWho is this boy? What is he doing? Why is he doing the same things the
girl is doing?
Beginning
Point to the boy. What can the
boy do?
Intermediate
What can the boy do? Can he
do the same things the girl
can do?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is this? What can he do,
too? Who can do the same
things?
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Modeled RetellingThe girl is jumping over a mat. The boy is watching her jump.
Guided RetellingWhat is the girl jumping over? What is the boy doing?
Beginning
Who is jumping over a mat?
Who is watching the girl
jump?
Intermediate
What is the girl doing? What is
she jumping over? Is the boy
jumping or watching?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the girl doing? Is the
boy doing the same thing?
What is he doing?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
I Can, Too!
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Modeled RetellingThe girl is playing a game called “Tag.” She runs to the tree and then she
tags it. If she keeps her hand on the tree, she will be “safe.”
Guided RetellingWhat is the girl doing now? What does she want the boy to do? How
would you describe the game the boy and girl are playing?
Beginning
What game is the girl playing?
What does she tag? Is she
“safe” with her hand on the
tree?
Intermediate
What is the game called? Why
does the girl keep her hand
on the tree?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the girl doing? How
do you play “Tag”?
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Modeled RetellingThe boy is holding the cat. The girl is tapping the boy’s shoulder. The cat is
looking at the girl.
Guided RetellingWhat is the girl doing? What is she asking the boy to do?
Beginning
Who is holding the cat? Who
is tapping the boy?
Intermediate
What is the boy holding?
What is the girl doing?
Advanced/Advanced High
What are the children doing?
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Modeled RetellingThe boy is taking a nap. The cat is taking a nap, too. The girl is watching
them sleep.
Guided RetellingWhat is the boy doing? Did he do what the girl asked him to? How is that
diff erent than from what he did on all of the other pages?
Beginning
Point to the child that is
taking a nap. Is the girl
taking a nap, too? Who is
taking a nap, too?
Intermediate
What are the boy and the cat
doing? What is the girl doing?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the boy doing
now? Who is doing the
same thing? What is the girl
doing?
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Modeled RetellingThe boy is throwing leaves up into the air. The cat is playing, too. The boy
asks, “Can you do what I can do?”
Guided RetellingWhat is the boy doing? What does he want the girl to do? Who is the
leader in this game, now?
Beginning
What does the boy throw up
into the air? Who is playing
with him?
Intermediate
What is the boy doing? Is the
cat playing, too? What does
the boy say?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the boy doing? What
does he say? Who do you
think the boy is talking to?
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Modeled RetellingThe girl is throwing leaves up into the air. She can do what the boy can
do, too!
Guided RetellingWhat is the girl doing with the leaves? Why is she throwing them up in the
air? What is she saying?
Beginning
Who is throwing leaves into
the air? Can the girl do what
the boy can do?
Intermediate
What is the girl doing now?
Who threw the leaves up into
the air first?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the girl doing?
Why do you think the girl is
throwing leaves up into the
air?
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Modeled RetellingThis is Flip. Flip is a pet. He belongs to a little girl.
Flip is very big!
Guided RetellingWho is in the picture? What is the dinosaur’s name? Who does he
belong to?
Beginning
Point to Flip. Is Flip big
or small?
Intermediate
Who is Flip? Whose pet
is Flip? Is Flip big or
small?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who does Flip belong
to? What does Flip
look like?
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Flip
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Modeled RetellingThe little girl is going to school. She cannot
bring Flip to school. Flip is sad. He wants to
go to school, too.
Guided RetellingWhat does Flip want to do? Can he do it? How does he feel?
Beginning
Who is going to school,
the girl or Flip? Is Flip
sad?
Intermediate
Where is the little girl
going? Can Flip go to
school? Why is Flip
sad?
Advanced/Advanced High
Can Flip go to school?
Why do you think Flip
is sad?
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Flip
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Modeled RetellingFlip and the little girl go to class. The little girl
is standing behind the door. Flip is looking into
the classroom. There are other children in the
classroom.
Guided RetellingWhere are Flip and the little girl now? What are they doing?
How did Flip get into school?
Beginning
Who is standing
behind the door? Who
is looking into the
classroom? Who is in
the classroom?
Intermediate
Where did Flip and the
little girl go? What are
they doing? What do
they see?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where is the little girl
standing? What is Flip
doing? What do you
see in the classroom?
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Modeled RetellingFlip is in class. He is painting with the other
children. He is having fun. Flip likes class!
Guided RetellingWhat is Flip doing? How does Flip feel about being in class?
Beginning
Where is Flip, outside
or in class? Is Flip
painting? Does Flip like
class?
Intermediate
Where is Flip? Who is
Flip painting with? Is
Flip having fun?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where is Flip? What is
he doing? What does
Flip like?
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Flip
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Modeled RetellingFlip is playing with the children. The children are having fun. They like Flip. Miss Black looks mad. She wants Flip to sit down.
Guided RetellingWhat are the children doing? How do they feel about Flip? How does Miss Black feel about Flip? What does she tell Flip to do?
Beginning
Who is playing with Flip? Are the children having fun? Who is mad?
Intermediate
What is Flip doing? Do the children like Flip? Who is mad? Why do you think she is mad?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Flip doing? Why do you think Miss Black is mad?
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Modeled RetellingMiss Black is teaching. She is trying to put a card
on the top of the board. The board is very tall. She
cannot reach the top.
Guided RetellingWhat is Miss Black doing? What problem is she having? What is
Flip doing? Why is he in the corner?
Beginning
Who is teaching? Can
Miss Black reach the
top of the board?
Intermediate
What is the teacher
trying to do? Where
is Flip? Why can’t Miss
Black reach the top of
the board?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Miss Black
doing with the card?
What is Flip doing?
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Flip
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Modeled RetellingFlip is helping Miss Black! He helps her reach the
top of the board. The children are clapping. Miss
Black doesn’t look mad anymore. The little girl is
proud of Flip.
Guided RetellingWhat is Flip doing? Why is he lifting Miss Black? What are the
children doing?
Beginning
Who is helping Miss
Black? Is Miss Black
mad now? Who is
clapping?
Intermediate
How does Flip help
Miss Black? What are
the children doing?
Do you think they are
proud of Flip, too?
Advanced/Advanced High
How is Flip helping
Miss Black? Why do
you think the children
are clapping? Who is
proud of Flip?
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Flip
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Modeled RetellingIt is time to go home. Flip is saying goodbye to
Miss Black. The children ask Miss Black if Flip can
come to school again. “Flip can!” says Miss Black.
Flip is glad.
Guided Retelling What time is it now? Where are they? What is Miss Black telling
Flip? Why is Flip smiling?
Beginning
Who is Flip saying
goodbye to? Do the
children want Flip to
come back to school?
Intermediate
What is Flip doing?
What do the children
ask Miss Black? What
does she say?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Flip saying
goodbye? What do
the children ask Miss
Black? Why is Flip glad?
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Soccer
Modeled RetellingThese kids are on a soccer team. They play soccer together. There are
several players on the team.
Guided RetellingWhat are these boys and girls doing? How many children do you see?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELLBeginning
How many boys and girls do
you see? What game are they
playing?
Intermediate
What game do these children
play together? How many
soccer players do you see?
Advanced/Advanced High
What kind of a team is this?
How many soccer players are
in this picture?
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Modeled RetellingHank is the coach of the soccer team. The players like Hank because he
helps them learn to play soccer. He is teaching them about soccer.
Guided RetellingWho is the man in the red shirt? What does he do with the boys and girls
on the soccer team? How do you think the children feel about him?
Beginning
Can you point to Hank, the
coach, in the picture? What
does he teach?
Intermediate
What is the coach’s name?
Why do the players like Hank?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is Hank? What is he
doing in this picture?
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Modeled RetellingThis boy knows how to kick the ball. He is running up to the ball. Then he
will kick it to one of his teammates.
Guided RetellingWhat is this boy doing? Why do you think he is kicking the ball?
Beginning
What game is this boy
playing? Does he know how
to kick the ball?
Intermediate
Why is this boy running to
the ball? Who will he kick the
ball to?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the boy running up
to? What will he do when he
reaches the ball?
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Modeled RetellingOne rule in soccer is that you cannot use your hands. You can use your
head instead. This boy is bouncing the ball off his head.
Guided RetellingWhat is this boy doing with the ball? Can he use his hands to catch the
ball? Why not? What can he use instead?
Beginning
What does this boy use to hit
the ball, his foot or his head?
Can he catch the ball with his
hands?
Intermediate
Can you kick a soccer ball with
your foot? What other part of
your body can you use to play
soccer?
Advanced/Advanced High
What parts of your body can
you use to play soccer? What
is the boy doing?
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Modeled RetellingOnly one player on the team can use his or her hands. This person is the
goalie. This girl is a goalie. She stands in front of the net. She catches the
ball so that it does not go into the net.
Guided RetellingFrom what you know about soccer, what can you say about this girl and
what she is doing? Why is she catching the ball?
Beginning
Is this girl a goalie? Can she
use her hands? What does she
catch with her hands?
Intermediate
What is this girl standing in
front of? Why can she use her
hands to catch the ball?
Advanced/Advanced High
What position does this girl play
in soccer? What is she doing?
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Modeled RetellingThe team fi nishes playing soccer. They are standing with their coach,
Hank. They look very happy. I think it is really fun to play soccer.
Guided RetellingDo you think this team likes to play together? How can you tell from this
picture? Why do you think the author wrote this selection?
Beginning
What sport does this team
play? How do they look,
happy or sad?
Intermediate
What do these people do
together? Do you think they
enjoy it?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is this group of people?
How do they feel about
soccer?
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Modeled RetellingThis story is about animal moms and dads and how they take care of their
babies. Here is a mom giraff e and a baby giraff e. The mom is bigger. She is
feeding her baby.
Guided RetellingWhat type of animal are these? Which one is the mom? How do you
know? What is the mom doing?
Beginning
Are these animals giraffes?
Point to the mom. Which is
bigger, the mom or the baby
giraffe?
Intermediate
What kind of animal is this?
Which one is the mom giraffe?
Who does she take care of?
Advanced/Advanced High
What animal do you see here?
What is the mom giraffe
doing?
Animal Moms and Dads
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Modeled RetellingThese are penguins. The dad is the bigger one. He is protecting his baby.
He keeps the baby warm by holding him close.
Guided RetellingWhat type of animal are these? Which one is the dad? What is the dad
doing?
Beginning
How many penguins do
you see? Can you point to
the dad? Who is the dad
protecting?
Intermediate
Which is the dad penguin?
How does he protect the
baby penguin?
Advanced/Advanced High
What kind of animal do you
see? What does the dad do?
How does the dad keep the
baby penguin warm?
Animal Moms and Dads
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Modeled RetellingThese are eagles. The baby is hungry. The dad is feeding the baby. The dad
has a white head and brown body. The baby is dark gray.
Guided RetellingWhat type of animal are these? What is the dad doing? Why is he doing it?
Beginning
What kind of animals are
these? Which one is dark gray,
the dad or the baby? What
color is the dad?
Intermediate
What kind of birds are these?
Who is the dad feeding? What
color is the dad? What color is
the baby?
Advanced/Advanced High
How do the dad and baby
eagles look different? What is
the dad doing?
Animal Moms and Dads
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Modeled RetellingThese are kangaroos. The baby is called a joey. He is in his mom’s sack.
Kangaroos carry their babies in their sacks.
Guided RetellingWhat type of animal are these? Where is the baby? Why?
Beginning
What kind of animal is this?
What is in the mom’s sack?
What is a joey?
Intermediate
Where is the baby kangaroo?
What do you call a baby
kangaroo?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where does the mom
kangaroo carry her baby?
What do you call a baby
kangaroo?
Animal Moms and Dads
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Modeled RetellingThese are baby birds in a nest. The nest is in a tree. The baby birds look
hungry. Their mouths are open. Maybe their mom and dad are looking
for food.
Guided RetellingWhere are these babies? Why are their mouths open? Where do you think
their mom and dad are?
Beginning
Are these baby birds in a tree
or on the ground? Do they
look hungry?
Intermediate
Where are these baby birds?
Why do they look hungry?
What are their mom and dad
looking for?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where are these baby birds?
How do they feel? Where do
you think their mom and dad
are?
Animal Moms and Dads
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Modeled RetellingElephants are really big. The mom is bigger. They have big ears and long
trunks. The mom is playing with her baby. The mom and baby elephant
are both gray.
Guided RetellingWhat type of animal are these? What are they doing?
Beginning
What kind of animals do you
see? Point to the mom. Point
to the baby. What color are
they?
Intermediate
What color are these elephants?
Is the mom bigger or smaller
than the baby? What are they
doing?
Advanced/Advanced High
What do these elephants look
like? What are the mom and
baby doing?
Animal Moms and Dads
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Modeled RetellingThis is Little Red Hen. She is planting wheat.
Wheat is a grain that we use to make bread. Little
Red Hen asks her friends if they will help her.
Beginning
Who is this? Is she
planting wheat or
corn? Who does Little
Red Hen ask for help?
Intermediate
What is Little Red Hen
planting? What can
you use wheat for?
What does she need?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Little Red Hen
doing? What can she
make with the wheat?
What does she ask her
friends?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Guided RetellingWho is this? What is she doing? What is wheat used for?
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Modeled RetellingThis is Dog, Pig, and Cat. Dog and Pig are sitting
under a tree. Cat is in the tree. They are watching
Hen plant wheat. They will not help.
Beginning
Point to Cat. Who is
under the tree? Will
Dog, Pig, and Cat help
Hen?
Intermediate
Where is Cat? Who
are Cat, Dog, and Pig
watching? Will they
help Hen?
Advanced/Advanced High
What are Cat, Dog, and
Pig doing? Are they
going to help Hen?
Guided RetellingWho is this? What are they doing? Are they going to help Hen
plant wheat?
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Little Red Hen
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Modeled RetellingLittle Red Hen is carrying a bucket. She is getting
water from the well. She will use it to water the
wheat. Hen is asking Cat, Dog, and Pig to help her
carry water. They will not help.
Beginning
What does Hen want
from the well? Who
does she ask for help?
Will they help?
Intermediate
What does Hen want
help with? Where will
she get the water? Will
she get some help?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Hen asking Cat,
Dog, and Pig to do?
What do they say?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is Little Red Hen carrying? What will she use it for? Do you
think she will need help? Who will she ask to help her?
Little Red Hen
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Modeled RetellingLittle Red Hen is cutting the wheat. It is a big job.
She is working very hard. She asks her friends to
help. They will not help her.
Beginning
What is Hen cutting?
Will her friends help
her?
Intermediate
What is Hen’s big job?
Who does she ask for
help? Will they help
her?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Hen asking
Cat, Dog, and Pig?
What do they say?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is Hen doing? What is she using? Will her friends help?
Little Red Hen
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Modeled RetellingHen is in the kitchen. She is using a bowl and
a spoon to mix. She is mixing the wheat that
she planted. Dog, Cat, and Pig are watching her
through the window. They still will not help Hen.
Beginning
Where is Hen? Are
her friends helping or
watching? What is she
mixing?
Intermediate
What is Hen using to
mix the wheat? What
are Dog, Cat, and Pig
doing?
Advanced/Advanced High
How is Hen mixing the
wheat? What are Dog,
Cat, and Pig doing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhere is Little Red Hen? What is she doing? What do you think
she is mixing? Is anyone helping her?
Little Red Hen
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Modeled RetellingLittle Red Hen is taking bread out of the oven. The
oven is very hot. The bread is hot, too. Cat, Dog,
and Pig are all standing around her. Hen used the
wheat to make bread!
Beginning
What did Hen make
with the wheat? Who
is standing around her?
Intermediate
What is Hen taking out
of the oven? Where are
the other animals?
Advanced/Advanced High
What did Hen make?
What did she use?
What are Cat, Dog, and
Pig doing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is Hen doing? What does she use to help? Why does she
use this? What does Hen make with the wheat?
Little Red Hen
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 26©M
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Modeled RetellingCat, Dog, and Pig watch Little Red Hen slice the
bread. They look very happy with the way the
bread turned out. Hen asks which one of her
friends will help her eat it.Beginning
What does Hen slice?
Does she ask the other
animals if they will
help her eat bread?
Intermediate
What are Cat, Dog, and
Pig watching? What
does Hen ask them?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Hen ask Cat,
Dog, and Pig? How did
the bread turn out?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is Little Red Hen doing? What are Cat, Dog, and Pig doing?
Little Red Hen
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Modeled RetellingLittle Red Hen is going to eat the bread. She
made it without any help. Hen did all the work
making the bread. But Cat, Dog, and Pig want to
help her eat it. Hen will not share. She will eat it
all by herself.Beginning
Will Little Red Hen give
Cat, Dog, or Pig her
bread? Who did all the
work?
Intermediate
Who is eating the
bread that Hen made?
Why won’t she share it
with Pig, Dog, and Cat?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who did all the work?
Why won’t she share
her bread with the
other animals?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is Little Red Hen doing? Is she going to share the bread
with Cat, Dog, and Pig? Why not?
Little Red Hen
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Modeled RetellingThree little pigs live together. They live in a house made of mud. They are
looking out the windows of their hut.
Guided RetellingWho are these three characters? Where are they? What is their house
made of?
Beginning
How many pigs live in the hut
together? Is the hut made out
of mud?
Intermediate
What kind of animals live in
the mud hut? What are they
doing in this picture?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where do the pigs live? What
is their house made of? What
are they doing in this picture?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
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Modeled RetellingThe three pigs are tossing mud at each other. Pigs like mud. Pig Three
says, “Mud is fun!”
Guided RetellingWhat are the pigs doing? How do they feel about the mud? What are the
pigs named?
Beginning
Do pigs like mud? What are
the pigs throwing in this
picture?
Intermediate
What are the pigs throwing
at each other? What does Pig
Three say about mud?
Advanced/Advanced High
What do pigs like? What does
Pig Three think about mud?
What are the pigs doing with
the mud?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 42©M
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Modeled RetellingThere is a wolf standing outside the three little pigs’ hut. He is wearing a
hat and a bowtie. He rings the bell and asks the pigs to let him in.
Guided RetellingWho is this character? What does he want? What does he say to the pigs?
Beginning
Who is standing outside the
three little pigs’ house? Does
he want to go inside the
house?
Intermediate
Where is the wolf standing?
What does he ask the little
pigs to do?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the wolf wearing?
What does he want the three
little pigs to do?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
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Modeled RetellingThe three little pigs are inside the house. The wolf is looking through the
door. The pigs say they will not let the Big Bad Wolf into their house. He
will eat them!
Guided RetellingWhat are the pigs talking about? What are they afraid the wolf will do?
What do they tell the wolf?
Beginning
Where are the three little
pigs? What does the Big Bad
Wolf want to do to the three
little pigs?
Intermediate
Who is looking through the
door? What will the Big Bad
Wolf do if he comes inside?
Advanced/Advanced High
What do the pigs say to the
wolf? Do you think the pigs
are scared of the Big Bad
Wolf? Why do you think so?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
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Modeled RetellingThe wolf starts to huff and puff . He wants to huff and puff and blow the
house down. The Big Bad Wolf doesn’t like the dust, though. He has to
stop huffi ng and puffi ng.
Guided RetellingWhat is the wolf doing? Why is he huffi ng and puffi ng?What is coming up
from the ground? How does the wolf feel about the dust?
Beginning
Who is huffing and puffing?
Does the Big Bad Wolf want
to blow the little pigs’ house
down?
Intermediate
What is the Big Bad Wolf
doing? Why does he stop?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why does the Big Bad Wolf
stop huffing and puffing?
What do you think he will
do next?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 45©M
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Modeled RetellingNow the Big Bad Wolf is kicking. He kicks the mud hut. He is kicking the
pigs’ house down.
Guided RetellingWhat is the wolf doing now? Why is he kicking?
Beginning
Is the wolf kicking the little
pig’s house? Do you think the
little pigs are scared?
Intermediate
What is the little pigs’ house
made of? What is the wolf
doing to it?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is the Big Bad Wolf
kicking the little pigs’ house?
What is their house made of?
Do you think the Big Bad Wolf
likes mud and dirt?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 46©M
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Modeled RetellingThe Big Bad Wolf is lying on the ground. He is covered in mud! The three
pigs look happy now. The pigs like a big mess, but the wolf does not.
Guided RetellingWhat is the wolf covered in? How does he feel about the mud? What does
he do next?
Beginning
Does the Big Bad Wolf like a
big mess? Do the pigs like a
big mess?
Intermediate
Do the pigs still look scared?
Do the pigs or the wolf like a
big mess?
Advanced/Advanced High
Does the Big Bad Wolf like a
big mess? What is he covered
in? What do you think he’ll do?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 47©M
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Modeled RetellingThe three little pigs are building a new house. They decide to build their
new hut out of mud, like the old one. The pigs love mud, but the wolf
doesn’t. He is running away.
Guided RetellingWhat are the pigs doing? What do they decide to build their new hut
from? What does the wolf say?
Beginning
Are the pigs building a new
house? What will they use to
build the house?
Intermediate
What are the little pigs doing
now? What will they use to
make their new house?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the wolf doing?
Why do you think the pigs
are using mud to build their
new house?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 48©M
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Modeled RetellingThis is Beth, Ann, and Aunt Trish. Aunt Trish is pushing Beth’s wheelchair.
Ann is walking next to them. Beth is pointing to something up ahead.
Guided RetellingWho is this? What is Beth doing? Why?
Beginning
Who is pushing Beth’s
wheelchair? Is Beth pointing
at something?
Intermediate
Who is in the wheelchair? Who
is pushing the wheelchair?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is walking next to Aunt
Trish and Beth? What do you
think Beth is pointing at?
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Beth and the Band
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Modeled RetellingThis is what Beth is pointing at. There is a man wearing a red suit and hat.
There is a sign over his head. The sign says Kids’ Band. It is a band for kids.
There are other kids standing near the man.
Guided RetellingWho is this? What is the man wearing? What does the sign say?
Beginning
What color hat is the man
wearing? Is the band for kids
or adults?
Intermediate
What is Beth pointing at?
What is the man wearing?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the man wearing?
Who can be in the band? How
can you tell?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Beth and the Band
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Modeled RetellingAunt Trish is standing with the kids. Beth is raising her hand. She wants to
join the band. All the kids want to join. They want to make music together.
Guided RetellingHow many kids do you see? What is Beth doing? What do the kids say to
Aunt Trish?
Beginning
How many kids do you see? Is
Beth raising her hand? Does
she want to join the band?
Intermediate
What does Beth want to do?
Do the other kids want to play
in the band too?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Beth raising her hand?
What do the kids want to do
together?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Beth and the Band
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Modeled RetellingThe man in the red hat is named Shep. He is standing in front of Aunt
Trish and the kids. Aunt Trish asks Shep if the kids can play in the band.
He says they can! He tells the kids to make instruments.
Guided RetellingWho is the man in the red hat? What does he tell the kids?
Beginning
What is the name of the man
in the red hat? Will he let the
kids join the band?
Intermediate
What is the man’s name? What
does Aunt Trish ask the man
in the red hat? What does he
answer?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is the man in the red
hat? Will he let the kids play in
the band? What does he tell
them to do?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Beth and the Band
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Modeled RetellingShep tells the kids to make instruments. They do not understand. Shep
tells them that there is a box under the bandstand. The kids can use the
things inside the box to make instruments.
Guided RetellingWhat are the kids doing? Why? What are they going to make?
Beginning
What are the kids going to
make? Is the box under the
bandstand?
Intermediate
Where is the box? What will
the kids make with the things
in the box?
Advanced/Advanced High
What will the kids make with
the things in the box? Where
do they find the box?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Beth and the Band
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Modeled RetellingBud fi nds a small tub. He turns it upside down and uses it as a drum. He
ties it around his neck and hits it with sticks. It sounds like a drum.
Guided RetellingWhat did Bud fi nd? How does he use it to make music?
Beginning
What did Bud find? Does the
tub sound like a drum?
Intermediate
What does Bud hit the tub
with? What instrument does
the tub sound like?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Bud using as an
instrument? What does it
sound like when he hits it?
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Beth and the Band
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Modeled RetellingThe kids are in the bandstand. They have instruments that they can play.
Beth is getting ready to sing. The kids are going to put on a show.
Guided RetellingWhere are the kids? Do they all have instruments? What will Beth do in
the band?
Beginning
Are the kids in the bandstand?
Who is going to sing?
Intermediate
Where are the kids? Are they
going to put on a show? Who
is the singer?
Advanced/Advanced High
What are the kids doing?
Where are they? Who is going
to sing?
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Beth and the Band
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“Jam! Jim! Jam!Sing with the band!This fun kids’ band
is the best in the land!”
Modeled RetellingThe band is playing. Beth sings a song about the fun kids’ band. In her
song, she says that this fun kids’ band is the best in the land.
Guided RetellingWhat does Beth sing about?
Beginning
Who is singing now? Is Beth’s
song about the band? Does
she think it’s a good band?
Intermediate
What is Beth singing about?
What does her song say about
the band?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the band doing now?
What does Beth say in her
song?
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Beth and the Band
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Modeled RetellingThis is a boy and a pig. The pig is wearing a silly
wig. The boy was on his way to school when the
pig asked him to come and play. The pig has a
basketball. Now they are running to catch the
school bus.Beginning
Point to the pig. What
is the pig carrying?
Who does the pig want
to play with? Who is
running?
Intermediate
Who is wearing the
wig? What is the boy
doing? What does the
pig want?
Advanced/Advanced High
What did the pig ask
the boy to do? Why are
the boy and the pig
running?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is the boy doing? Why? What kind of animal is following
the boy? What is on its head?
On My Way to School
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Modeled RetellingOn the way to school, the boy passes two apes
and a duck. They are sitting on top of a trash
truck. One ape is eating a banana. The other ape
is holding a gasoline can. The duck stands on one
ape’s head.Beginning
How many apes do you
see? What animal is on
the ape’s head? Point
to the trash truck.
Intermediate
What are the apes
and the duck sitting
on? What is one ape
eating?
Advanced/Advanced High
What are the apes
holding? What is the
duck doing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat kinds of animals do you see in this picture? What are they
doing? Why is one of the apes holding a gasoline can?
On My Way to School
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Modeled RetellingThe apes and duck get on the bus. One ape is
carrying bananas. The boy and the pig are on the
bus, too. The boy is wearing the silly wig now. The
apes will make the boy late for school!
Beginning
Do the apes get on the
bus? Who is wearing
the silly wig, the pig or
the boy?
Intermediate
Who is getting on the
bus? Who is wearing a
silly wig now? Will the
bus be late or on time?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is in the bus? Who
is getting on? Do you
think the boy will be
late for school?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat do you see in this picture? Why are the apes and duck
getting on the school bus? Do you think this will make the boy
late for school?
On My Way to School
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Modeled RetellingI see a gumdrop tree full of frogs. The frogs are
cutting the gumdrops off the tree. Gumdrops are
falling onto the ground. Two frogs are under the
tree with mops.
Beginning
Point to the gumdrop
tree. How many frogs
are there in the tree?
Intermediate
What kind of tree is
this? Who is under the
tree? What do the frogs
have?
Advanced/Advanced High
What kind of a tree is
this? What are the frogs
in the tree doing? What
are the frogs under the
tree doing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat kind of tree do you see? How can you tell? What are the
animals under the tree doing?
On My Way to School
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Modeled RetellingThe frogs are getting on the bus, too. Two frogs
are carrying bags of gumdrops. There’s a frog
jumping on top of the bus, too! Now one of
the apes is wearing the silly wig. The duck has
a banana on his head. There are many animals
going to school today!Beginning
What animal is wearing
the wig now? What
animals are getting on
the bus? Will the bus
be late or on time?
Intermediate
What are the frogs
bringing onto the bus?
What animal has a
banana on its head?
Advanced/Advanced High
Can you name all the
kinds of animals on the
bus? What are the frogs
doing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhich animals are already on the bus? Which animals are
getting on the bus? Do you think the frogs will make the boy
late for school?
On My Way to School
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Modeled RetellingThe apes are relaxing under a tree. They are
next to a pond. One ape is taking a nap. This
ape is leaning against the tree and holding the
basketball. The other ape is fi shing. That ape is
still wearing the silly wig. Beginning
Where are the animals
now, in the bus or
next to a pond? Who is
taking a nap?
Intermediate
Where are the apes?
Which ape is wearing
the wig?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where are the animals
now? What are they
doing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat are the apes doing? Why do you think they got off the bus?
On My Way to School
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Modeled RetellingThere is a crocodile getting out of a pool! It is near
the boy’s school. The crocodile looks cool in his
sunglasses. There is a sign on the fence in front of
the crocodile. The sign says “Beware of Croc.”
Beginning
Is this crocodile in the
bus or near the school?
What is the crocodile
wearing?
Intermediate
What is the crocodile
doing? What does the
sign say in front of the
crocodile?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the crocodile
doing? Where is it?
What makes the
crocodile look cool?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat does the boy see when he gets to school? What is it
wearing?
On My Way to School
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Modeled RetellingAfter a long adventure, the boy fi nally makes it to
school. He tells his teacher why he was late. Then
he gives her gumdrops.
Beginning
Where is the boy now?
Does the boy tell his
teacher why he was
late?
Intermediate
Does the boy finally
make it to school?
What story does the
boy tell his teacher?
Advanced/Advanced High
Can you describe the
boy’s adventure?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho do you see behind the door while the boy tells his teacher
his story? Would you believe the boy’s story?
On My Way to School
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Modeled RetellingThis is Baby Mike. He is crying. He is very sad.
Mom and Dad do not know why he is sad.
Beginning
Point to Baby Mike. Is
he happy or sad? Point
to Mom and Dad.
Intermediate
What is Baby Mike
doing? Do Mom and
Dad know why he is
sad?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is this? How is
Baby Mike feeling?
What is he doing?
Guided RetellingWho is this? Is Baby Mike happy or sad? How do you know this?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Smile, Mike!
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Modeled RetellingThis is Baby Mike’s family. Dad and Mom and
Ana and Juan are in Baby Mike’s room. They are
singing to Mike. They hope Baby Mike will stop
crying.
Beginning
Are Ana and Juan
in this picture? Who
else is there? Are they
crying or singing?
Intermediate
Who is in Baby Mike’s
room? What is the
family doing? What do
they hope?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is singing to
Mike? Why are they
singing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is everyone doing? How do you know they are singing?
Which one is Baby Mike’s sister, Ana?
Smile, Mike!
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Modeled RetellingThis is Mike’s Gram. Gram wants to know why
Baby Mike is so sad. She claps her hands to make
Baby Mike smile.
Beginning
Who is this? Does she
want to make Baby
Mike smile? What is she
doing?
Intermediate
What is Gram doing?
Why is she clapping?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Gram want
to know? What is she
trying to do?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho is shown in the picture? How do you know? What is she
doing? Why is she doing this?
Smile, Mike!
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Modeled RetellingThis is a toy duck. A duck says, “Quack.” Ana hopes
Baby Mike will smile when he sees her funny
duck. Baby Mike still doesn’t smile.
Beginning
Is this a real duck or a
toy? Does Ana want to
make Baby Mike smile?
Does Baby Mike smile?
Intermediate
What does the funny
duck say? Does Baby
Mike smile when he
sees the duck?
Advanced/Advanced High
Whose duck is this?
What does a duck say?
Does Mike smile when
he sees the duck?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat type of animal is this? How do you know? What sound does
this animal make?
Smile, Mike!
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Modeled RetellingThis is Dad. Dad is blowing bubbles. Maybe Baby
Mike will smile at the bubbles.
Beginning
Who is this? Is Dad
blowing bubbles?
Intermediate
Who is this? What is
Dad blowing? What
does he want Baby
Mike to do?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Dad doing in
this picture? Why is he
doing this?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho is this? How do you know? What is he doing? Do you think
the bubbles will make Baby Mike smile?
Smile, Mike!
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Modeled RetellingThis is Spike, the dog. Maybe Spike can make
Baby Mike smile!
Beginning
What is the dog’s
name?
Intermediate
Who is this? Do you
think Baby Mike will
smile with Spike?
Advanced/Advanced High
What kind of animal
is Spike? Do you think
Spike can make Baby
Mike smile?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho is this? What type of animal is Spike? Do you think he can
make Baby Mike smile?
Smile, Mike!
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Modeled RetellingBaby Mike has stopped crying. I see Baby Mike
looking at Spike. Spike is spinning around. He has
made Baby Mike smile!
Beginning
Is Spike spinning
around? What is Baby
Mike doing, smiling or
crying?
Intermediate
What is Spike doing?
Is Baby Mike still
crying? Who made
Baby Mike smile?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Spike doing?
What is Baby Mike
doing now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingDoes Baby Mike look happy or sad? How can you tell? What does
Spike do to make Baby Mike smile?
Smile, Mike!
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Modeled RetellingThe family is leaving the room. Baby Mike is
sleeping now. Spike is asleep, too. Mike isn’t
crying anymore.
Beginning
What is Baby Mike
doing, crying or
sleeping? What is Spike
doing?
Intermediate
What are Baby Mike
and Spike doing now?
Is Mike still crying?
How is the family now,
happy or sad?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where is Spike now?
What is Mike doing?
How does the family
feel now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is Baby Mike doing? How can you tell? Where is Spike?
What is he doing?
Smile, Mike!
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Modeled RetellingThis is Rose Robot and her little brother, Rob.
Rose has a wagon full of old things. Rose likes old
things. She looks for them every day after school.
Her brother asks what she is going to do with all
the old junk she fi nds.Beginning
How many robots do
you see? Which robot
is Rose? What does
Rose like?
Intermediate
What does Rose Robot
like to look for after
school? What does she
use to pull her things
around?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Rose do
after school? What
does Rob Robot ask his
sister Rose?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho is this? Which one is Rose? What is she doing? What does
she like to look for?
Rose Robot Cleans Up
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Modeled RetellingRose Robot is talking to her parents. Rose’s
parents ask what she is going to do with all that
stuff ! Rose tells them that she plans to use it.
Beginning
Point to Rose’s parents.
Point to Rose’s stuff.
Does she plan to use
the old stuff or throw it
away?
Intermediate
Who is with Rose?
What do her parents
ask her? What is Rose
going to do?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is in the picture?
What question do
Rose’s parents have for
her?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho is Rose talking to? Which one is her father? What can Rose
do with what she found?
Rose Robot Cleans Up
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Modeled RetellingRob is jumping up and down with springs on his
feet! Rose said she could make a new toy for him,
and she did. Rose is watching Rob. Rob is very
happy with his new toy! He says that Rose makes
the best things.ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Beginning
What does Rob have
on his feet, skates or
springs? Does Rob like
his new toy? Who says
Rose makes the best
things?
Intermediate
What did Rose make
for Rob? What does
Rob think of his new
toy? What does he say?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Rose make
for Rob? What did she
use? What does Rob
tell Rose about his new
toy?
Guided RetellingWho is with Rose? What does he have on his feet? What did Rose
use to make them?
Rose Robot Cleans Up
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Modeled RetellingRose’s parents come upstairs to see what all the
noise is. Rob is jumping high in the air! Mom and
Dad look very surprised to see Rob’s new toy.
They tell Rose that she cannot bring any more
junk home.Beginning
Who is making noise?
What is Rob doing?
Are Mom and Dad
surprised or happy?
Intermediate
Why do Mom and Dad
come upstairs? What
is Rob doing? What do
Mom and Dad tell Rose
about her junk?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why do you think
Mom and Dad seem
surprised? What do
Mom and Dad tell
Rose?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is Rob doing? How do you think Mom and Dad feel about
Rob’s new toy? How can you tell?
Rose Robot Cleans Up
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Modeled RetellingRose Robot uses the junk she found to make
really useful things. She uses fl ashlights to make a
hat for reading in bed. She uses empty bottles to
make a musical instrument for her brother.
Beginning
What does Rose make
with flashlights? What
does she make for Rob,
a musical instrument
or a flashlight?
Intermediate
What useful things
does Rose make of the
junk? What does she
use to make a musical
instrument? Who is it
for?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Rose make
out of the junk she
collected? Who is it for?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat kind of light does Rose Robot use to read in bed? What
does Rose make for her brother? What is it made of?
Rose Robot Cleans Up
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Modeled RetellingRose’s Mom and Dad think what she made is
great, but they say she must clean up the mess.
They will throw out anything she can’t use. Rose
has an idea. She wants to make something with
all the stuff she found.
Guided RetellingWhat are Rose and Rob doing? Why are they doing it? Will Rose
have to throw all of her old stuff away? Why or why not? How do
you think she will use it?
Beginning
Who says Rose must
clean up the mess?
Do you think Rose will
make something with
all the stuff?
Intermediate
Do Mom and Dad like
what Rose made? What
do they want Rose to
do? Does Rose want to
throw out stuff? What
does she want to do?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why does Rose decide
to make something
with all the stuff she
found? Do you think
it will be something
good?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Rose Robot Cleans Up
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Modeled RetellingRose makes a robot. She uses the old stuff she
found. The robot has a broom, a vacuum cleaner,
and a dust pan.
Beginning
What does Rose make
with all the stuff? Does
the robot have a dust
pan to do cleaning?
Intermediate
What does Rose make?
What do you think she
will use it for, playing
or cleaning?
Advanced/Advanced High
What do you think
Rose’s robot can do?
What does the robot
have?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat did Rose make? What pieces did she use to make this?
What do you think she will use it for? What makes you think so?
Rose Robot Cleans Up
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Modeled RetellingRose’s Mom and Dad are happy now that the new
robot has cleaned up the mess. They are glad to
see the ways Rose used all of the stuff she found.
They want her to keep making useful things.
Beginning
Who cleaned up in
Rose’s room? How do
Mom and Dad feel
about the robot, glad
or annoyed?
Intermediate
What did Rose’s robot
do? What do Mom and
Dad think about the
robot Rose made?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why are Mom and Dad
happy now? What do
they want Rose to do?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingHow does Rose’s room look now? How did it get so clean? What
do Rose’s Mom and Dad want her to do with the leftover stuff ?
Why?
Rose Robot Cleans Up
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Modeled RetellingKids have fun in every place in the world. They do many diff erent things.
These kids are jumping rope. It’s very cold where they are.
Guided RetellingWhat are the kids in this picture doing? What is the weather like where
they live?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Beginning
Are these kids jumping rope
or playing tag? Is it hot or cold
where they are?
Intermediate
What are these kids doing?
Describe the place where
they are. Does it look warm or
cold?
Advanced/Advanced High
What game are these kids
playing? What does the
weather look like where these
kids live?
Kids Have Fun!
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Modeled RetellingThis boy is also playing with a rope. He can do tricks with his rope. He
makes a ring with the rope. Then he jumps in and out of the ring.
Guided RetellingWhat is the boy making with the rope? What will he do with it?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Beginning
Is this boy playing with a
rope? What does he make
with his rope? Does he jump
in and out of the ring?
Intermediate
What is this boy playing with?
What trick can he do with his
rope?
Advanced/Advanced High
What trick can this boy do
with his rope? Why do you
think he does that trick?
Kids Have Fun!
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Modeled RetellingThese kids are playing on the beach. They made a ship. They used a box
to make the ship. One girl is standing on the box. Other kids are running
around the ship.
Guided Retelling
What do these kids like to do? What did they make? What did they use to
make it with?
Beginning
Did these kids make a car or a
ship? What did they use? Who
is running?
Intermediate
What did these kids use to
make a ship? Where is the girl
standing? What are most of
the kids doing?
Advanced/Advanced High
What did these kids make?
Where did they make their
ship? What are they doing
now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kids Have Fun!
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Modeled RetellingThis girl is making a rug. Her mother is teaching her how to make
the rug. They are making the rug out of string. It is fun to learn
new things.
Guided Retelling
What is this girl learning to do? Who is teaching her? What is she using?
How is what she is doing the same as the boy making the pots? How is it
diff erent?
Beginning
Who is teaching this girl how
to make a rug? What are they
making? Are they using yarn
or string?
Intermediate
What is this girl making? Who
is teaching her to make it?
What is she using to make it?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is this girl learning? Who
is helping her make the rug?
Why are they making a rug?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kids Have Fun!
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Modeled RetellingThese two boys are playing together. They are having fun. One boy holds
the other boy’s legs. They try to move together.
Guided Retelling
What are these boys doing? Why is this a fun way to race?
Beginning
How many boys are playing?
Do you think they are having
fun?
Intermediate
Who is playing in the picture?
What does one boy hold?
What do they try to do?
Advanced/Advanced High
How are these boys having
fun? What are they trying to
do?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kids Have Fun!
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Modeled RetellingIt is also fun to be alone sometimes. This girl can sit and read by herself. It
is fun to read books. Many things can be fun.
Guided Retelling
What is this girl doing? Is she having fun doing it? How is she enjoying
herself in a diff erent way than the two boys on the opposite page?
Beginning
Is this girl by herself or with
friends? Is she reading or
singing? Is reading fun?
Intermediate
What is this girl doing with a
book? Do you think she likes
to read? Why or why not?
Advanced/Advanced High
How is this girl having fun? Do
you think it is fun to sit and
read? Why or why not?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kids Have Fun!
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Modeled RetellingThis duck is named Drakes Tail. He is smart, so
he saves all his money. One day, the king asks
to borrow money from Drakes Tail. The duck
says yes.
Beginning
Point to Drakes Tail.
What kind of animal
is Drakes Tail? What is
Drakes Tail giving the
king, food or money?
Intermediate
What does Drakes Tail
save? Who wants to
borrow money from
Drakes Tail? What does
Drakes Tail say to him?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who wants to borrow
money from Drakes
Tail? What does Drakes
Tail do? Why is Drakes
Tail smart?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho is in the picture? What is the duck’s name? What is Drakes
Tail giving the king? Why is he doing that?
Drakes Tail
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Modeled RetellingDrakes Tail is going to get his money back from
the king. He sees his friend Fox. Fox wants to
come, but the trip is long. Fox makes himself little
and jumps into the duck’s bag.
Beginning
Does Drakes Tail want
his money back? What
friend does he see?
Who jumps into the
duck’s bag?
Intermediate
What does Drakes Tail
want back? Who does
he see on his trip? Will
he go with Drakes Tail?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Drakes Tail
want? Who wants to
come with him? How
will he carry Fox?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhere is Drakes Tail going? Who is hopping in his bag? What did
Drakes Tail tell Fox when he asked to come along?
Drakes Tail
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Modeled RetellingDrakes Tail sees his friend Pond. He tells Pond he
is going to get his money back from the king.
Pond wants to come, too. Drakes Tail tells Pond to
make himself little. Drakes Tail will carry Pond in
his bag.Beginning
Point to Pond. Does
Pond want to come
on the trip? Where will
Drakes Tail carry pond?
Intermediate
Who wants to come
on the trip to see the
king? How will Drakes
Tail carry pond?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Drakes
Tail tell Pond? How
will Pond come with
Drakes Tail?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhere is Drakes Tail? Who is he talking to? What is Pond
asking him?
Drakes Tail
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Modeled RetellingDrakes Tail spots his friend Hive. Hive wants to
come to see the king, too. So Hive gets little and
jumps into Drakes Tail’s bag.
Beginning
Who is Drakes Tail’s
friend? Does he want
to come on the trip,
too?
Intermediate
Who does Drakes Tail
see in this picture? Will
he bring Hive with him
to see the king? What
does Hive do to fit into
the bag?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who does Drakes Tail
meet next? What does
Hive want to do? Who
is in Drakes Tail’s bag
now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho is Drakes Tail talking to now? What does Hive want? What
does Hive do so that he can go with Drakes Tail?
Drakes Tail
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Modeled RetellingDrakes Tail is being dragged by two men. The
king spent all of Drakes Tail’s money and does not
want to pay it back. The king sends Drakes Tail to
the hen pen!
Beginning
Does the king give
Drakes Tail his money
back? Where does he
send him to?
Intermediate
Where are the men
taking Drakes Tail? Will
the king pay Drakes
Tail back?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Drakes Tail
being dragged by two
men? Where are they
dragging him?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhere is Drakes Tail now? What is the king saying? Why
is the king upset? Where is Drakes Tail being taken?
Drakes Tail
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Modeled RetellingThe hens peck at Drakes Tail. Drakes Tail asks Fox
to help him. Fox jumps out of the bag and chases
the hens away.
Beginning
Who is pecking at
Drakes Tail? Does Fox
chase the hens away?
Intermediate
Who pecks at Drakes
Tail in the pen? Who
does Drakes Tail ask for
help? How does Fox
get the hens away?
Advanced/Advanced High
How does Drakes Tail
get away from the
hens? What were the
hens doing to him?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is the fox doing? Why is he chasing the hens?
Drakes Tail
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Modeled RetellingThe king sends his men to catch Drakes Tail. The
duck asks Hive to help him. Hive jumps out of
Drakes Tail’s bag. Hive helps by sending bees.
The bees sting the king and his men and they
run away. Beginning
Does Hive help Drakes
tail? Who do the bees
sting, Drakes Tail or the
king?
Intermediate
What does the king
send his men to do?
How do the bees help
Drakes Tail escape the
king?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who does Drakes Tail
get to help him now?
How does Hive help
Drakes Tail escape?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat did the men try to do? Who helps Drakes Tail now? How?
Drakes Tail
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Modeled RetellingDrakes Tail sits on the king’s throne. The people of
the kingdom see him sitting there. The people say
Drakes Tail is a duck with brains. They ask Drakes
Tail to be the new king! Drakes Tail accepts.
Beginning
Is Drakes Tail a smart
duck? Where is he
sitting? Will he be king
now?
Intermediate
What do the people
say about Drakes Tail?
What do they ask him
to do? What does
Drakes Tail say?
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Why do the people
choose Drakes Tail
to be king? Does he
accept?
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Guided RetellingWhy is Drakes Tail sitting on the throne? What do the people
want? What does Drakes Tail say when they ask him to be king?
Drakes Tail
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Modeled RetellingThis is Gram. She is sitting in a chair. She is wearing a yellow hat. Gram is
James’ grandmother.
Guided RetellingWho is this? How do you know? Do you think she will be a main character
in the story?
Beginning
Point to Gram. What color is
Gram’s hat?
Intermediate
What is Gram wearing?
Where is she sitting? Whose
grandmother is she?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who do you see in this
picture? How is she related to
James? What is she doing?
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Gram and Me
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Modeled RetellingThis is Gram and James. James is learning to ride his bike. Gram is helping
him. She holds his bike up. She is strong.
Guided RetellingWhat is this boy doing? Who is he? How do you think he is related to
Gram?
Beginning
Who is Gram helping in this
picture? What is she helping
James do?
Intermediate
What is James doing in this
picture? Who is helping him?
Advanced/Advanced High
How is Gram helping James
in this picture? What is James
learning?
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Gram and Me
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Modeled RetellingJames is holding Bean. Bean is Gram’s cat. He is a big cat with stripes. Bean
likes to be scratched under his chin.
Guided RetellingWho is James holding? Who does Bean belong to? What does Bean like?
Beginning
Is Bean a big cat or a small
cat? Where does Bean like to
be scratched?
Intermediate
Who is James holding? Where
is James scratching Bean in
the picture?
Advanced/Advanced High
Whose cat is Bean? Can you
describe Bean?
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Gram and Me
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Modeled RetellingJames is in Gram’s garden. James is holding a watering can. He is watering
plants. There are many fl owers in the garden. Gram is smiling at James.
Guided RetellingWhere are James and Gram? How can you tell? What do you think James
is doing?
Beginning
Where is James, in Gram’s
garden or in her house? What
is James watering?
Intermediate
Do James and Gram look
happy? What is James doing?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where are James and Gram
in this picture? What are they
doing?
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Gram and Me
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Modeled RetellingGram has a big plum tree in her garden. She and James are picking
plums. The plums are high in the tree. Gram is holding James so he
can reach them.
Guided RetellingWhat are James and Gram picking? Where are the plums?
Beginning
What are Gram and James
picking from the tree? Who is
holding James?
Intermediate
What kind of fruit are Gram
and James picking? Where are
the fruits?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Gram holding James?
What are they picking?
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Gram and Me
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Modeled RetellingGram is making jam. She is using the plums she picked with James. She
is pouring the jam from a bowl into jam jars. Gram and James are talking
about school while they make the jam.
Guided RetellingWhat is Gram doing? What is she using to make jam?
Beginning
What is Gram making? What
are Gram and James talking
about, school or fruit?
Intermediate
What is Gram using to make
jam? What are she and James
talking about?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is happening in this
picture? What kind of jam did
Gram and James make?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Gram and Me
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Modeled RetellingGram is reading James a story. The story is about cats and dogs. James
likes cats and dogs a lot! Gram does too. Bean is watching them.
Guided RetellingWhat are Gram and James doing? What kind of story are they reading?
Beginning
Who is reading the story in
this picture? What is the story
about? Where is Bean?
Intermediate
What is Gram doing? What is
the story about? What does
James like a lot?
Advanced/Advanced High
What are Gram and James
reading about? Does James
like animals?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Gram and Me
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Modeled RetellingJames is reading a story to Gram. It is about three little pigs. James
is making a funny face in this picture. Gram and James have a lot of
fun together.
Guided RetellingWhat is James doing? What kind of story is he reading? Do you think Gram
and James have a lot of fun together? How can you tell?
Beginning
Who is reading a story now?
What animal is his story
about?
Intermediate
Who is James reading to?
What is he reading about?
Advanced/Advanced High
What kind of animal is James
reading about? Why does he
make a funny face?
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Gram and Me
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Modeled RetellingThis is Frog and Toad. They have a kite. They go to a meadow to try to fl y
their kite. Frog holds the ball of string. Toad holds the kite and runs.
Guided RetellingWho is this? What do they have? What do you think they are going to do?
Beginning
Point to Frog and say his
name. Point to Toad. What do
Frog and Toad have?
Intermediate
What do Frog and Toad try
to fly? Who holds the ball of
string? Who runs?
Advanced/Advanced High
What are Frog and Toad trying
to do? How do they try to fly
the kite?
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Frog and Toad: The Kite
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Modeled RetellingToad runs as fast as he can. The kite goes up in the air. Then it falls down. It
doesn’t fl y. These three robins are laughing because the kite did not fl y.
Guided RetellingWhat kind of animals are these? What are the robins laughing at? Why?
Beginning
Does the kite fly? What are
the birds doing, laughing or
crying?
Intermediate
Who is laughing at Toad? Did
the kite fly?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why are the robins laughing
at Toad? What happened to
the kite?
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Frog and Toad: The Kite
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Modeled RetellingThe robins tell Toad he should give up. Toad goes back to Frog. He tells
Frog that he does not want to try anymore. He thinks the kite will not fl y.
Guided RetellingWhat are Frog and Toad doing? Did the kite fl y?
Beginning
Do the robins tell Toad to
keep trying or to give up?
Does Toad think the kite will
fly?
Intermediate
What do the robins tell Toad
to do? Does Toad want to
keep trying to fly the kite?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Toad tell Frog? Why
does Toad want to give up?
Do the robins think he should
keep trying?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Frog and Toad: The Kite
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Modeled RetellingFrog says they must try again. Toad runs across the meadow again. He
runs with the kite to try to make it fl y. He also waves it over his head as he
runs. The kite does not fl y.
Guided RetellingWhat is Toad doing? Why? Do you think it will work?
Beginning
Is Toad running or walking?
Does the kite fly?
Intermediate
What does Frog say? How
does Toad try to get the kite
to fly?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Toad do differently
this time? Does the kite fly
this time?
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Frog and Toad: The Kite
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Modeled RetellingToad wants to give up. Frog wants to keep trying. Frog convinces Toad to
try a third time. Toad runs with the kite and waves it over his head. He also
jumps up and down. The kite still will not fl y!
Guided RetellingWhat is Toad doing? Do you think it will make the kite fl y?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Beginning
Does Frog want to keep
trying? Is Toad jumping or
walking? Does the kite fly?
Intermediate
Who wants to keep trying to
fly the kite? What does Toad
do to try to make the kite fly?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who wants to keep trying?
What does Toad do this time
to make the kite fly? Does the
kite fly?
Frog and Toad: The Kite
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Modeled RetellingFrog has one more idea for Toad to try. Toad runs, waves the kite, jumps
up and down, and shouts, “Up Kite Up!” The kite is fl ying! It worked!
Guided RetellingWhat is the kite doing? How did that happen?
Beginning
Does Toad shout at the kite?
What does he shout? Does the
kite fly?
Intermediate
Who has an idea? What does
Toad shout to make the kite
fly? Does it work?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Toad do to make
the kite fly? Whose idea is it?
Does it work?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Frog and Toad: The Kite
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Modeled RetellingThe robins are looking up. They are watching the kite. They said Frog and
Toad could not get the kite to fl y. The robins were wrong. The kite is fl ying
high in the air!
Guided RetellingWhat are the robins doing? Why?
Beginning
What is flying up in the air?
Point to the robins. Are the
robins laughing now?
Intermediate
Who said the kite would not
fly? What are the robins doing
now? Were they right or
wrong?
Advanced/Advanced High
What are the robins doing
in this picture? Do you think
that Frog and Toad are happy
now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Frog and Toad: The Kite
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Modeled RetellingFrog and Toad are sitting in the grass. They are fl ying the kite together.
It is very high in the sky. They solved their problem because they did not
give up.
Guided RetellingWhat are Frog and Toad doing? How did they solve their problem?
Beginning
Are Frog and Toad sitting in
the grass? Who is flying the
kite?
Intermediate
Where are Frog and Toad
sitting? Where is the kite? Did
they give up?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where are Frog and Toad
now? What are they doing?
Did they give up?
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Frog and Toad: The Kite
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Modeled RetellingSome birds live on the backs of big animals.
These birds eat bugs off the big animals. The big
animals help the birds, too. The birds are safe
when they stay near the big animals.ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Beginning
Point to the birds in
this picture. What do
these birds eat? Where
do they find the bugs?
Intermediate
What do these birds
eat? Where do they
live? How do the birds
stay safe?
Advanced/Advanced High
What do the birds
do to help the big
animals? How do
the birds and the big
animals help each
other?
Guided RetellingWho are the animals in this picture? How do they help each
other? Why are they a surprising team?
Animal Teams
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Modeled RetellingZebras and wildebeests help each other, too.
They help each other fi nd fresh grass to eat.
They also help each other stay safe. If one zebra
or wildebeest sees danger, they all run away
together. They are safer in a group. Beginning
Point to the
wildebeest. What is the
other animal called?
Do they live alone or in
a group?
Intermediate
What are these animals
called? What kind of
food do they eat? How
do they help each
other stay safe?
Advanced/Advanced High
What kinds of animals
are these? How do
zebras and wildebeests
help each other?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Animal Teams
Guided Retelling What animals are in this picture? Why are they together a lot?
Why are they running?
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Modeled RetellingThe clown fi sh lives in the sea anemone. The sea
anemone stings fi sh that try to eat the clown
fi sh. Some fi sh like to eat the sea anemone, too.
The clown fi sh chases these fi sh away. The sea
anemone and the clown fi sh help each other.Beginning
What is the orange fish
called? Point to the sea
anemone. Can the sea
anemone sting other
animals?
Intermediate
What color is the clown
fish? How does the
sea anemone keep the
clown fish safe? What
does the clown fish
do?
Advanced/Advanced High
How does the sea
anemone help the
clown fish? How does
the clown fish help the
sea anemone?
Guided RetellingWhat animals are in this picture? Why is the clown fi sh in the
sea anemon e? How does the clown fi sh help the sea anemone?
Animal Teams
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Modeled RetellingCaterpillars must be safe so they can become
butterfl ies. Ants fi nd caterpillars and take them to
a safe place. The caterpillar has a sweet liquid on
its skin. The ants like the taste of the liquid.
Beginning
Point to the caterpillar.
Point to the butterfly.
What animal takes
caterpillars to a safe
place?
Intermediate
What do ants like
about caterpillars?
Where do they take the
caterpillar?
Advanced/Advanced High
What do caterpillars
have that ants like?
How do ants help
caterpillars?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat animals do you see? Why do caterpillars need to be safe?
What do ants do with caterpillars? Why?
Animal Teams
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Modeled RetellingThe cleaner fi sh likes to eat pests off bigger fi sh.
The big fi sh like to be cleaned. They wait in line
for the cleaner fi sh to clean them.
Beginning
What is the little fish
called? What do they
eat off the bigger fish?
Do the big fish like to
be cleaned?
Intermediate
What fish is called a
cleaner fish, the big
one or the little one?
What does it do? What
do the big fish like?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is the cleaner fish
called that? Why do the
other fish wait in line?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat animals do you see? How does the little fi sh help the big
fi sh? How does the big fi sh help the cleaner fi sh?
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Modeled RetellingThis rhinoceros and this bird are friends, too.
Sometimes animals keep each other safe.
Sometimes they help in other ways. These are
animal teams.
Beginning
Can animals help each
other stay safe? Who
helps this bird be safe?
Intermediate
Are these animals
friends? Can you name
another animal team
from the book?
Advanced/Advanced High
What animals did you
read about that help
each other? How do
they help each other?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhy do you think the rhinoceros and this bird are friends?
How do you think they help each other?
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Modeled RetellingThis is Kitten. She has never seen a full moon before. She thinks the moon
is a bowl of milk in the sky. She wants that milk!
Guided RetellingWho is in this picture? What is Kitten looking at? What does Kitten
think the moon is?
Beginning
Who is this? What does kitten
see in the sky? Is it the moon
or a bowl of milk?
Intermediate
What does Kitten see in the
sky? What does the moon look
like?
Advanced/Advanced High
What has Kitten never seen
before? What does she think
it is?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Modeled RetellingKitten closes her eyes and stretches her neck. She opens her mouth and
tries to lick the milk. Kitten does not reach the milk. Kitten has a bug on
her tongue!
Guided RetellingWhat is Kitten trying to do? Why is there a bug on her tongue?
Beginning
Does Kitten look happy or
surprised? Did Kitten want to
eat a bug?
Intermediate
What does Kitten have on her
tongue? What does Kitten try
to lick?
Advanced/Advanced High
How does Kitten try to reach
the bowl of milk in the sky?
What does Kitten get instead
of milk?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Modeled RetellingKitten decides to jump. She springs from the top step of the porch. She
tries to jump and catch the bowl of milk in the sky.
Guided RetellingWhat is Kitten doing now? Why is she jumping?
Beginning
What is Kitten doing, jumping
or dancing? What does she
want to catch?
Intermediate
How is Kitten trying to catch
the bowl of milk now? Where
is the bowl of milk?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Kitten reaching for?
Will she reach the bowl of milk
this time?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Modeled RetellingKitten cannot reach the bowl of milk. Instead, she tumbles to the ground.
She bumps her nose and bangs her ear and pinches her tail. Ouch! Poor
Kitten.
Guided RetellingWhat happened to Kitten? How did she fall?
Beginning
Does Kitten fall? Does she get
the milk? Does she look happy
or unhappy?
Intermediate
Where is Kitten now? What
does she bump? What
happenes to her ear?
Advanced/Advanced High
How does Kitten fall? What
happens to her nose, ear. and
tail?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Modeled RetellingKitten still wants the milk. She fi nds a tall tree. She climbs all the way to
the top. Kitten still cannot reach the bowl of milk. She is scared, too!
Guided RetellingNow what is Kitten doing? Why did she climb the tree? How does she feel?
Beginning
Is Kitten in a tree or in a
house? Is she scared or proud?
Intermediate
Where is Kitten now? How
does Kitten get to the top of
the tree? What does she still
want?
Advanced/Advanced High
How does Kitten try to get the
bowl of milk now? How does
she look? Can she reach the
bowl of milk now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Modeled RetellingKitten is still up in the tree. She looks down to the pond. She sees another
bowl of milk there. It is even bigger!
Guided RetellingWhat is Kitten looking at? What does she think it is?
Beginning
Where is Kitten? Where does
she see another bowl of milk?
Point to the bowl of milk.
Intermediate
What does Kitten see in the
pond? Is the bowl of milk in
the pond big or small?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where is kitten? What does
Kitten see now? What is this
bowl of milk like?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Modeled RetellingKitten runs down the tree and jumps into the pond. There’s no milk in the
pond! Poor Kitten. She is wet and tired and sad and hungry.
Guided RetellingWhere is Kitten now? How did she get there? How does Kitten feel?
Beginning
Where is Kitten now, in the
tree or in the pond? What is in
the pond, milk or water?
Intermediate
Where does Kitten jump into?
What did she try to get? How
is Kitten now?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why did kitten jump into the
pond? How does Kitten feel
now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Modeled RetellingKitten goes home. There, sitting on the step, is a big bowl of milk. It’s for
her! Kitten drinks the milk. Kitten is happy.
Guided RetellingWhere is Kitten now? Why did she go back home? What is waiting for
her there?
Beginning
Where is Kitten now, outside
or at home? Is Kitten happy
now? Does she have a bowl of
milk?
Intermediate
Where did Kitten find a big
bowl of milk? Who is the milk
for? How does she feel now,
happy or unhappy?
Advanced/Advanced High
What did Kitten find on the
step? Who is this bowl of milk
for? How do you think Kitten
feels now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Modeled RetellingThis is Ben Franklin. He lived a long time ago. He is sitting on a pier,
looking at the big ships. He likes the way the wind fi lls the ships’ sails.
Guided RetellingWho is this? How do you know? What is he doing? Do you think he will be
a main character in the story?
Beginning
Who is this boy? What is he
looking at?
Intermediate
Where is Ben Franklin sitting?
What is he looking at?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Ben Franklin looking
at? What does he like about
the ships?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Meet Ben Franklin
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Modeled RetellingBen Franklin liked to make things. Ben is making a red kite. Kites are like
the sails that Ben saw on the big ships. Wind fi lls a kite and holds it in
the air.
Guided RetellingWhat is Ben doing? What does he want the kite to be like? How does a kite
stay up in the air?
Beginning
Did Ben like making things?
What is Ben making?
Intermediate
What is Ben making? What fills
a kite to hold it in the air?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Ben making? How
does a kite fly?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Meet Ben Franklin
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Modeled RetellingBen and his friends went for a swim. Ben brought his new kite with him.
He ran and jumped into the water while holding the kite. Now, the wind is
pulling the kite and the kite is pulling Ben! It works like a sail!
Guided RetellingWhat is Ben holding? Why? If there were no wind, what would happen?
Beginning
Did Ben bring his kite when
he went swimming? What is
the wind pulling?
Intermediate
What did Ben bring with him
when he went swimming?
What is pulling Ben?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is pulling Ben? What is
pulling the kite? What does
the kite work like?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Meet Ben Franklin
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Modeled RetellingBen made many new things. Houses were often only made of wood.
This made them very cold. Ben Franklin made a stove that heated a
house quickly.
Guided RetellingWhat did Ben make? How do you think this made people’s lives better?
Beginning
Did Ben continue to make
new things? What did he
make to heat a house?
Intermediate
What were houses made of in
Ben Franklin’s time? What did
Ben make that heated houses?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why were houses cold during
Ben’s lifetime? How did a
Franklin stove help?
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Modeled RetellingBen came up with his ideas by thinking. He is sitting on a hill and thinking
about lightning. Ben wonders if lightning is electricity. He thinks a kite can
help him fi nd the answer.
Guided RetellingWhat is Ben doing? What does he want to know about lightning? What
does Ben think might help him?
Beginning
Is Ben sitting on a hill? What
is Ben doing now, thinking or
making things?
Intermediate
How did Ben come up with his
ideas? What does Ben think
lightning might be?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Ben thinking about?
How will he find an answer to
his question?
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Modeled RetellingBen fl ew a kite with a key tied to the string. Lightning made a spark when
it hit the key. That meant that lightning was electricity!
Guided RetellingWhat did Ben use to fi nd out about lightning? What did he add to the
string? Why? What did Ben learn?
Beginning
What did Ben tie to the kite’s
string? Did Ben find out that
lightning was electricity?
Intermediate
Did Ben find out whether
lightning was electricity? What
happened when lightning hit
the key?
Advanced/Advanced High
How did Ben find out
whether or not lightning was
electricity? Can you describe
his experiment?
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Meet Ben Franklin
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Modeled RetellingPinwheel is waiting for his friend Squirrel. Pinwheel sings and Owl tells
him to be quiet. Then Pinwheel gets itchy. He scratches himself against
the tree. Owl tells Pinwheel to stop shaking the tree. Pinwheel keeps
bothering Owl!
Guided RetellingWho is in the picture? What is Owl telling Pinwheel? Who is Pinwheel
waiting for?
Beginning
Point to Pinwheel. Is he
waiting for Owl or Squirrel?
Who does Pinwheel bother?
Intermediate
Who is Pinwheel’s friend? How
does Pinwheel bother Owl?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Owl tell Pinwheel
to do? What is Pinwheel
doing?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Happy Fall!
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Modeled RetellingPinwheel stands very still. He does not want to make Owl angry. Then he
feels something touch his head. It is a red leaf. He looks around and sees
other leaves falling. Pinwheel thinks he broke the tree!
Guided RetellingWhat is Pinwheel doing? What is on his head? What does he think is
happening?
Beginning
Does Pinwheel want to make
Owl angry? What falls on
Pinwheel’s head?
Intermediate
How is Pinwheel standing?
What falls on Pinwheel’s head?
What does he think he broke?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Pinwheel standing very
still? What does he think when
he sees the leaves falling?
Happy Fall!
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Modeled Retelling“Are you sure it’s broken?” Squirrel asks Pinwheel. More leaves are falling.
Pinwheel counts them. Pinwheel and Squirrel agree that the tree is
broken. They shout at the leaves to go back, but the leaves keep falling.
Guided RetellingWho is with Pinwheel now? What does Pinwheel tell Squirrel? What does
Squirrel think about the tree being broken?
Beginning
Who is Pinwheel’s friend?
Does Pinwheel think the tree
is broken? What does Squirrel
think?
Intermediate
What do Pinwheel and
Squirrel agree? What do they
shout at the leaves? Do the
leaves go back?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why does Pinwheel think
the tree is broken? What do
Pinwheel and Squirrel tell the
leaves to do?
Happy Fall!
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Modeled RetellingPinwheel and Squirrel tell the leaves they will get squashed on the
ground. The leaves will not like it. Squirrel is jumping in the leaves to show
them. It’s fun to jump in the leaves! Squirrel tells Pinwheel to jump in.
Guided RetellingWhat does Pinwheel tell the leaves? What is Squirrel doing? Why is he
jumping in the leaves?
Beginning
Who jumps into the leaves? Is
it fun to jump in the leaves?
Intermediate
What will happen to the
leaves if they are on the
ground? How does Squirrel
show the leaves what will
happen?
Advanced/Advanced High
What do Pinwheel and
Squirrel tell the leaves? What
does Squirrel tell Pinwheel to
do?
Happy Fall!
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Modeled RetellingSquirrel is playing in the leaves. Pinwheel jumps into the pile of leaves,
too. They are having fun playing in the leaves. “Catch me!” Squirrel calls.
Guided RetellingWhat are Pinwheel and Squirrel doing? Why is Pinwheel in the leaves with
Squirrel? What happened?
Beginning
Where is Squirrel playing?
What does Pinwheel jump
into?
Intermediate
What is Squirrel doing in the
leaves? What does Squirrel
say?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Squirrel doing? What
does Pinwheel do? What does
Squirrel say to Pinwheel?
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Happy Fall!
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Modeled RetellingOwl starts to yell at Pinwheel and Squirrel. They are being too loud. Then
he steps out of his house. “Ah, fall!” says Owl. Pinwheel and Squirrel try to
hide.
Guided RetellingWhy does Owl come out of his house? Who is he talking to? What is he
saying? What do Pinwheel and Squirrel try to do?
Beginning
Who yells at Pinwheel and
Squirrel? What do Pinwheel
and Squirrel do?
Intermediate
Why does Owl yell at Pinwheel
and Squirrel? What do Squirrel
and Pinwheel do when they
hear him?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why does Owl yell at Pinwheel
and Squirrel? What does he
say after he steps out of his
house? What do Pinwheel and
Squirrel do?
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Happy Fall!
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Modeled RetellingOwl jumps into the leaves. Pinwheel and Squirrel try to run, but it is too
late. “Happy fall!” says Owl. Pinwheel and Squirrel don’t know what fall is.
They ask Owl.
Guided RetellingWhat is Owl doing now? Why is he jumping? What does he say to
Pinwheel and Squirrel? What do they ask Owl?
Beginning
Who jumps into the leaves?
What does Owl say to
Pinwheel and Squirrel?
Intermediate
What does Owl say to
Pinwheel and Squirrel? What
do they ask Owl?
Advanced/Advanced High
Do Pinwheel and Squirrel
know what fall is? How will
they find out?
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Happy Fall!
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Modeled RetellingFall is a season! It is Owl’s favorite season. Fall is when the leaves change
color and fall from the trees. Pinwheel looks at the colorful leaves. “Happy
fall!” he shouts.
Guided RetellingWhat is Pinwheel doing? What does he learn about fall from Owl? What
does he say now that he knows it is fall? Then what does he do?
Beginning
What is fall? Do the leaves
change color in fall? What else
happens to the leaves?
Intermediate
Does Owl like fall? What
happens after the leaves
change color in fall?
Advanced/Advanced High
What happens in fall? Who
like fall?
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Happy Fall!
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Modeled RetellingThis is a story about a tiger cub growing up. Her
name is Tara. This is Tara as a baby. She is very
small! Her eyes aren’t even open yet.
Beginning
What animal is this?
What is her name? Is
Tara a small tiger cub
or a big grown tiger?
Intermediate
What is this tiger cub’s
name? What is she like?
Are her eyes open or
closed?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is Tara? How do
you know she is a tiger
cub?
Guided RetellingWhat is this story about? What kind of animal is this? Is Tara
young or old in this picture? How can you tell?
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A Tiger Cub Grows Up
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Modeled RetellingTara is being sprayed with water. It is her fi rst
bath. She doesn’t like it!
Beginning
Does Tara like her first
bath? Is she being
sprayed with water or
is she in a bathtub?
Intermediate
What is Tara being
sprayed with? Does she
like it?
Advanced/Advanced High
How does Tara act
during her first bath?
Does she like it? What
makes you think that?
Guided RetellingWhat is Tara doing? Do you think she likes it? How can you tell?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
A Tiger Cub Grows Up
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Modeled RetellingTara is growing up. She plays with Mary. She runs
over Mary’s legs and bites her arm. Mary doesn’t
let Tara bite too hard.
Beginning
Who does Tara play
with? Is she bigger or
smaller now?
Intermediate
Who plays with Tara?
What does Tara do
when she’s playing?
Advanced/Advanced High
Will Mary let Tara bite
her hard? Why not?
Guided RetellingWhat is Tara doing? Is she bigger or smaller than she was on
Card 2?
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A Tiger Cub Grows Up
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Modeled RetellingTara is old enough to go outside. She smells the
grass and smells the air. Tara runs around. She is
having fun.
Beginning
Where is Tara, inside or
outside? Is Tara having
fun? Is she growing?
Intermediate
Where is Tara? What is
she smelling?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where is Tara? What is
she doing outside?
Guided RetellingWhat is Tara doing? Do you think she is having fun?
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A Tiger Cub Grows Up
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Modeled RetellingTara is much bigger! She is growing up. Lynn
takes care of Tara now. Tara is playing with Lynn.
She climbs over Lynn’s back.
Beginning
Is Tara getting smaller
or bigger? Who is she
climbing on?
Intermediate
Who takes care of
Tara now? What is Tara
climbing over?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is Lynn? How is
Tara playing with her?
Guided RetellingWhat is Tara doing? Is she getting smaller or bigger? Why?
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A Tiger Cub Grows Up
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Modeled RetellingTara is much bigger than she was in the
beginning of the story! She is big and strong. She
lives with the other tigers now. She is climbing on
a log next to another tiger.
Beginning
Is Tara a cub anymore?
Does Tara live with the
other tigers now? What
is Tara like, strong or
weak?
Intermediate
Who does Tara live
with now? What is she
doing in this picture?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Tara doing?
How is she different
from how she was in
the beginning of the
story?
Guided RetellingIs Tara grown up? Is she bigger than she was on Card 1? Where is
Tara? What is she doing?
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A Tiger Cub Grows Up
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Modeled RetellingThis story is about a pig named Olivia. She is good at lots of things. She
has a book called 40 Very Loud Songs. She is singing very loudly.
Guided RetellingWho is this? What kind of animal is Olivia? What is she doing? Can real
pigs sing?
Beginning
Who is this little pig? Is she
singing loudly or quietly?
Intermediate
What is this pig’s name? What
is Olivia doing in this picture?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Olivia doing? What is
the name of the book Olivia is
holding?
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Olivia
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Modeled RetellingOlivia is wearing a bag over her head. There is a scary face drawn on the
bag. She is scaring her little brother, Ian.
Guided RetellingWhat is Olivia wearing? Why is she wearing a bag? Do you think she looks
scary?
Beginning
Who is wearing a bag over her
head? Does the face on the
bag look scary or friendly?
Intermediate
What is Olivia wearing over
her head? How does she look?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Olivia wearing a bag
over her head? Does she look
scary to you?
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Olivia
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Modeled RetellingThis is Olivia’s family. She has a mom, a dad, a brother, a dog, and a cat.
Her dog’s name is Perry. Her cat’s name is Edwin.
Guided RetellingWho is this? Which one is Olivia’s brother?
Beginning
Can you point to Olivia in the
picture? Who is with her?
Intermediate
Who is Edwin? Who is Perry?
Who else does Olivia live
with?
Advanced/Advanced High
What are the names of Olivia’s
dog and cat? Who else is in
Olivia’s family?
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Olivia
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Modeled RetellingOlivia likes to dress up. Every morning, she tries on all the clothes she
owns. She tries on a pair of sunglasses and a bag, a pair of pants, a fancy
dress, and a backpack.
Guided RetellingWhat is Olivia doing? What types of things is she trying on? Do you think
she really wears a dress like that to school? Would you?
Beginning
Does Olivia like to dress up?
Name one thing she tries on.
Intermediate
What is Olivia trying on? What
does she like to do?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Olivia trying on? Why
is she trying on these clothes?
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Olivia
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Modeled RetellingThis picture is from last summer. Olivia and her mom are at the beach.
Olivia’s mom is wearing sunglasses because it is sunny out. Olivia’s mom is
showing Olivia how to make a sand castle.
Guided RetellingWhat is Olivia doing? Who is making a sand castle with her?
Beginning
Where are Olivia and her
mom? Are they making a sand
castle?
Intermediate
Where is Olivia? Who is she
with? What are they making
together?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where are Olivia and her
mom? What is Olivia’s mom
teaching her?
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Olivia
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Modeled RetellingOlivia is sitting on her bed. She is unhappy because she has to take a nap
every day. Olivia doesn’t like naps. She’s not tired!
Guided RetellingWhat is Olivia doing? What is she supposed to do? How do you think she
feels? How can you tell?
Beginning
Does Olivia look happy or
unhappy? What does Olivia
have to do every day?
Intermediate
Is Olivia happy? Why not?
What does she have to do
every day?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Olivia unhappy? Why
does she not like to take
naps?
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Olivia
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Modeled RetellingOlivia is painting the wall. She is making it look like a painting she saw
at the museum. Olivia isn’t supposed to do that! Her mom is going to
be mad!
Guided RetellingWhat is Olivia doing? Do you think she is allowed to do that?
Beginning
Is Olivia painting the wall or a
piece of paper? Does mom say
it is okay to paint the wall?
Intermediate
What is Olivia painting? Will
her mother be happy or mad?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Olivia doing? What
will her mother think?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Olivia
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Modeled RetellingOlivia and her mom are reading a book together. They are in Olivia’s bed.
It is time for bed.
Guided RetellingWhat are Olivia and her mom doing? Why? What do they say to
each other?
Beginning
Is Olivia reading by herself or
with her mom? Is it bedtime?
Intermediate
What are Olivia and her
mother reading together?
Where are they? What time
is it?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is happening in the
picture? What time do you
think it is? Why?
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Olivia
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Modeled RetellingThis is Peter. He is leaning against a traffi c light. He wishes he could
whistle!
Guided RetellingWho is this? Do you think Peter is sad? Why?
Beginning
Who is this boy? What does
Peter want to do, whistle or
sing?
Intermediate
Who is sad and leaning
against the traffic light? What
does he wish he could do?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Peter leaning on? How
does he look? What does he
wish?
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Whistle for Willie
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Modeled RetellingPeter sees a boy whistling to his dog. When the boy whistles, the dog runs
to him. Peter still can’t whistle. Instead, Peter starts whirling around. He
whirls faster and faster!
Guided RetellingWhat is Peter doing? Why is he whirling?
Beginning
Does Peter try to whistle?
Can he whistle? What is Peter
doing now?
Intermediate
What happens when the boy
whistles to his dog? Can Peter
whistle?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Peter see? What is
he doing now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Whistle for Willie
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Modeled RetellingPeter sees his dog, Willie. Peter hides in a box when Willie walks by. Peter
wants to whistle so that Willie comes to him. He tries again, but he still
can’t whistle.
Guided RetellingWhat is Peter doing? Why? Why does he want to whistle?
Beginning
Who does Peter see? What
does Peter hide in? Does he
try to whistle again?
Intermediate
Who walks by? Where does
Peter hide? What does he try
to do? Can Peter whistle now?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Peter do when
Willie walks by? What does
Peter try to do again?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Whistle for Willie
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Modeled RetellingPeter walks home. He draws a line to his door with chalk. It is a very long
line. Then he stands outside his door and tries to whistle again. He blows
until his cheeks are tired, but he still can’t whistle.
Guided RetellingWhat does Peter draw? Where is he standing now? What is he doing? Can
he whistle?
Beginning
What does Peter draw with
chalk? What does he try to do
again? Point to your cheeks.
Are Peter’s cheeks tired?
Intermediate
What does Peter do as he
walks home? Where does he
stand? What does he try to do
again? Can he whistle now?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does Peter do as he
walks home? How does Peter
try to learn how to whistle?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELL
Whistle for Willie
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Modeled RetellingPeter goes inside his house. Peter tries on his father’s hat to make himself
feel more grown-up. He looks at himself in the mirror while he tries to
whistle. He hopes it will help him, but he still can’t whistle.
Guided RetellingWhat is Peter wearing? Who does it belong to? Does it help him whistle?
Beginning
Where is Peter now? What
does he try to do as he looks
in the mirror?
Intermediate
What is Peter wearing to make
him feel more grown-up? What
is he trying to do?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Peter wearing his
father’s hat? How does he try
to learn how to whistle now?
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Whistle for Willie
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Modeled RetellingPeter goes outside to play and to look for Willie. He goes to the corner
where the carton was. Peter looks around the corner. He sees Willie!
Guided RetellingWhere is Peter? Who does he see?
Beginning
Does Peter go outside to find
his father or to find Willie?
Does he find Willie?
Intermediate
Why does Peter go outside?
What does he see when he
gets to the corner?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Peter doing outside?
Who is coming around the
corner?
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Whistle for Willie
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Modeled RetellingPeter learns to whistle! He runs home and shows his mother and father
and Willie. His parents and Willie are excited. Peter is very happy that he
fi nally learned to whistle!
Guided RetellingWhat is Peter doing? How do you think he feels now that he can whistle?
Beginning
Can Peter whistle now? Is he
happy or upset?
Intermediate
What does Peter learn to do?
How do you think he feels?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who is excited when Peter
whistles? How do you think
Peter feels? Why do you think
so?
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Whistle for Willie
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Modeled RetellingPeter’s mother asks him to go to the grocery store. Willie goes, too. Peter
whistles all the way to the grocery store, and then he whistles all the way
home.
Guided RetellingWhere is Peter going? Who is going with him? What does Peter do on his
way to the grocery store?
Beginning
Where is Peter going, to
school or to the grocery store?
What does Peter do all the
way, sing or whistle?
Intermediate
What does Peter’s mother ask
him to do? Who goes with
Peter to the store? What does
Peter do all the way?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where do Peter and Willie go?
Why? What does Peter do on
the way there and the way
back?
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Whistle for Willie
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Modeled RetellingThis is Dot and Jabber. They are mouse detectives.
Dot and Jabber are looking for a mystery to solve.
Beginning
Who are these mice?
Are they detectives?
Intermediate
What are Dot and
Jabber? What do they
want to solve?
Advanced/Advanced High
Who are the mouse
detectives? What are
they looking for?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWho is this? What do they do? What are they looking at?
Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery
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Modeled RetellingDot and Jabber stop in the meadow to watch
some bugs. There are grasshoppers, a butterfl y,
and many little diff erent colored bugs.
Beginning
How many bugs do
you see? Point to a
grasshopper and say
the word. Point to the
butterfly and say the
word.
Intermediate
Where are Dot and
Jabber now? What are
they watching? Can
you name one kind of
bug you see?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where do Dot and
Jabber stop? What are
they doing? What kinds
of bugs do you see in
the picture?
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Guided RetellingWhat are these? How many diff erent kinds of bugs do you see?
Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery
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Modeled RetellingJabber is looking around, but he does not see
any bugs. He does not know where they are. They
disappeared! This is the mystery Dot and Jabber
have been looking for.
Beginning
Can Jabber still see the
bugs? Does he know
where they went?
Intermediate
What is Jabber looking
around for? What is the
mystery that Dot and
Jabber have to solve?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Jabber doing?
What happened to
the bugs? What is the
mystery?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is Jabber looking for? Does he know what happened to the
bugs?
Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery
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Modeled RetellingThis is a sparrow. Jabber thinks it ate the bugs.
The sparrow tells Dot and Jabber that it did not
eat the bugs. The sparrow is searching for berries
to eat, not bugs.Beginning
Is this bird called a
sparrow? Did the
sparrow eat the bugs
or the berries?
Intermediate
What kind of bird is
this? What does Jabber
think the sparrow ate?
What is the sparrow
searching for?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is the sparrow
searching for? Can you
see any bugs in the
picture? Can Jabber
and Dot see these
bugs?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat is this animal? What does Jabber think it did with the bugs?
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Modeled RetellingThis is a rabbit. The rabbit tells Dot and Jabber
that the bugs are hiding from a toad. Toads eat
bugs, too.
Beginning
Who is this? Does the
rabbit tell Dot and
Jabber that the bugs
are hiding? What
animal are they hiding
from?
Intermediate
What animal is this?
What does the rabbit
say the bugs are
doing? What do toads
eat?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does the rabbit
tell Dot and Jabber?
Why are the bugs
hiding from a toad?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat kind of animal is this? What does it tell Dot and Jabber?
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Modeled RetellingThe toad looks just like the rock, so Dot and
Jabber do not see it. The toad is hiding from
things that eat toads.
Beginning
Point to the toad in this
picture. Can Dot and
Jabber see the toad?
Intermediate
What animal do you
see in this picture?
What is the toad hiding
from?
Advanced/Advanced High
What does the toad
look like? What is the
toad doing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat can you see in this picture? Do Dot and Jabber see it? Why
not?
Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery
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Modeled RetellingTwo butterfl ies are fl ying. They are the same
color as the grass. This might be a clue for Dot
and Jabber. Maybe the other insects look like
something else, too.Beginning
What color are the
butterflies? What
color is the grass? Do
other insects look like
something else, too?
Intermediate
What are the
butterflies doing?
Why couldn’t Dot
and Jabber see them
before?
Advanced/Advanced High
How are the butterflies
hidden? How might
the other insects be
hidden too?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat do you see? Do Dot and Jabber see them? Why not?
Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery
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Modeled RetellingDot and Jabber found the bugs! They were hiding in plain sight, so no one could see them. Now Dot and Jabber know how to search for bugs.
Beginning
How many bugs do you see? Were the bugs hiding under a rock or in plain sight?
Intermediate
What did Dot and Jabber do? Where were the bugs hiding? Why could no one see them?
Advanced/Advanced High
How were the bugs hiding in plain sight? How do you think Dot and Jabber will search for bugs now?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Guided RetellingWhat did Dot and Jabber fi nd? Why couldn’t Dot and Jabber see the bugs? Why were they hiding?
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Modeled RetellingThis is Oscar. He is standing on a sofa in pajamas.
He is singing into a remote control. But he is
daydreaming about being a famous singer. Oscar
loves to daydream.
Beginning
Who is this? What is
Oscar standing on?
What does Oscar want
to be, an actor or a
singer?
Intermediate
Where is Oscar? What is
he singing into? What
is he daydreaming
about?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Oscar
doing? What is he
daydreaming about?
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Super Oscar
Guided RetellingWho is in the picture? Why is he standing on the couch? What is
he imagining? What does Oscar like to do?
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Modeled RetellingOscar daydreams all the time. He even daydreams
during breakfast. His pancakes get cold and his
orange juice gets warm. He daydreams about
fl ying in a fl ying saucer. His father tells him that
sometimes he must stop daydreaming and get
things done. Beginning
What is Oscar eating?
Is Oscar daydreaming
now? Where does he
want to be, in a circus
or in a flying saucer?
Intermediate
What is Oscar having?
Where is he pretending
to be? Does his father
think he should stop
daydreaming, or that
he should daydream?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Oscar
daydreaming about
now? What does
Oscar’s father say
about daydreaming?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Super Oscar
Guided RetellingWhat is Oscar doing now? What is he daydreaming about? What
does his father tell him about daydreaming?
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Modeled RetellingPeople in Oscar’s neighborhood have a picnic
every week. Oscar’s mother makes lists so
everyone knows what to bring. This week, Oscar
forgot to give the lists to the neighbors! He was
looking at shapes in the clouds. His mother says
they will have to cancel the picnic, but Oscar says
there’s still time. Beginning
What is Oscar looking
at? Did Oscar forget
to give out the picnic
lists?
Intermediate
What did Oscar
forget to give to the
neighbors? What is he
doing? What does his
mother say?
Advanced/Advanced High
What did Oscar forget?
What does his mother
say? Will they still have
the picnic?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Super Oscar
Guided RetellingWhat is Oscar doing? What happens in his neighborhood every
Saturday? What did Oscar forget to do? What does his mother say
will happen to the picnic now that Oscar forgot the lists? What
does Oscar tell her?
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Modeled RetellingOscar rushes to the grocery store. He buys fruits
and vegetables and all kinds of food. He buys
everything he needs and runs to the park. He has
only twenty minutes until the picnic! Oscar has to
rush to get everything ready!Beginning
What kind of store is
Oscar in? What is he
getting there for the
picnic?
Intermediate
What is Oscar buying
at the grocery store?
What will happen in
twenty minutes?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Oscar buying?
Why is he buying it and
rushing?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Super Oscar
Guided RetellingWhere is Oscar now? What is Oscar doing? What is his plan? How
much time does he have until the picnic?
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Modeled RetellingOscar is making the food. He’s whipping cream to
make strawberry shortcake. He’s in a big yellow
tub. He is jumping rope to whip the cream.
Squirrels are helping him. They are pouring the
cream into the tub.
Super Oscar
Guided RetellingWhat is Oscar doing now? Why is he jumping rope in the cream?
What else does he make for the picnic?
Beginning
What is Oscar making,
ice cream or strawberry
shortcake? How is he
whipping the cream?
Intermediate
What is Oscar using to
whip the cream? What
are the squirrels doing?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is Oscar doing
in the tub? What will
he make with the
whipped cream?
How are the squirrels
helping?
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Modeled RetellingOscar is standing on top of the yellow tub. It is
time for the picnic to begin, but there’s no music!
Oscar is teaching the birds and the squirrels
a song. The animals play the song as Oscar’s
neighbors arrive for the picnic. Beginning
What does Oscar need
for the picnic? Who
will play a song in the
picnic?
Intermediate
Where is Oscar
standing? What is he
doing with the birds
and squirrels?
Advanced/Advanced High
What is missing from
the picnic? How does
Oscar fix this?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Super Oscar
Guided RetellingWhat is Oscar doing now? Why is he teaching the squirrels a
tune? Do the squirrels learn the tune?
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Modeled RetellingPeople talked and laughed and ate. They played
soccer and football. The squirrels played and ate,
too. Everyone had fun. It was the best picnic ever!
Beginning
Where are the people?
Was the picnic fun?
What games did
people play?
Intermediate
What did people do
at the picnic? Did
everyone have a good
time?
Advanced/Advanced High
What was the picnic
like? What games did
people play? What else
did people do?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Super Oscar
Guided RetellingWho are the people in the picture? What are they doing? How do
they feel about Oscar’s picnic?
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Modeled RetellingOscar is taking a nap under the table. A squirrel
is napping with him. Oscar is tired now. He is
dreaming about being a superhero and fl ying.
Beginning
Who is napping? Is
Oscar dreaming? What
does he want to be in
his dream, a superhero
or a clown?
Intermediate
How is Oscar feeling?
Where is he taking a
nap? What happens in
Oscar’s dream?
Advanced/Advanced High
Where is Oscar
now? Why is he so
tired? What is Oscar
dreaming about?
ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Super Oscar
Guided RetellingWhat is Oscar doing now? Why is he napping? What is he
dreaming about?
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