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Retelling CardsGrade 1

ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

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


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?

Little Red Hen

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Who is this? Is she

planting wheat or

corn?

Intermediate



What can you use

wheat for?



doing? What might she

do with the wheat?


friends?



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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?


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?


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?


What is happening in

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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?


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?



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?


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?


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?


Why do you think

Alexander liked to

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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.


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?


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?


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?


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?


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?


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?


Who is Pam? What

does she like to do?


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?


What kind of animal is

this? What is his name?

What is he doing?


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?


Who is playing? Where

are they playing? What

does Pam have in her

mouth?


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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?


What is Pam doing?


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?


What does Sam try to

do? Who is he trying to

follow?


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?



this picture?


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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?


How does Sam get to

Pam?

Guided RetellingWhat is Sam doing? Why is Sam fl ying?


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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?


Who do you see

playing in this picture?

Can you describe what

you see?


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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?


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?


Who is this? What can he do,

too? Who can do the same

things?


I Can, Too!


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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?


What is the girl doing? Is the

boy doing the same thing?

What is he doing?


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?


What is the girl doing? How

do you play “Tag”?


I Can, Too!


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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?


What are the children doing?


I Can, Too!


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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?


What is the boy doing

now? Who is doing the

same thing? What is the girl

doing?


I Can, Too!


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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?


What is the boy doing? What

does he say? Who do you

think the boy is talking to?


I Can, Too!


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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?


What is the girl doing?

Why do you think the girl is

throwing leaves up into the

air?


I Can, Too!


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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?


Who does Flip belong

to? What does Flip

look like?


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?


Can Flip go to school?

Why do you think Flip

is sad?


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?


Where is the little girl

standing? What is Flip

doing? What do you

see in the classroom?


Flip


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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?


Where is Flip? What is

he doing? What does

Flip like?


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?


What is Flip doing? Why do you think Miss Black is mad?


Flip


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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?


What is Miss Black

doing with the card?

What is Flip doing?


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?


How is Flip helping

Miss Black? Why do

you think the children

are clapping? Who is

proud of Flip?


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?


Why is Flip saying

goodbye? What do

the children ask Miss

Black? Why is Flip glad?


Flip


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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?


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?


Who is Hank? What is he



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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?


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?


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?


What position does this girl play

in soccer? What is she doing?


Soccer


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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?


What is this group of people?

How do they feel about

soccer?


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?


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?


What kind of animal do you

see? What does the dad do?

How does the dad keep the

baby penguin warm?



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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?


How do the dad and baby

eagles look different? What is

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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?


Where does the mom

kangaroo carry her baby?

What do you call a baby

kangaroo?



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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?


Where are these baby birds?

How do they feel? Where do

you think their mom and dad

are?



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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?


What do these elephants look

like? What are the mom and

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Beginning

Who is this? Is she

planting wheat or

corn? Who does Little

Red Hen ask for help?

Intermediate


planting? What can

you use wheat for?

What does she need?



doing? What can she

make with the wheat?


friends?



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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?


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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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?


What is Hen asking Cat,

Dog, and Pig to do?

What do they say?


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?

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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?


What is Hen asking

Cat, Dog, and Pig?

What do they say?


Guided RetellingWhat is Hen doing? What is she using? Will her friends help?

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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?


How is Hen mixing the

wheat? What are Dog,

Cat, and Pig doing?


Guided RetellingWhere is Little Red Hen? What is she doing? What do you think

she is mixing? Is anyone helping her?

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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?


What did Hen make?

What did she use?


Pig doing?


Guided RetellingWhat is Hen doing? What does she use to help? Why does she

use this? What does Hen make with the wheat?

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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


Pig watching? What

does Hen ask them?


What does Hen ask Cat,

Dog, and Pig? How did

the bread turn out?


Guided RetellingWhat is Little Red Hen doing? What are Cat, Dog, and Pig doing?

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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?


Who did all the work?

Why won’t she share

her bread with the

other animals?


Guided RetellingWhat is Little Red Hen doing? Is she going to share the bread

with Cat, Dog, and Pig? Why not?

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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



Where do the pigs live? What

is their house made of? What

are they doing in this picture?


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?


What do pigs like? What does

Pig Three think about mud?

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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?


What is the wolf wearing?

What does he want the three

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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?


What do the pigs say to the

wolf? Do you think the pigs

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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?


Why does the Big Bad Wolf

stop huffing and puffing?

What do you think he will

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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?


Why is the Big Bad Wolf

kicking the little pigs’ house?

What is their house made of?

Do you think the Big Bad Wolf

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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?


Does the Big Bad Wolf like a

big mess? What is he covered

in? What do you think he’ll do?




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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?


What is the wolf doing?

Why do you think the pigs

are using mud to build their

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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?


Who is walking next to Aunt

Trish and Beth? What do you

think Beth is pointing at?


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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?


What is the man wearing?

Who can be in the band? How

can you tell?


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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?


Why is Beth raising her hand?

What do the kids want to do

together?


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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?


Who is the man in the red

hat? Will he let the kids play in

the band? What does he tell

them to do?


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?


What will the kids make with

the things in the box? Where

do they find the box?


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?


What is Bud using as an

instrument? What does it

sound like when he hits it?


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?


What are the kids doing?

Where are they? Who is going

to sing?


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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?


What is the band doing now?

What does Beth say in her

song?


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?


What did the pig ask

the boy to do? Why are

the boy and the pig

running?


Guided RetellingWhat is the boy doing? Why? What kind of animal is following

the boy? What is on its head?

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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?


What are the apes

holding? What is the

duck doing?


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?

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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?


Who is in the bus? Who

is getting on? Do you

think the boy will be

late for school?


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?


What kind of a tree is

this? What are the frogs

in the tree doing? What

are the frogs under the

tree doing?


Guided RetellingWhat kind of tree do you see? How can you tell? What are the

animals under the tree doing?

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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?


Can you name all the

kinds of animals on the

bus? What are the frogs

doing?


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?

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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?


Where are the animals

now? What are they

doing?


Guided RetellingWhat are the apes doing? Why do you think they got off the bus?

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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


doing? What does the

sign say in front of the

crocodile?



doing? Where is it?

What makes the

crocodile look cool?


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?


Can you describe the

boy’s adventure?


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?


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?


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?


Who is singing to

Mike? Why are they

singing?


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?


What does Gram want

to know? What is she

trying to do?


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?


Whose duck is this?

What does a duck say?

Does Mike smile when

he sees the duck?


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?


What is Dad doing in

this picture? Why is he

doing this?


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?


What kind of animal

is Spike? Do you think

Spike can make Baby

Mike smile?


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?


What is Spike doing?

What is Baby Mike

doing now?


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?


Where is Spike now?

What is Mike doing?

How does the family

feel now?


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?


What does Rose do

after school? What

does Rob Robot ask his

sister Rose?


Guided RetellingWho is this? Which one is Rose? What is she doing? What does

she like to look for?

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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?


Who is in the picture?

What question do

Rose’s parents have for

her?


Guided RetellingWho is Rose talking to? Which one is her father? What can Rose

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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?


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?



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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?


Why do you think

Mom and Dad seem

surprised? What do

Mom and Dad tell

Rose?


Guided RetellingWhat is Rob doing? How do you think Mom and Dad feel about

Rob’s new toy? How can you tell?



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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?


What does Rose make

out of the junk she

collected? Who is it for?


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?



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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?


Why does Rose decide

to make something

with all the stuff she

found? Do you think

it will be something

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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?


What do you think

Rose’s robot can do?

What does the robot

have?


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?



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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?


Why are Mom and Dad

happy now? What do

they want Rose to do?


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?



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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?


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?


What game are these kids

playing? What does the

weather look like where these

kids live?

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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?


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?


What trick can this boy do

with his rope? Why do you

think he does that trick?

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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.

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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?


What did these kids make?

Where did they make their

ship? What are they doing

now?


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?


What is this girl learning? Who

is helping her make the rug?

Why are they making a rug?


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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?


How are these boys having

fun? What are they trying to

do?


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?


How is this girl having fun? Do

you think it is fun to sit and

read? Why or why not?


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?


Who wants to borrow

money from Drakes

Tail? What does Drakes

Tail do? Why is Drakes

Tail smart?


Guided RetellingWho is in the picture? What is the duck’s name? What is Drakes

Tail giving the king? Why is he doing that?

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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


want back? Who does

he see on his trip? Will

he go with Drakes Tail?



want? Who wants to

come with him? How

will he carry Fox?


Guided RetellingWhere is Drakes Tail going? Who is hopping in his bag? What did

Drakes Tail tell Fox when he asked to come along?

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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?


What does Drakes

Tail tell Pond? How

will Pond come with

Drakes Tail?


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?



meet next? What does

Hive want to do? Who

is in Drakes Tail’s bag

now?


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?


Why is Drakes Tail

being dragged by two

men? Where are they

dragging him?


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?


How does Drakes Tail

get away from the

hens? What were the

hens doing to him?


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?



get to help him now?

How does Hive help

Drakes Tail escape?


Guided RetellingWhat did the men try to do? Who helps Drakes Tail now? How?

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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?


Why do the people

choose Drakes Tail

to be king? Does he

accept?


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?


Who do you see in this

picture? How is she related to

James? What is she doing?


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?


How is Gram helping James

in this picture? What is James

learning?


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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?


Whose cat is Bean? Can you

describe Bean?


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?


Where are James and Gram

in this picture? What are they

doing?


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?


Why is Gram holding James?

What are they picking?


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?


What is happening in this

picture? What kind of jam did

Gram and James make?


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?


What are Gram and James

reading about? Does James

like animals?


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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?


What kind of animal is James

reading about? Why does he

make a funny face?


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?


What are Frog and Toad trying

to do? How do they try to fly

the kite?


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?


Why are the robins laughing

at Toad? What happened to

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?


What does Toad tell Frog? Why

does Toad want to give up?

Do the robins think he should

keep trying?




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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?


What does Toad do differently

this time? Does the kite fly

this time?




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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?


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?


Who wants to keep trying?

What does Toad do this time

to make the kite fly? Does the

kite fly?



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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?


What does Toad do to make

the kite fly? Whose idea is it?

Does it work?




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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?


What are the robins doing

in this picture? Do you think

that Frog and Toad are happy

now?




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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?


Where are Frog and Toad

now? What are they doing?

Did they give up?




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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?


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?

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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?


What kinds of animals

are these? How do

zebras and wildebeests

help each other?


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?


How does the sea

anemone help the

clown fish? How does

the clown fish help the

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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?

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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?


What do caterpillars

have that ants like?

How do ants help

caterpillars?


Guided RetellingWhat animals do you see? Why do caterpillars need to be safe?

What do ants do with caterpillars? Why?

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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?


Why is the cleaner fish

called that? Why do the

other fish wait in line?


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?


What animals did you

read about that help

each other? How do

they help each other?


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?


What has Kitten never seen

before? What does she think

it is?


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?


How does Kitten try to reach

the bowl of milk in the sky?

What does Kitten get instead

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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?


What is Kitten reaching for?

Will she reach the bowl of milk

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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?


How does Kitten fall? What

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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?


How does Kitten try to get the

bowl of milk now? How does

she look? Can she reach the

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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?


Where is kitten? What does

Kitten see now? What is this

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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?


Why did kitten jump into the

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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?


What did Kitten find on the

step? Who is this bowl of milk

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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?


What is Ben Franklin looking

at? What does he like about

the ships?


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?


What is Ben making? How

does a kite fly?


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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?


What is pulling Ben? What is

pulling the kite? What does

the kite work like?


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?


Why were houses cold during

Ben’s lifetime? How did a

Franklin stove help?


Meet Ben Franklin


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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?


What is Ben thinking about?

How will he find an answer to

his question?


Meet Ben Franklin


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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?


How did Ben find out

whether or not lightning was

electricity? Can you describe

his experiment?


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?


What does Owl tell Pinwheel

to do? What is Pinwheel

doing?


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?


Why is Pinwheel standing very

still? What does he think when

he sees the leaves falling?

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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?


Why does Pinwheel think

the tree is broken? What do

Pinwheel and Squirrel tell the

leaves to do?

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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?


What do Pinwheel and

Squirrel tell the leaves? What

does Squirrel tell Pinwheel to

do?

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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?


What is Squirrel doing? What

does Pinwheel do? What does

Squirrel say to Pinwheel?


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?


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?


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?


Do Pinwheel and Squirrel

know what fall is? How will

they find out?


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?


What happens in fall? Who

like fall?


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?


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?


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?


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?




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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?


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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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?


Where is Tara? What is

she doing outside?

Guided RetellingWhat is Tara doing? Do you think she is having fun?




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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?


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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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



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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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?


What is Olivia doing? What is

the name of the book Olivia is

holding?


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?


Why is Olivia wearing a bag

over her head? Does she look

scary to you?


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?


What are the names of Olivia’s

dog and cat? Who else is in

Olivia’s family?


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?


What is Olivia trying on? Why

is she trying on these clothes?


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?


Where are Olivia and her

mom? What is Olivia’s mom

teaching her?


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?


Why is Olivia unhappy? Why

does she not like to take

naps?


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?


What is Olivia doing? What

will her mother think?


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?


What is happening in the

picture? What time do you

think it is? Why?


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?


What is Peter leaning on? How

does he look? What does he

wish?


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?


What does Peter see? What is

he doing now?


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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?


What does Peter do when

Willie walks by? What does

Peter try to do again?


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?


What does Peter do as he

walks home? How does Peter

try to learn how to whistle?


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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?


Why is Peter wearing his

father’s hat? How does he try

to learn how to whistle now?


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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?


What is Peter doing outside?

Who is coming around the

corner?


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?


Who is excited when Peter

whistles? How do you think

Peter feels? Why do you think

so?


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?


Where do Peter and Willie go?

Why? What does Peter do on

the way there and the way

back?


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?


Who are the mouse

detectives? What are

they looking for?


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?


Where do Dot and

Jabber stop? What are

they doing? What kinds

of bugs do you see in

the picture?


Guided RetellingWhat are these? How many diff erent kinds of bugs do you see?



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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?


What is Jabber doing?

What happened to

the bugs? What is the

mystery?


Guided RetellingWhat is Jabber looking for? Does he know what happened to the

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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?


What is the sparrow

searching for? Can you

see any bugs in the

picture? Can Jabber

and Dot see these

bugs?


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?


What does the rabbit

tell Dot and Jabber?

Why are the bugs

hiding from a toad?


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?


What does the toad

look like? What is the

toad doing?


Guided RetellingWhat can you see in this picture? Do Dot and Jabber see it? Why

not?



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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?


How are the butterflies

hidden? How might

the other insects be

hidden too?


Guided RetellingWhat do you see? Do Dot and Jabber see them? Why not?



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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?


How were the bugs hiding in plain sight? How do you think Dot and Jabber will search for bugs now?


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?


What is Oscar

doing? What is he

daydreaming about?


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?


What is Oscar

daydreaming about

now? What does

Oscar’s father say

about daydreaming?


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?


What did Oscar forget?

What does his mother

say? Will they still have

the picnic?


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?


What is Oscar buying?

Why is he buying it and

rushing?


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?


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?


What is missing from

the picnic? How does

Oscar fix this?


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?


What was the picnic

like? What games did

people play? What else

did people do?


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?


Where is Oscar

now? Why is he so

tired? What is Oscar

dreaming about?


Super Oscar

Guided RetellingWhat is Oscar doing now? Why is he napping? What is he

dreaming about?


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