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Retelling CardsKindergarten

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4 Practice Retelling Children can do cumulative retellings or paired retellings. Children can also use the retelling activities found on the Treasures Reading and Writing Workstation Flip Charts.

3 Guide Retelling Use the leveled language acquisition prompts on the back of the cards to guide children in retelling the complete selection.

2 Model Retelling Display the fi rst card. Model the retelling with the Think Aloud on the back of the card.

1 Introduce the Retelling Cards

Retelling Cards provide concrete prompts for English Language Learners.

Beginning: Have children name the objects pictured on the cards.

Intermediate: Have children place the cards in the correct sequence and complete the following sentence patterns.

First _______________. Next ________________. Last ________________.

Advanced/Advanced High: Have children order the Retelling Cards and retell the selection in their own words.

Modeled RetellingThis is Little Red Hen. She is planting wheat.

Wheat is a grain that we use to make bread. Little

Red Hen asks her friends if they will help her.

Beginning

Who is this? Is she

planting wheat or

corn?

Intermediate

What is Little Red Hen

doing in this picture?

What can you use

wheat for?

Advanced/Advanced High


doing? What might she

do with the wheat?

What does she ask her

friends?

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Guided RetellingWho is this? What is she doing? What is wheat used for?

Little Red Hen

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Modeled RetellingThis is Little Red Hen. She is planting wheat.

Wheat is a grain that we use to make bread. Little

Red Hen asks her friends if they will help her.

Beginning

Who is this? Is she

planting wheat or

corn?

Intermediate


doing in this picture?

What can you use

wheat for?



doing? What might she

do with the wheat?

What does she ask her

friends?


Guided RetellingWho is this? What is she doing? What is wheat used for?

Little Red Hen

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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

Jazz Baby

Modeled RetellingThe children are dancing to the music. They

are listening to the piano and drum. They are

having fun.

Guided RetellingWhat are these children doing? How do you know they

are dancing? How do you know they are having fun? What

instruments are they listening to?

Beginning

Point to the piano in

the picture. Say piano.

What are the children

doing, dancing or

walking? Do they look

happy or sad?

Intermediate

Who is dancing?


listening to? Can you

find the drum? Do you

think they are having

fun?


What are the

children doing? What

instruments do you

see? How do you think

the children feel?


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Jazz Baby

Modeled RetellingThe boy is playing the trumpet. He blows air into

the trumpet. The boy’s cheeks are puff y.

Beginning

Is the boy playing the

trumpet or the drums?

Are his cheeks puffy?

Show me how you

make your cheeks

puffy.

Intermediate

Who is playing the

trumpet? What does

the boy blow into the

trumpet? Why are the

boy’s cheeks puffy?


What is the boy doing?

How does he play it?

Why do you think the

boy’s cheeks are puffy?

Guided RetellingWhat instrument is this boy playing? How does he play the

trumpet? Why are the boy’s cheeks puff y?


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Jazz Baby

Modeled RetellingThe girl is pounding on the drums. She is using

her hands and arms to play them. The drums

make a loud sound.

Guided RetellingWhat instrument is this girl playing? How does she make music

with the drums? What sounds would you hear?

Beginning

Is the girl playing the

drums or the piano?

How many drums do

you see? Does she use

her hands and arms?

Intermediate

What is the girl

pounding on? What

does she use to play

the drums? Do the

drums make a loud or

a soft sound?


What is the girl doing?

How does she make

music with the drums?

What do the drums

sound like?



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Jazz Baby

Modeled RetellingThe boy is playing the piano. He strikes the piano

keys with his fi ngers. The piano makes music. The

girl is singing along with the music.

Beginning

Who is playing the

piano? What is the

girl doing, singing or

dancing?

Intermediate

How does the boy

play the piano? What

happens when he

plays the piano? What

does the girl do when

she hears the music?



How does the piano

make music? What is

the girl doing?

Guided RetellingHow is the girl working together with the boy? What song do

you think she is singing?



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Jazz Baby

Modeled RetellingThe children are dancing to the music. They are

hopping and bouncing. They are jumping up and

dancing. They are having fun!

Guided RetellingWhat do you think these children are doing? How can you tell?

What sounds would you hear?

Beginning

Who do you see? Are

the children having

fun? Are they dancing

or are they sitting?

Intermediate


doing? Do you think

the children are happy?

Tell why you think so.


What is happening?

How are the children

dancing? How are they

feeling?



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Jazz Baby

Modeled RetellingThe children are humming a song. They are going

to sleep. They sleep next to their instruments.

Guided RetellingWhat is going on in the picture? Why are these children tired?

What are they humming? What instruments do you see?

Beginning

Are the children

singing or humming?

Show me how you

hum. Are the children

going to sleep?

Intermediate

Talk about what the

children are doing.

What instruments do

you see? Do you think

the children are tired?

Why?


How many children do

you see? What are they

doing? Why do you

think the children are

going to sleep?



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Modeled RetellingThis family is getting ready for a picnic. The dad is

packing the baseball bats. The mom is carrying a

blanket and a basket. One girl is getting her kite

out of the closet. The dog has a fl ying disk in its

mouth. There is a picnic basket and a cooler on

the fl oor.

Picnic at Apple Park

Guided RetellingWhere do you think the picnic will take place? What are the

girl and her dad planning to do at the picnic? Who will use the

fl ying disk?

Beginning

Is this family getting

ready for a picnic?

Point to the dad. Who

is carrying a blanket

and a basket? Who has

a kite?

Intermediate

How many people

are in this family?

What are they getting

ready for? What is the

mom bringing to the

picnic? What is the dog

bringing to the picnic?


What is the family

doing? What are they

bringing to the picnic?


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Modeled RetellingThis family is also getting ready for a picnic.

They are putting things in the car. The family is

bringing a guitar, baseball bats, their dog, a picnic

basket, and a cooler.

Guided RetellingWho are the members of this family and how are they getting

ready for the picnic? Where do you think they are?


Beginning

Is this family putting

things in the car? Who

is bringing a baseball

bat? Who is bringing a

basket?

Intermediate

Who is in this family?

What are they getting

ready for? Name two

things the family is

bringing. Where is the

dog?


What is this family

doing? Can you name

some things that this

family is bringing?



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Modeled RetellingThe children and their families are at the park

now. The children are playing baseball. The

families are getting the tables ready for the food.

The dogs are with their owners.

Guided RetellingWhere are the children playing baseball? Can you tell what is

happening? What is the dad telling the girl to do?


Beginning

Where are the children

and their families now?


playing? Who is getting

the tables ready for the

food?

Intermediate

What are the families

doing? Where are they?


doing? How many

dogs do you see?



putting on the tables?


doing? Where are the

dogs?


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Modeled RetellingThe families and friends are having a picnic in the

park. There is a lot of food. The families are eating

and sharing their food.

Guided RetellingWhat are the children doing at the picnic? Tell about the food

you see on the picnic table. What food do you like to bring to

a picnic?


Beginning

Are the families eating

or playing now? Is

there a lot of food?

Name one type of

food.

Intermediate


doing now? Who is

watching them? Can

you name one of the

foods you see on the

table?



and friends doing

now? What are the

dogs doing? What are

some of the foods on

the table?



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Modeled RetellingThe families are taking their dogs for a walk. The

dogs see a skunk. They start to bark.

Guided RetellingWhat did the dogs fi nd in the bush? Do you think the skunk is

afraid of the dogs? What will happen next?


Beginning

Who is taking the dogs

for a walk? What do

they see, a skunk or a

pig?

Intermediate


doing now? What did

the dogs see? What did

the dogs start doing?


What do the dogs see

in the park? What do

you think the dogs will

do next?



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Modeled RetellingIt is time to go home. The families are saying

“good-bye”. They are putting things away in their

cars. It is raining.

Guided RetellingWhat is happening in this picture? Why are the families saying

“good-bye?”


Beginning

Is it time to go home?


saying? Is it still sunny,

or is it raining?

Intermediate


saying? Do you think

the families are leaving

because it is raining?

Where are they putting

their things?



doing? Why do you

think it’s time to go

home now?



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Modeled RetellingSome friends are diff erent ages. A boy and a man

are playing the guitar and singing. They live in the

United States.

Guided RetellingAre the boy and the man the same age? What are they doing?

Where do they live?

Friends All Around

Beginning

Point to the boy. Who

is the boy playing the

guitar with? Is the boy

younger or older than

the man?

Intermediate

Who is playing the

guitar? Is the man

older or younger than

the boy? Where do

they live?


What are the boy and

the man doing? How

old do you think they

are? What country do

they live in?



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Modeled RetellingSome friends listen to each other. The two

girls are whispering in the boy’s ear. The boy is

laughing. The children live in Thailand.

Guided RetellingWhat are the girls doing? What is the boy doing? Do you think

they are friends? What shows you? Where do they live?

Friends All Around

Beginning

Who is whispering in

the boy’s ear? What

is the boy doing,

laughing or crying?

Intermediate

Who is laughing? Who

is whispering? Where

do the children live?


What do these friends

do? What is the boy

doing? What country

do the children live in?



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Modeled RetellingA boy and a girl are riding a horse together. The

girl is wearing a pink and white dress. The boy is

wearing a hat, jacket, and pants. The horse is gray.

These children live in Spain.

Guided RetellingWhat are the girl and boy doing? Describe what they are

wearing. Do you think it is a special day in Spain?

Friends All Around

Beginning

Who is riding the

horse? Is the horse

black or gray?

Intermediate

What is the girl

wearing? What is the

boy wearing? What are

they riding? Where do

the children live?


What are the boy

and the girl riding

together? Tell what

they are wearing.

Where do they live?



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Modeled RetellingTwo boys are playing with a soccer ball. One boy

hits the ball with his head. The other boy will

catch it. The boys live in South Africa.

Guided RetellingWhat are the boys doing? What do you think the other boy will

do with the soccer ball?

Friends All Around

Beginning

Who hits the ball? Who

will catch it?

Intermediate

Who is playing with

a soccer ball? Which

boy is hitting the ball?

Where do the boys

live?


What are the boys

doing with a soccer

ball? Who will catch

it? Where do the boys

live?



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Beginning

Who is arguing? What

are the boy and the girl

holding? What are they

playing?

Intermediate

Where are the

children? Are they

playing or arguing?

Who is pointing a

finger?


Where are the

children? What are they

doing? What country

do they live in?

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Modeled RetellingA girl and a boy are arguing. They are at a tennis

court. They are holding rackets. The girl is

pointing her fi nger at the boy. The children live in

the United States.

Guided RetellingWhat is happening on the tennis court? Why do you think the

girl is pointing her fi nger at the boy? What do you think the girl is

saying to the boy?

Friends All Around


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Modeled RetellingA boy and a girl have their arms around each

other. They are smiling. They care about each

other. They live in Singapore.

Guided RetellingWhat is happening in this picture? Are the girl and boy friends?

Do you think they care about each other?

Friends All Around


Beginning

Are the boy and the

girl friends? Are they

happy or sad?

Intermediate

Who is smiling? How

do you know the

children are friends?

Where do the children

live?


Who is in the picture?

How do you know the

children care about

each other? Where do

the children live?


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Modeled RetellingMolly lets Simon ride her bicycle. Molly and

Simon play together every day, just the two of

them. They are best friends.

Guided RetellingWhy is Molly letting Simon ride her bike? Why do you think they

are best friends?

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSELLBeginning

Who is riding Molly’s

bicycle? What do Molly

and Simon do every

day? Are Molly and

Simon best friends?

Intermediate

Who lets Simon ride

her bike? Do you think

Molly and Simon are

best friends? Why?


Who does the bicycle

belong to? What did

Molly do? What are

Molly and Simon?

Simon and Molly plus Hester


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Modeled RetellingSimon is kicking the ball to Molly. They are

laughing and having fun together. Now Hester is

watching Simon and Molly play.

Guided RetellingWho is the new person? Does Simon want Hester to play with

Molly and him? What do you think Hester wants to do?


Point to Molly and

Simon. Who is kicking

the ball? Point to

Hester. Is Hester

watching or riding?

Intermediate

What are Simon and

Molly doing? Who

is watching? Do you

think Hester wants to

play with Simon and

Molly?


What are Simon and

Molly doing? What is

Hester doing? Why

do you think Hester is

watching?



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Modeled RetellingSimon and Hester are at Molly’s house. They are

having a snack. Simon made toast with butter.

Hester asks Molly for some cinnamon-sugar.

Molly thinks that is a good idea. Simon looks sad.


Where are the

children? Who made

toast with butter? Who

looks sad? Who looks

happy?

Intermediate

Where are the

children? What are the

children doing? What

did Simon make? Who

asks for cinnamon-

sugar? How does

Simon feel?



doing? Who is not

using cinnamon-sugar?

Why do you think

Simon looks sad?

Guided RetellingWhat is happening? Why do you think Molly and Hester are

smiling? Why is Simon looking sad and not using the cinnamon

sugar?



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Modeled RetellingSimon spends all afternoon trying to make paper

airplanes, but none of them work. Simon wishes

Hester would fl y away.

Guided RetellingWhy do you think Simon is trying to make paper airplanes?

Why is Simon playing by himself? What does he wish Hester

would do? Where is Molly?


Who is making paper

airplanes? How does

he look, happy or

sad? Does Simon wish

Hester would fly away,

like an airplane?

Intermediate

What is Simon trying

to do? Do the paper

airplanes work? What

does Simon wish

Hester would do?


What is Simon doing?

Why is Simon playing

by himself? What does

he wish Hester would

do?



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Modeled RetellingHester is giving Simon her helmet. She wants

Simon to teach her how to ride a bicycle. Hester

will teach Simon how to make a paper airplane

that fl ies. Molly is happy.

Guided RetellingWhy do you think Hester is handing her bike helmet to Simon?

What will he do? What will Hester teach Simon? How do you

think Molly feels about Simon and Hester becoming friends?


Does Hester know how

to ride a bicycle? Who

will teach her? Does

Simon know how to

make paper airplanes?

Who will teach him?

Intermediate

Who will teach Hester

how to ride a bicycle?

Who will teach Simon

how to make paper

airplanes? How does

Molly feel?


What will Simon and

Hester teach each

other? Why do you

think Molly is happy?



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Modeled RetellingSimon, Molly, and Hester play together every day.

They like to fl y paper airplanes. The three children

are friends now.

Guided RetellingHow do Simon, Molly, and Hester learn to play together as

friends? What do the three of them do together?


Who plays together

now? Are Simon, Molly,

and Hester friends

now? Are they happy

or sad?

Intermediate

What do Simon, Molly,

and Hester do together

now? What do they like

to do? Do you think

Simon and Hester are

friends now?


What do Simon, Molly,

and Hester do now?

How do you think

they feel about being

friends?



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Modeled RetellingA girl and a boy are standing at a bus stop. A

yellow car is coming down the street. It is coming

towards the girl and the boy. The girl points at the

yellow car.

Guided RetellingWhy does Tess think the yellow car is the bus? What is the

yellow car?


Who is standing at a

bus stop? What is the

girl pointing at?

Intermediate

Where are the boy and

the girl? What is the

girl doing? What do the

children see?



doing at the bus stop?

What do they see?

The Bus for Us


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Modeled RetellingNow there are three children waiting at the bus

stop. Tess points at the blue truck that is coming

down the street. She asks, “Is this the bus for us,

Gus?”

Beginning

How many children are

at the bus stop now?

Point to Tess. What is

Tess pointing at? Who

is Gus?

Intermediate

How many children

are waiting at the bus

stop? What is coming

down the street? What

does Tess think it is?


Who is at the bus stop

now? What does Tess

ask Gus? What is she

pointing at? Do you

think it is the bus?

Guided RetellingWhat do you think is coming down the street? Why does Tess

think it is a bus?


The Bus for Us


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Modeled RetellingNow four children are waiting at the bus stop. The

dog is trying to eat the girl’s lunch. A red truck is

coming down the street. Tess is talking to Gus.

Beginning


there at the bus stop

now? Who is trying to

eat the girl’s lunch?

What is coming down

the street now?

Intermediate


now? What is the dog

doing? What is coming

down the street?



now? What do you

think Tess is saying to

Gus? Do you think the

bus is coming? Why

not?

Guided RetellingWhy do you think the dog is about to eat the girl’s lunch? What

does the red truck look like?


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Modeled RetellingNow there are a lot of children waiting at the bus

stop. Tess asks Gus if that is the bus. Gus says, “No,

Tess. This is a backhoe.”

Guided RetellingWhat is a backhoe? Why does Tess think the backhoe is the bus?

What are the other children doing at the bus stop?

Beginning


at the bus stop now?

Is that a backhoe or a

bus?

Intermediate


waiting at the bus stop

now? What does Gus

say?



doing? What does Tess

think the backhoe is?

What does Gus say?


The Bus for Us


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Modeled RetellingTess is talking to Gus. Gus is sad and tired. Some

of the children are looking down the street.

Beginning

Is Gus sad and tired?

Who is looking down

the street?

Intermediate

Who is Tess talking to?

How is Gus feeling?


looking at?


What are Tess and Gus

doing now? What do

you think the other

children are looking at?

Guided RetellingWhat is Tess saying to Gus? Why does Gus look so sad and tired?

Where do you think the bus is?


The Bus for Us


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Modeled RetellingThe school bus is fi nally at the bus stop. The bus

driver is wearing her seat belt. Tess is about to get

on the bus. She is excited. Gus is happy, too.

Guided RetellingWhy is Tess so excited? Where is she going? Where are the other

children going? Do you think Tess has ever taken a ride on a

school bus?

Beginning

What is finally at the

bus stop? Who is about

to get on the bus? How

is Tess, sad or excited?

Is Gus happy?

Intermediate

Where is the school

bus now? Why is Tess

so excited? How does

Gus feel now?


What is happening in

the picture? How is

Tess feeling? Why is

Gus happy?


The Bus for Us


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Modeled RetellingDuck has a wild idea. He climbs on a boy’s bike

and begins to ride it. Duck wobbles a lot at fi rst,

but he has fun.

Guided RetellingWhat is Duck’s “wild” idea? What does Duck do when he begins

to ride?

Beginning

Who has a wild idea?

What is Duck riding? Is

Duck having fun?

Intermediate

Do ducks usually ride

bikes? What is Duck’s

idea? Does Duck

wobble a lot at first?

Show me how you

wobble.


Has Duck ridden a bike

before? What does he

do? What happens at

first? How does he feel

about it?


Duck on a Bike


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Modeled RetellingDuck is riding better now. He rides past Dog.

Duck says, “Hello.” Dog says, “Woof!” He thinks

Duck’s trick is neat.

Guided RetellingWhy do you think Dog likes Duck’s trick? Do you think Dog wants

to ride a bike, too?

Beginning

Who is on the bike?

Who is running? What

does Duck say to Dog?

What does Dog say?

Intermediate

Is Duck riding better

now? What does he

say to Dog? What does

Dog think about Duck

riding a bike?


How is Duck riding

now? What does Dog

think about Duck’s

trick?


Duck on a Bike


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Modeled RetellingDuck rides past Goat and says, “Hello.” Goat says,

“M-a-a-a.” Goat wants to eat the bike.

Guided RetellingWhat is Goat doing when Duck passes? What does Goat say?

What does Goat want to do?

Beginning

Is Duck still riding his

bike? What does Goat

say?

Intermediate

Who is Duck riding

past? What is Goat

doing? What does Goat

want to do?


What is Duck doing?

What is Goat saying?

Why do you think Goat

wants to eat the bike?


Duck on a Bike


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Modeled RetellingA bunch of kids ride down the road. They do not

see Duck. The kids go inside the house. They

leave their bikes outside.

Beginning

Who rides down the

road? Do the kids see

Duck? Do the kids go

inside the house or do

they stay outside?

Intermediate

Where do the kids go?

Where do they leave

their bikes? What do

the kids not see?


What are the kids

doing? Where do they

go? Where are their

bikes?

Guided RetellingWho is riding down the road? Where is Duck?


Duck on a Bike


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Modeled RetellingThe kids are inside the house. Dog, Goat, and the

other animals are looking at the bikes.

Guided RetellingWhy are the animals looking at the bikes? What do they want to

do? Where is Duck?


Where are the kids,

inside or outside? Who

is looking at the bikes?

Intermediate

What are the animals

looking at? Why are

they looking at the

bikes? What do you

think the animals want

to do?


Who left their bikes

outside? What are

the animals doing?

What do you think the

animals will do?

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Modeled RetellingThe animals get on the bikes. They ride around

the barnyard. They are having fun!


Beginning

Who gets on the bikes?

Are the animals having

fun?

Intermediate

What are the animals

doing now? Are the

animals excited or

bored? Where do they

ride?


What is happening in

the picture? How are

the animals feeling? Do

you think Duck’s idea

was a good one? Why

or why not?

Guided RetellingWhat are the animals doing now? How are they feeling? How do

you think Duck feels?

Duck on a Bike


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Modeled RetellingAnnie is an apple farmer. She is outside in the

apple orchard picking apples. Her dog and cat are

outside, too. Annie fi lls many baskets with apples.

Beginning

Who is an apple

farmer? What is Annie

picking? Where does

she put the apples?

Intermediate

What is Annie doing?

Where is she? Who is

there too? What does

Annie do with the

apples?


What is Annie? What

is she doing? What

does Annie do with the

apples? What are her

dog and cat doing?


Guided RetellingWhat do you see in the picture? What will she do with all those

apples? How is the dog helping? What is the cat doing?

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Modeled RetellingAnnie is in her kitchen. She is baking muffi ns,

cakes, and pies with the apples. Her dog and cat

are with her. They are watching her bake. They

look hungry!

Beginning

Where is Annie now?

Who bakes muffins,

cakes, and pies with

the apples? Who is

watching?

Intermediate

What is Annie baking

in the kitchen? Who is

with her? How do the

dog and cat look?


What is Annie baking?

What are the dog and

cat doing? How do you

think they feel?


Guided RetellingWhat is Annie doing in the kitchen? What apple foods is she

baking? Where are the dog and cat and what are they doing?

Apple Farmer Annie


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Modeled RetellingAnnie’s truck is crossing the bridge. I can read the

words Annie’s Apples on the truck. I know Annie

is inside the truck, even though I can’t see her.

Annie is taking her apples, muffi ns, cakes, and

pies into the city. She will sell them there.

Guided RetellingHow do you know this is Annie’s truck? Where is Annie taking

her apples, muffi ns, cakes, and pies? What do you think will

happen next?

Beginning

Point to Annie’s truck.

Is Annie going to the

city or the countryside?

What will she do with

her apples, muffins and

cakes?

Intermediate

What color is Annie’s

truck? What is inside

her truck? Why is Annie

taking her food into

the city?


Where is Annie’s truck

going? What do you

think Annie will do

when she gets to the

city?


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Beginning

Where is Annie now?

Point to the customers.

Are the customers

buying the apples?

Do they look happy or

sad?

Intermediate

Who is at Annie’s

stand? What are the

customers buying?

What would you buy at

Annie’s stand?


What is Annie

doing? What are the

customers doing? Can

you find the word

apple? Show me.

Modeled RetellingAnnie is selling her apples at the stand. I see the

word apple on everything she’s selling. There are

many customers buying apples and other goods.

Annie’s dog is at the stand, too.


Guided RetellingHow do you know what Annie is doing? Why are there so many

people at her stand and what are they doing? Can you point to

and name what Annie made in her kitchen? What would you like

to eat at Annie’s market stand?

Apple Farmer Annie


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Modeled RetellingIt’s time to go home. Annie has empty baskets.

She sold everything! Her dog is in the truck, and

he is smiling.

Beginning

Point to the baskets.

Are they empty or full?

How does Annie look,

happy or sad? Where

is Annie’s dog? Where

will Annie go now?

Intermediate

Where will Annie go

now? What did she

sell? How do you

know? Is her dog

happy?


What is Annie doing

now? Do you think

they are happy to go

home? Why or why

not?


Guided RetellingHow do you know Annie’s going home? Do you think her dog is

ready to go home, too?

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Modeled RetellingAnnie is home again. She is sitting in a chair with

her cat. Her dog and cat are sleeping. Annie is

wearing her pajamas and she’s reading a book.

Annie had a very busy day!

Beginning

Where is Annie now?

Who is sleeping? What

is Annie reading?

Intermediate

What is Annie doing?

What are her cat and

dog doing? Where are

they now? How was

Annie’s day, quiet or

busy?


Where is Annie and

what is she doing?

Who is with her? What

are they doing? How

was Annie’s day?


Guided RetellingWhat tells you that it’s the end of Annie’s day? How do you think

Annie feels? What are the cat and dog doing?

Apple Farmer Annie


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Modeled RetellingMomma and her children go to Mr. Brown’s

vegetable cart. They want to buy some sweet

potatoes. They want to make a special pie for

Daddy’s birthday. ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Beginning

Point to Mr. Brown’s

vegetable cart. What

do Momma and her

children want to buy,

sweet potatoes or

peppers? What do they

want to make?

Intermediate

Where are Momma and

her children? What do

they want to buy? Who

is having a birthday?

What do they want to

make?


What are Momma

and her children

going to buy? Where?

What do they want to

make with the sweet

potatoes?

Guided RetellingWhat are Momma and the children doing at Mr. Brown’s

vegetable cart? What will they make for Daddy’s birthday?

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Modeled RetellingThe cart tips, and the sweet potatoes roll down

the hill. Momma, the children, and Mr. Brown run

after the potatoes. The sweet potatoes do not

stop. They roll and roll.

Beginning

What is rolling down

the hill? Who runs after

the sweet potatoes?

Do the sweet potatoes

stop?

Intermediate

What happens when

the cart tips? What

do Momma and the

children do? What rolls

and rolls and doesn’t

stop?


Why are the sweet

potatoes rolling

down the hill? What

are Momma and the

children doing?


Guided RetellingWhat happens to Mr. Brown’s cart? What are Momma and the

children doing?



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Modeled RetellingMr. Mason, the baker, and Mr. Jasper, the

butcher, try to catch the potatoes. The sweet

potatoes roll and roll and grow and grow.

Nobody can catch them.

Beginning

Point to the sweet

potatoes. Are they

bigger or smaller? Who

tries to catch the sweet

potatoes?

Intermediate

Who is running after

the potatoes now?

What is growing and

growing? Who can

catch them?


Who is trying to catch

the sweet potatoes?

How? What do the

sweet potatoes do?


Guided RetellingWhat is happening to the sweet potatoes? Why can’t anyone

catch them?



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Modeled RetellingLulu’s brothers catch the giant sweet potatoes

with their jump rope. Momma, the children, the

baker, the butcher, and Miss Jean all cheer.

Beginning

Who catches the sweet

potatoes? What do

Lulu’s brothers use

to catch the sweet

potatoes?

Intermediate

What do the sweet

potatoes look like

now? How do Lulu’s

brothers catch the

sweet potatoes? Who is

cheering?


What are Lulu’s

brothers doing? How

do they do it? What

does everybody else

do?


Guided RetellingWhy are the people cheering? How do the giant sweet potatoes

get caught?



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Modeled RetellingEveryone is cooking together in the kitchen. They

are making dinner. Momma peels and slices the

sweet potatoes. Mr. Jasper cooks the sausage,

and Miss Jean rubs the chicken with butter. Mr.

Mason rolls the dough for the pies.Beginning

Who is cooking in the

kitchen? Who peels

and slices the sweet

potatoes? Who rolls

the dough for the pie?

What does Mr. Jasper

do?

Intermediate

What is everyone

doing in the kitchen?

What does Momma

do? What does Mr.

Jasper do? What is Miss

Jean doing?


What is everyone

making for dinner?


doing? What is

Momma doing?


Guided RetellingWho is helping in the kitchen? What are they making for dinner?

Do you think they will have enough food?



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Modeled RetellingDaddy is home from work. The food is ready, and

everyone yells, “Surprise!”


Guided RetellingWho comes home from work? Why is everyone happy? If you

were one of the children, what would you tell Daddy about the

rolling potatoes?

Beginning

Is Daddy home from

work? What is ready?

What does everyone

yell? How does Daddy

look, happy or upset?

Intermediate

Where is everyone

now? Where is the

food? Who do they yell

surprise to? How do

you think Daddy feels

about the surprise?


Who is at the table?

Why does everyone

yell, “Surprise!”? How

do you think Daddy

feels? What will they

do next?



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Modeled RetellingBear begins with B. This is a baby bear. It does

not have teeth in its mouth. It drinks milk from its

mother.

Animal Babies ABC

Guided RetellingWhat letter does bear begin with? Do you think the baby bear

will have teeth when it gets older? What does it drink when it is

a baby?

Beginning

What is this animal?

Is it a baby bear or a

mother bear? Does

bear begin with b?

Intermediate

What is the first letter

in bear? Does the baby

bear have teeth? Who

does it get milk from?


Describe what you see.

What does the baby

bear drink when it is

a baby? Who does the

baby bear get milk

from?



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Modeled RetellingKoala begins with K. This baby koala is holding on

to its mother’s back. It lives in its mother’s pouch

for the fi rst part of its life. Then it climbs out when

it gets too big.

Animal Babies ABC

Guided RetellingWhat letter does koala begin with? Where is the mother koala?

Where is the baby koala? Is it still in her pouch?

Beginning

What animal is this? Is

the baby koala holding

on to its mother’s back

or is it in her pouch?

Point to the k in koala.

Intermediate


in koala? Where is

the mother koala? Is

this baby koala still in

its mother’s pouch?

Where is it?


Where does the baby

koala live for the first

part of its life? What

will the baby koala do

when it gets too big for

the pouch?



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Modeled RetellingLlama begins with L. Llamas have one baby at a

time. A baby llama is called a cria.

Animal Babies ABC

Guided RetellingWhat letter does llama begin with? Do you remember what the

baby llama is called?

Beginning

What animal is this? Is

a baby llama called a

cria? Point to the first L

in llama.

Intermediate


in llama? What is a

baby llama called?


Describe this animal.

How many babies do

llamas have at a time?

What is a baby llama

called?



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Modeled RetellingOtter begins with O. Here are three baby otters

on a rock. A baby otter is called a pup. Baby otters

stay with their mother for about a year. They are

small and need lots of help.

Animal Babies ABC

Guided RetellingWhat letter does otter begin with? How many otters do you see

on the rock? How long do they stay with their mother after they

are born?

Beginning

How many baby otters

do you see? Are baby

otters big or small?


in otter?

Intermediate

Where are the baby

otters? What is a pup?

How long do baby

otters stay with their

mother? What do they

need?


What are baby otters

called? Why do you

think baby otters stay

with their mother for

about a year?



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Modeled RetellingRaccoon begins with R. The baby raccoon is on

a tree branch. Baby raccoons like to climb trees.

They eat animals and plants. Baby raccoons are

called kits.

Animal Babies ABC

Guided RetellingWhat letter does raccoon begin with? Do you remember what a

baby raccoon is called? Where does it spend most of its time?

Beginning

Where is the baby

raccoon? Do baby

raccoons eat animals

and plants? What is the

first letter in raccoon?

Intermediate

What animal is this?

What do baby raccoons

like to do? What do

they like to eat? What

are they called?


What are baby

raccoons called? Why

do you think this baby

raccoon is on a tree

branch?



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Modeled RetellingZebra begins with Z. A baby zebra is called a foal.

Baby zebras can run soon after they are born.

Their mothers stay near the babies to watch

them.

Animal Babies ABC

Guided RetellingWhat letter does zebra begin with? What is a baby zebra called?

Do the baby zebras’ mothers watch them run?

Beginning

What animal is this?


in zebra? Do the

mothers stay near the

babies to watch them?

Intermediate

What is a foal? Can the

baby zebras run soon

after they are born?


mothers stay near the

babies?


When can baby

zebras run? How do

the mothers protect

the babies? What is

another word for baby

zebra?



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Modeled RetellingMole found a baby bird. The baby bird fell out of

its nest. The baby bird’s mouth is wide open.

Beginning

Point to Mole. What did

he find? Is baby bird’s

mouth open or closed?

Intermediate

What does Mole find?

Where did the baby

bird fall from? What is

the baby bird doing?


Why is the baby bird

on the ground? Who

found it? Why do you

think the baby bird has

its mouth open?

Mole and the Baby Bird

Guided RetellingWhat does Mole fi nd on his walk? What is the baby bird doing?

Why do you think its mouth is open?



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Modeled RetellingMole and his mother are feeding the baby bird.

Mole’s mother showed Mole how to feed the

baby bird. Mole feeds the baby bird when it

chirps. The baby bird is growing.


Guided RetellingWhy do you think Mole took the baby bird home to his house.

What are Mole and his mom doing? What is the baby bird doing?

Beginning

Where are Mole and

his mother? Who feeds

the baby bird? Who

chirps? Is the baby bird

growing?

Intermediate

What did Mole’s

mother show him how

to do? When does

Mole feed the baby

bird? What is the baby

bird doing?


What are Mole and his

mother doing? Do you

think feeding the baby

bird is helping it grow?

Why?



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Modeled RetellingMole is making a cage for his pet bird. He doesn’t

want the bird to fl y away. Mole borrowed his

dad’s toolbox to make the cage. He used a

hammer, nails and a saw to make the cage.


Guided RetellingWhat is Mole doing? Why is Mole making a cage for his pet bird?

Do you think the bird is a pet bird or a wild bird?

Beginning

What is Mole making

for his bird? Point to

and name one thing

Mole uses to make the

cage. Will the bird fly

away in the cage?

Intermediate

What is Mole making?

Who is Mole making

a cage for? What does

Mole use to make the

cage?


What does Mole use to

make the cage? Why

is Mole making a cage

for his bird? What do

you think will happen

when the bird is in the

cage?



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Modeled RetellingMole put his pet bird in the cage. The bird is sad.


Guided RetellingWhat does Mole do with his bird? How did Mole make the cage?

Why is the bird sad?

Beginning

Who is in the cage? Is

the bird happy or sad?

Intermediate

What does Mole do

with the bird? Do you

think the bird likes the

cage? Why or why not?


How is the bird feeling?

Do you think the baby

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Modeled RetellingGrandad comes to visit. He sees Mole’s bird in

the cage. Grandad says, “Let’s go for a walk, little

Mole.”


Guided RetellingWhat are Grandad and Mole doing? Where do Grandad and Mole

go on their walk? What do they see?

Beginning

Who comes to visit?

Did Grandad see Mole’s

bird in the cage? Who

is going for a walk?

Intermediate

What did Grandad see?

What does he say?

What are Grandad and

Mole going to do?


What does Grandad

tell Mole? Why do you

think Grandad wants to

take a walk with Mole?

What do you think they

will see?



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Modeled RetellingMole comes home from his walk with Grandad.

He looks at his bird sitting in its cage. He opens

the cage door and lets his bird fl y away.


Guided RetellingWhy does Mole let his bird fl y away? Why couldn’t the bird stay

with Mole and his family? What happens to the bird?

Beginning

Does Mole open the

cage door? Does the

bird stay in the cage

or fly away? Who looks

happy?

Intermediate

What does Mole do?

What does his bird

do? How does the bird

feel now? How do you

think Mole feels now?

Why?


What does Mole do?

What happens next?

Do you think it is a

good or a bad idea?

Why?



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Modeled RetellingRuss is a little boy who got a job at a fi rehouse. He

is walking in the fi rehouse with his Uncle Jerry,

who is a fi refi ghter.

Beginning

Point to Russ. Who

is walking in the

firehouse with Russ? Is

Uncle Jerry a firefighter

or a policeman?

Intermediate

What is the boy’s

name? Who is with

him? Where are they?

Who works there?

What is Uncle Jerry’s

job?


Who is with Russ at

the firehouse? What

are they doing? Why

can Russ be at the

firehouse?


Guided RetellingWho do you see in the picture? Where are they? What are

they wearing?

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Modeled RetellingRuss got to meet everyone in the fi rehouse. He is

shaking hands with a fi refi ghter.

Beginning

Who is Russ shaking

hands with?

Intermediate

What is Russ doing?

Who does he meet at

the firehouse? Do you

think he is happy to be

at the firehouse? Why

or why not?


Who does Russ meet at

the firehouse? What is

he doing? What do you

think Russ will do at

the firehouse?


Guided RetellingWho does Russ meet at the fi rehouse? What is he doing? What

jobs will Russ do at the fi rehouse?



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Modeled RetellingUncle Jerry told Russ that a very important part of

being a fi refi ghter is cleaning all the equipment

and making sure it works. Russ is helping his

Uncle Jerry clean the fi re boots.

Beginning

Does Russ have a job at

the firehouse? Who is

Russ helping? What is

Russ cleaning?

Intermediate

What is Russ cleaning?

What is an important

job? How is Russ

helping his Uncle

Jerry?


What are Russ and

his uncle doing?

Why do you think

it is important for

firefighters to make

sure their equipment

works?


Guided RetellingWhat is Russ doing here? Why do you think the fi refi ghters clean

their boots? How do you think the boots get dirty?



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Modeled RetellingRuss and his Uncle Jerry are giving Sparky, the

fi rehouse dog, a bath. The dog is standing in a tub

of soap and water. Russ is having fun.


Guided RetellingWhat is Russ doing now? What is Sparky the dog doing? Do you

think Russ is having fun? What will Russ do next?

Beginning

Who is Sparky? Who is

giving Sparky a bath?

How does Russ look,

happy or tired?

Intermediate

What is Russ doing

now? Where is Sparky

standing? Do you

think Russ likes giving

Sparky a bath? Why do

you think this?


What is special about

Sparky? How do Russ

and his uncle give

Sparky a bath? Do you

think Russ likes his job?

Why or why not?



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Modeled RetellingUncle Jerry is helping Russ spray the soap off the

fi re truck. They use a big fi re hose.


Guided RetellingHow do Russ and his Uncle Jerry clean the fi re truck? Do you

remember other parts of the fi re truck that Russ helps clean with

his Uncle Jerry? Tell about them.

Beginning

What are Uncle Jerry

and Russ cleaning?

What are they using to

clean the fire truck?

Intermediate

How does Russ help

his uncle? What are

they using? What did

they put on the fire

truck first?


Name some of the

jobs Russ does. What

equipment did he use

to do the jobs?



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Modeled RetellingNow it is time to say goodbye to the fi refi ghters.

Russ is giving a fi refi ghter a hug goodbye. The

fi refi ghters said, “Thank you, Russ,” and asked if he

would come back soon. Russ said, “Yes!”


Guided RetellingDo you think Russ had a good time at the fi rehouse? Why is he

giving the fi refi ghter a hug? What do you think Russ will do the

next time he visits the fi rehouse?

Beginning

What does Russ say

to the firefighters?

Who does Russ hug

goodbye? What does

the firefighter say?

Intermediate

Who says “thank you”

to Russ? What else do

they say? What does

Russ respond? How

does Russ say goodbye

to the firefighter?


What is Russ doing?

What do Russ and the

firefighter say? What

does the firefighter

invite Russ to do?



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Modeled RetellingAlicia and her mother are walking down the

street past the neighborhood music store. The

name of the store is in Spanish, Casa Latina. There

must be a lot of people who speak Spanish in

Alicia’s neighborhood. The manager of the music

store is waving to Alicia.Beginning

Is Alicia with her

mother or her father?

What kind of store

is this? Is the sign in

English or Spanish?

Who is waving to

Alicia?

Intermediate

Where are Alicia and

her mother? Who is

the man in the picture?

What is he doing?

What is the name

of the store? What

language is that?


What are Alicia and her

mother doing? What

is the manager doing?

Do you think there

are a lot of people

that speak Spanish in

Alicia’s neighborhood?

Why do you think this?

Alicia’s Happy Day

Guided RetellingWhat store is Alicia walking past? Why do you think Alicia is

snapping her fi ngers and dancing? Who is the man in the

picture? What does he do in the neighborhood?



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Modeled RetellingAlicia is walking past a fruit stand and looking at

the colorful fl ags. I see an American fl ag and a

Mexican fl ag.


Guided RetellingWhy do you think Alicia seems excited to see the fl ags? Tell what

the fl ags look like. Talk about the fl ags you recognize.

Beginning

How many flags do

you see? Can you find

the American flag? Do

you think Alicia likes

the flags?

Intermediate

Is Alicia happy to see

the flags? How do you

know? What colors do

you see on the flags?

Describe them.


What is Alicia doing?

Describe the flags.

Do you know what

countries they

represent?



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Modeled RetellingThe taxicabs are stopping for Alicia and her

mother. Alicia is waving to the neighborhood

taxi driver.


Guided RetellingDo you think Alicia knows the driver she is waving to? Why do

you think the drivers stop for her?

Beginning

Are the taxicabs

stopping for Alicia and

her mother? Who is

Alicia waving to?

Intermediate

Where are Alicia and

her mother? Why do

the taxicabs stop for

them? Who does Alicia

wave to now?



Who is waving back

to her? What did the

drivers do for Alicia

and her mother?



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Modeled RetellingAlicia is in her neighborhood. She is looking up at

the sky. An airplane is writing, “Happy Birthday” in

the sky.


Guided RetellingWhere is Alicia and what is she doing? Do you think Alicia is

surprised? What special day is it for her? How old do you think

she is?

Beginning

What is Alicia looking

at? Is the airplane

writing in the sky?

What does it say?

Intermediate

Where is Alicia? What

is she looking at? What

does the airplane write

in the sky?



Do you think she is

surprised to see the

message? What special

day is it?



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Modeled RetellingThis is Alicia, her mother Mammi, and her father

Poppi. (These are their names in Spanish.)

Everyone is smiling and hugging.


Guided RetellingWhat are Alicia’s parents doing? Why do you think they are so

happy? What are they celebrating?

Beginning

Point to Alicia’s mother

and father. Who is

smiling and hugging?

Intermediate

What are Alicia’s

parents called in

Spanish? How do you

think Alicia and her

parents are feeling?

Why?


What are Alicia and

her parents doing?

How do you think they

are feeling? Are they

celebrating anything?



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Modeled RetellingAlicia is surprised! She is looking at the birthday

cake her mother is holding. Her father is taking

pictures. Her neighborhood friends and family are

singing Happy Birthday.


Guided RetellingWhy do you think Alicia is so surprised? Who do you see in the

picture? What do you think they do in the neighborhood? Point

to the word “Bakery.”

Beginning

Is it Alicia’s birthday?

What are Alicia’s family

and friends singing?

What is her mother

holding? Is Alicia bored

or surprised?

Intermediate

What is the special

day? Who is taking

pictures? Who sings

Happy Birthday? Do

you think Alicia is

surprised? Why?


How is Alicia

celebrating her

birthday? What is her

father doing? What are

her friends and family

doing?



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Modeled RetellingThe girl is digging in the yard so that her mother can plant fl owers. I know

it is warm outside because the girl is not wearing a jacket.

Guided RetellingTell about the girl in the picture. What is she doing? What is the weather

like? What season do you think it is?

Beginning

Where is the girl, in the yard

or in the house? Is it hot or

cold?

Intermediate

Where is the girl digging?

What does her mother want

to plant? Is it cold?


Why is the girl digging? What

do you think the weather is

like? Why do you think this?

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What is the girl wearing to

protect her hands? What is

she pulling up, flowers or

weeds?

Intermediate

What is the girl wearing to

protect her from the sun? Why

is she wearing gloves? What is

the girl doing?


What is the girl doing? What

does she wear to protect

herself? What season do you

think it is?

In the Yard

Modeled RetellingThe girl is wearing a hat and gloves. The hat protects her from the sun. The

gloves protect her hands. The girl is pulling up weeds. Flowers and grass

are growing, so it must be summer.

Guided RetellingWhy is the girl wearing a hat? Why is she wearing gardening gloves? What

is she doing? What season is it?


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Beginning

Point to the leaves falling.

What does Mom use to

gather the leaves, a rake or a

wheelbarrow?

Intermediate

What is falling? Why is Mom

using a rake? What are the girl

and her dad doing?


Who do you see? What is

Mom doing in the yard? What

season do you think it is? Why

do you think that?

In the Yard

Modeled RetellingThe leaves are falling. Mom is using a rake to gather the leaves. The girl is

picking up branches and putting them in Dad’s wheelbarrow.

Guided RetellingWhat is Mom doing in the yard? How has the weather changed? Who else

is in the picture? What are they doing? What season is it?


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Where is Dad? What is he

baking? Do you think the pie

smells good?

Intermediate

What is Dad doing? Where is

he? How do you think the pie

smells?


What is Dad doing? What

kind of pie do you think Dad

made? Do you think the pie

smells good? What makes you

think this?

In the Yard

Modeled RetellingDad is at home in the kitchen. He is baking a pie. Mmm, I bet that pie

smells good!

Guided RetellingWhat is Dad doing inside the house? Why is he wearing oven mitts and an

apron? What kind of pie do you think he is taking out of the oven?


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Beginning

Name one thing the girl is

wearing. Who is shoveling

snow?

Intermediate

What is the girl wearing? What

is Mom doing? Do you think it

is cold? Why?


What are the girl and Mom

doing? What season do you

think it is? Why?

In the Yard

Modeled RetellingThe girl is dressed in earmuff s, a warm jacket, and boots. Mom is shoveling

snow. It must be cold!

Guided RetellingWho is in the yard? What are they doing? Can you tell if they like the

snow? What season is it?


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Beginning

Where are Mom and Dad

sitting? Are they resting or are

they working?

Intermediate

Who is with Mom? What are

they doing? What did they

finish doing?


Why do you think Mom and

Dad are sitting on the steps?

In the Yard

Modeled RetellingMom and Dad worked hard. They fi nished shoveling the snow. They are

sitting on the steps now. Mom and Dad are resting.

Guided RetellingWho is in the picture? Why do you think they are sitting on the steps?

What do you think they did today?


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Modeled RetellingIt is a cold and windy night. The bear is sleeping

in a dark cave. The cave is warm and dry. Outside

the cold wind is howling and the night sounds

are growling.

Guided RetellingHow does the wind sound at night? What are the night sounds?

How is the bear keeping warm?

Beginning

Who is sleeping? How

is it outside, cold and

windy or warm? How is

it inside the cave?

Intermediate

Where is the bear? Why

do you think the bear

is sleeping in a cave?

What is howling?


What is the bear

doing? Where is he?

What night sounds

does bear hear?


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Modeled RetellingThe badger brings honey nuts to share. There is

a teapot on the fi re. The badger, hare, and mouse

will share the food. The bear is still sleeping.

Guided RetellingDo you think that the badger, hare, and mouse have to share?

What will they eat and drink?

Beginning

Point to the badger.

What other animals are

there? Who brings the

honey nuts? What will

they share?

Intermediate

What food did the

badger bring to share?

What do you think

the animals will drink?

What is the bear doing

while the animals are

eating?


Name all the animals

that are in the cave.

What are they going

to do? What is the bear

doing?


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Modeled RetellingThe animals are dancing in the cave and having

a party. The bear is there, too, but he is still

sleeping.

Guided RetellingWhy do you think the animals are all together in the bear’s lair?

Why doesn’t the bear join the party and dance?

Beginning

Who is dancing in the

cave? Is the bear in

the cave? What is the

bear doing, dancing or

sleeping?

Intermediate

Who is having a party?

What are they doing?

Who is still sleeping?


bear is still sleeping?


Who is in bear’s cave?


Do you think the bear

will wake up? Why or

why not?


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Modeled RetellingThe bear wakes up. He is angry! He stomps his

feet and growls. The animals stop dancing. The

mole is hiding in the teapot.

Guided RetellingWhy do you think the bear wakes up? Why does he look so

angry? What sounds does he make? What does he do? Why is

the mole hiding in the teapot?

Beginning

Who wakes up? Is the

bear angry or happy?

Who is hiding in the

teapot?

Intermediate

What does the bear

do? Where is the mole

hiding? Do you think

the other animals are

scared? Why?


How does the bear

feel? Why do you think

he feels that way? Who

is hiding? How do you

think the other animals

feel?


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Modeled RetellingThe bear is holding the mole. He is telling stories.

All the other animals are laughing. Now the bear

is awake and having fun with his friends.

Guided RetellingWhat do you think the animals say to the bear when he

wakes up? Why is the bear smiling? What is he doing? What

will happen next?

Beginning

Is the bear having

fun or is he still

angry? What is the

bear doing? Who is

laughing?

Intermediate

Why is the bear

smiling? What is he

doing? Why do you

think the other animals

are laughing?


How does the bear feel

now? What is he doing

now? How are the

animals having fun?


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Modeled RetellingThe bear looks sad. All of his friends are asleep,

but he is still awake. He is looking outside.

Guided RetellingWhy do all the animals except the bear fall asleep? Can you point

to and name the animals sleeping with the bear? What do you

think the bear will do now?

Beginning

Who is asleep now?

Who is awake? How

does the bear feel,

happy or sad?

Intermediate

Why is the bear sad?

Why are the other

animals asleep?



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Modeled RetellingOak trees grow from seeds called acorns. Some

acorns are planted. Other acorns fall to the

ground and start to grow.

Oak Trees

Guided RetellingWhere do oak trees come from? Where can you fi nd acorns?

Beginning

What are these seeds

called? What trees

grow from acorns, oak

trees or maple trees?

Intermediate

What do oak trees

grow from? Can acorns

be planted? How do

other acorns grow?


What grows from an

acorn? Where can you

find acorns? How can

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Modeled RetellingAcorns have a hard brown shell on the outside.

This acorn is beginning to grow a root. The root

grows into the dirt.

Oak Trees

Guided RetellingWhat does the acorn grow? Tell what the root looks like.

Beginning

Point to the acorn’s

hard brown shell. Point

to the root. Where is

the root growing?

Intermediate

Describe the acorn.

What is the acorn

growing? Where does

the root grow?


Describe the root.

What happened to the

acorn’s shell?



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Modeled RetellingThe acorn grows roots Then it grows a stem.

Oak Trees

Guided RetellingWhat grows from the acorn fi rst? Then what does it grow? Do

you see the stem and the roots? Point to them.

Beginning

What grows down in

the dirt, the root or

the stem? Point to the

stem. What color is the

stem?

Intermediate

What happens after

the root is in the dirt?

What does the stem

look like?


Which is the stem

and which is the root?

Where does the stem

grow from?



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Modeled RetellingThe acorn grows into a small tree. There are large

green leaves on the stem.

Oak Trees

Guided RetellingWhere do the leaves appear? What holds the tree in the ground?

Beginning

What becomes a small

tree? What is on the

stem?

Intermediate

What does the acorn

grow into next? Where

are the leaves? What

do you think helps

the tree stay in the

ground?


Where do the leaves

appear? What helps

the tree stay in the

ground?



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Modeled RetellingThe tree grows bigger and taller. The oak tree has

many leaves and small branches.

Oak Trees

Guided RetellingNow what has happened to the tree? Tell what you see. Where

are the leaves and the stem? What do you think happened to

the roots?

Beginning

What grows bigger

and taller? Point to the

leaves. Point to the

branches. What type of

tree is this?

Intermediate

How is the tree

different now? Tell

what you see. Can you

still see the leaves and

the stem?


Describe the tree.

Where do you think

the roots of the tree

are?



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Modeled RetellingThis oak tree is very old. It has a big strong tree

trunk and many large branches and leaves.

Oak Trees

Guided RetellingCan you compare the tree on Card 5 with the one on this card?

What do you notice?

Beginning

Is this tree old or

young? Name two

parts of the tree.

Intermediate

What is this tree’s trunk

like? How old do you

think this tree is? What

parts of the tree do

you see?


What is special about

this tree? Tell about

how the tree has

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Modeled RetellingDandelion, sunfl ower, apple, and orange seeds

are little. Coconut, avocado, mango, and peach

seeds are big. Sometimes seeds are inside the

fruit.

Seed Secrets

Guided RetellingWhich seeds are little? Name some seeds that are big. Which

seeds are inside the fruit?

Beginning

Point to the seeds that

are big. Name one seed

that is little. Can seeds

be inside the fruit?

Intermediate

Which seeds are little?

Name some seeds that

are big. How many

seeds are inside the

apple?


Name two seeds that

are big and two seeds

that are small. Which

seeds are inside a fruit?



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Modeled RetellingSeeds make plants. This small seed is planted in

the dirt. It grows roots. The seedling grows into a

tall sunfl ower with leaves. The sunfl ower makes

more seeds, and they fall to the ground.

Seed Secrets

Guided RetellingWhere is the seed planted? What happens to the seed? How

does the plant make more seeds? Describe how plants can

make more seeds.

Beginning

Where is the seed

planted? Does the

sunflower make more

seeds? Point to the

picture that shows this.

Intermediate

What happens to the

seed after it is planted?

What does the

seedling grow into?

Find the picture that

shows the seeds falling

to the ground.


Where do the new

seeds come from? How

does this happen?



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Modeled RetellingSome seeds travel through the air to other places.

The wind carries the seeds far away from the

plant. When the wind stops, the seeds fall down.

Seed Secrets

Guided RetellingHow do some seeds travel far away? What do you think will

happen to the seeds when they land on the ground?

Beginning

Point to the seeds.

What carries the seeds

away from the plant?

Do the seeds fall down

when the wind stops?

Intermediate

How does the wind

help some seeds travel

to other places? Why

do the seeds fall?


How do some seeds

travel to other places?

What do you think will

happen to the seeds

next?



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Modeled RetellingThe man and children are working in their

garden. The girl is putting the seeds in the

ground. The boy is using a watering can to water

the fl owers. The fl owers and vegetables are

growing in the garden.

Seed Secrets

Guided RetellingWhat are the man and children doing in the garden? What do

you see growing in their garden? What do you think will help

the garden grow?

Beginning

What is growing in the

garden? Who is putting

seeds in the ground?

Who is watering the

flowers?

Intermediate

What are the girl and

the man doing in the

garden? What is the

boy watering?


Who is in the garden?


Why is the boy

watering the flowers?



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Modeled RetellingFarmers use machines to put many seeds in the

ground. Many seeds make many plants. Look at

all the corn growing!

Seed Secrets

Guided RetellingHow does the farmer plant so many seeds at once? What seed is

the farmer planting?

Beginning

Point to the farmer.

What does the farmer

use to put seeds in the

ground? What plant is

growing?

Intermediate

Talk about what the

machine is doing. Why

do you think farmers

put many seeds in the

ground? What type of

plant is growing?


What is the farmer

doing? What machine

is he using? What is

growing?



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Modeled RetellingA boy is at a fruit stand. He is holding an apple

in his hand. There are many diff erent fruits that

grow from seeds.

Seed Secrets

Guided RetellingWhere is the boy? Can you name the fruits in the picture that

grow from seeds? What size are the seeds? What other foods

come from seeds?

Beginning

Who is at a fruit

stand? What is the boy

holding? Do apples

grow from seeds?

Intermediate


Name two fruits that

you see. Are the seeds

big or small?


Name some of the

different fruits. What

do they grow from?

What size are the

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Beginning

How many fish do you see?

Point to their faces. Do the

fish have bright colors? What

color is very bright?

Intermediate

Where are the fish swimming?

What colors do they have?

What is special about the blue

parts?


What do you see? What is

special about the colors on

the fish? What do you think

the fish are staring at?

Fish Faces

Modeled RetellingThese two fi sh are swimming in the ocean. They have bright colors. The

fi sh look like they are staring at me!

Guided RetellingWhat colors do you see on the fi sh? Are the colors the same or diff erent

on each fi sh?


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Point to the thin fish. What

shape is the other fish?

Intermediate

Which of these fish is thin, the

cornetfish or the guineafowl

puffer? What shape is the

other fish?


What does the cornetfish look

like? How are these two fish

different? How are they alike?

Fish Faces

Modeled RetellingOne of these fi sh is round. It is called a guineafowl puff er. The other is very

thin. It is called a cornetfi sh.

Guided RetellingWhat shape are the fi sh? How are the thin fi sh and the round fi sh alike?

How are they diff erent? What do you see?


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Point to the fish that has white

spots. How many fish do you

see? What do they all have?

Intermediate

What colors are the spots on

the three fish? Where do the

fish live? What surrounds the

fish?


Tell about the fish. What do

they all have? What else lives

in the ocean with the fish?

Fish Faces

Modeled RetellingThese three fi sh have spots on them. Two fi sh have blue spots and one

fi sh has white spots. The fi sh are surrounded by coral and other living

things. They live in the ocean.

Guided RetellingTell about the fi sh. How are they alike? How are they diff erent? What do

you see around them?


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Beginning

Point to the rings on this fish.

Where are they? What color

are the rings?

Intermediate

Describe this fish. What is

around its eyes? Are the rings

big or small?


What do the fish’s eyes look

like? Describe this spotjaw

blenny.

Fish Faces

Modeled RetellingThis fi sh has big red rings around its eyes. It is called a spotjaw blenny.

Guided RetellingWhat do you see when you look at this fi sh? What colors do you see on

this fi sh?


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How many fish do you see?

Do these fish look like they are

smiling or frowning?

Intermediate

What colors are the fish?

Do you think these fish look

friendly or upset? Why?


Why do these fish look

friendly? Pick one fish. What

shape is it making with its

mouth?

Fish Faces

Modeled RetellingThese fi sh have faces that look friendly. The fi sh look like they are smiling.

Guided RetellingDo you think these fi sh look friendly? What colors are they? What else do

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Does this fish have a friendly

face or a fierce face? Is this fish

scary?

Intermediate

Does this fish look scary?

What do you think makes this

fish look so scary?


What does this fish’s face look

like? How is it different from

the fish from Card 5? How is it

the same?

Fish Faces

Modeled RetellingThis fi sh has a face that makes it look fi erce. It is called a deep sea

viperfi sh.

Guided RetellingCompare this fi sh with the one on Card 5. How are they the same? How

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Modeled RetellingIf the dinosaurs came back, people would not

have to mow their lawns. This dinosaur is eating

the grass. The people in the yard are relaxing.

If the Dinosaurs Came Back

Guided RetellingWhy are the people in the backyard relaxing? How does the

dinosaur cut the grass?

Beginning

What is the dinosaur

doing? What are the

people in the yard

doing? Do the people

have to mow their

lawn?

Intermediate

If the dinosaurs came

back, what job could

they do for people?

How would the

dinosaurs mow the

lawn?


What are the people

doing? If dinosaurs

came back, who would

mow the lawn? How?



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Modeled RetellingThe painter is using the dinosaur’s back as a

ladder. The dinosaur is holding the paint cans.


Guided RetellingWhat is the dinosaur doing? Who is helping the dinosaur?

Beginning

Who is helping the

painter? Is the painter

using the dinosaur’s

back as a ladder? What

is the dinosaur holding,

the paint cans or the

brush?

Intermediate

What is the painter

doing? Is he using a

ladder? How is the

dinosaur helping?


What are the dinosaur

and the painter doing?

How does the dinosaur

help the painter?



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Modeled RetellingThe dinosaur is helping the fi refi ghters put out

the fi res. The dinosaur is holding the hose and

standing very still. The fi refi ghters are using the

dinosaur’s back as a ladder again!


Guided RetellingHow do you think the fi refi ghters get on top of the dinosaur to

put out the fi res? How is the dinosaur helping the fi refi ghters put

out the fi res?

Beginning

Is the dinosaur helping

the firefighters? Who

is holding the hose?

Who is going up the

dinosaur’s back?

Intermediate


doing? How do the

firefighters put out

the fire? How are the

firefighters using the

dinosaur’s back?


What are the

firefighters doing? How

is the dinosaur helping

the firefighters?



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Modeled RetellingThe dinosaur is helping the workers build a big

skyscraper. The dinosaur is so tall that he can

reach up to the top and pass the beams to the

construction workers.


Guided RetellingDinosaurs are so tall that they can help in diff erent ways. How is

the dinosaur helping build a skyscraper?

Beginning

Is the dinosaur short

or tall? What does the

dinosaur pass to the

construction workers?

How is the dinosaur

helping them?

Intermediate

What are the

construction workers

building? What can

the dinosaur reach?

How does the dinosaur

help the construction

workers?


What are the

contruction workers

doing? What is the

dinosaur doing? Why

can the dinosaur do

this?



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Modeled RetellingThe dinosaur is in the library helping the librarian.

He is getting the books from the top shelf so that

people can read them. He can put the books back

when they are done.


Guided RetellingWhat is the dinosaur doing in the library? What do you think the

people on the stairs are saying about the dinosaur? How is the

dinosaur helping the people who want to read the books?

Beginning

Where is the dinosaur?

Point to the top

shelf. What does the

dinosaur get from the

top shelf?

Intermediate

Who is the dinosaur

helping at the library?

How does he help?

What does he do when

people are done with

the books?


How is the dinosaur

helping at the library?

Who is he helping?

What happens when

people are done with

the books?



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Modeled RetellingThe dinosaur is pushing the rain clouds away so

the sun can shine. Now the people can have their

picnic!


Guided RetellingWhat is the dinosaur doing to the rain clouds? How is the

dinosaur helping the people? Do you think dinosaurs could

move the clouds?

Beginning

Point to the part where

the sun is shining.


pushing away? What

can the people do now?

Intermediate


doing to the rain

clouds? Why is the

dinosaur doing that?

What can the people

do now?



pushing away? Why?

How does this help the

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Modeled RetellingLook at the creatures that are following the

clown. The word ape starts with A. Bug starts with

B. I see some things that start with C.

What Do You Know!

Guided RetellingWhat do you see that starts with C? Who is at the front of the

line? Who is at the back of the line? Which creatures are in the

middle of the line?

Beginning

Point to a bug. Does

bug start with C or B?

Point to the ape. What

does ape start with?

Say one thing that

starts with C.

Intermediate

Point to the clown.

What letter does clown

start with? What else

do you see that starts

with C? What starts

with B?


What creatures are

following the clown?

What do you see that

starts with A? What

starts with C?



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Modeled RetellingThe girl is pushing the wagon. A baby is sitting

in the wagon with some fruit and a sign that

says, Fruit for Sale! Look at that giraff e licking the

grapefruit!

What Do You Know!

Guided RetellingWhat do you think the monkey is saying? What do you see in the

wagon? Where are the children going? Where do you see circles

and squares?

Beginning

Who is pushing the

wagon? What shape

is the wagon, a circle

or a square? Find the

grapefruit. What color

is it?

Intermediate

Who is sitting in the

wagon? What does the

sign say? What shape

is the sign? Where can

you find a circle?


What circles and

squares do you see in

this picture? What is for

sale? What else do you

see?



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Modeled RetellingThe boy is having a picnic with a crocodile,

an ape, a rabbit, and some bugs. There is

a lot of food on the picnic blanket.

What Do You Know!

Guided RetellingWhat are they getting ready to do? What foods do you see?

What do you think the rabbit will eat?

Beginning

Who is at the picnic?

Point to the carrots.

Who do you think will

eat the carrots?

Intermediate

Who did the boy invite

to his picnic? What is

the ape eating? What

do you think the rabbit

will eat?


What do you see at

the picnic? What do

you think the rabbit is

looking at? Why?



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Modeled RetellingA pair of boys are looking at each other. An ape

is wearing a pair of gloves. The dog is lying on

the ground. He is wearing a pair of socks. I see

lots of pairs.

What Do You Know!

Guided RetellingWhat pairs do you see in the picture? Do they look just alike?

Why do you think the dog is laughing?

Beginning

How many boys do you

see? How many gloves

does the ape have?

Find something else

that comes in twos.

Intermediate

What is the ape

wearing on his hands?

What other pairs do

you see in this picture?


What are pairs? How

many do you see? Why

do you think the dog is

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Modeled RetellingThe cat and the dog are dancing. The girl and the

bear are touching their mouths and their hips. I

see lots of things that are the same.

What Do You Know!

Guided RetellingHow are the cat’s and the dog’s clothes the same? How are they

diff erent? What do you notice about the girl and the bear?

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Who is dancing? Look

at the cat’s and the

dog’s hats. Are they

different or the same?

Point to one thing

that is the same.

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the bear wearing? How

are the dog and cat

the same? Do you see

other things that are

the same? What are

they?



the bear doing? What

is the same? What

else is the same in the

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Modeled RetellingThe bear, the boy, the mice, and the butterfl y are

going down a hill. Some things in the picture do

not belong!

What Do You Know!

Guided RetellingHow is everyone going down the hill? Which things don’t

belong?

Beginning

Who is going down the

hill? Is it hot or cold?

Point to the rubber

ring. Does it belong in

this picture?

Intermediate

How is everyone going

down the hill? Does

the skateboard belong

in this picture? Which

other things do not

belong in this picture?


Who is going down

the hill with the

wrong thing? What

else does not belong

in this picture? Why?



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Beginning

How many warthogs

do you see? Who is

carrying the paint and

brushes? What color is

the paint on the floor?

Intermediate

What are the warthogs

carrying? What is on

the floor?


Who do you see in

the picture? What are

they carrying? What

happened with some

of the paint?


Warthogs Paint:A Messy Color Book

Modeled RetellingThree warthogs are carrying yellow paint and

some brushes. There is red, blue, and yellow paint

on the fl oor.

Guided RetellingHow does the red, blue, and yellow paint get on the fl oor? What

are the warthogs doing?


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Beginning

What are the

warthogs carrying?

What colors of paint

are they carrying?

What is spilling on the

floor?

Intermediate

What are these

warthogs carrying

now? How does the

paint get on the floor?



doing now? What do

you think the warthogs

are going to do with

the paint?



Modeled RetellingThe three warthogs are carrying blue and red

paint. The paint is spilling on the fl oor.

Guided RetellingWhy do the warthogs keep spilling the paint? What are the

warthogs going to paint?


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Beginning

Point to the mess.

What colors of paint

spill on the floor? What

color do these two

colors make?

Intermediate

What happened to the

paint? What happened

after the blue and

yellow paints mixed?


What did the warthog

spill on the floor? What

happened with the

paint?



Modeled RetellingWhat a terrible mess! The blue and yellow paints

spill on the fl oor. Mixing blue and yellow makes

green.

Guided RetellingWhat did the warthog do? How did the green paint appear?

What two colors make green?


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Beginning

Who is carrying a

ladder? What colors of

paint spill on the floor?

Intermediate

What does warthog

spill on the floor? Why

is she not looking

where she is going?


How does the warthog

spill the paint on the

floor? What colors are

the paints that spill?



Modeled RetellingThe warthog isn’t looking where she is going, and

the red and blue paints spill on the fl oor. A blue

teddy bear is on top of the ladder.

Guided RetellingWhat is the warthog carrying? What is on top of the ladder? How

does the warthog spill the paint on the fl oor?


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looking at? What color

do red and blue make?

Intermediate

What two colors mix

on the floor? What is

the new color?


What happens to the

paint that spills on the

floor? What is the new

color?



Modeled RetellingTwo warthogs look at the red and blue paint on

the fl oor. Now there is a new color. When red and

blue mix, they make purple.

Guided RetellingWhat do the warthogs discover when the red paint and the blue

paint are spilled on the fl oor? What two colors make purple?

What will the warthogs paint?


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Beginning

What did the warthogs

paint? Name three

colors on the rainbow.

Is the floor clean or

messy?

Intermediate

How many colors are

there on the rainbow?

What are they? Do you

think the warthogs

are happy with their

rainbow? Why do

you think so? What is

messy?


What did the warthogs

do with all the paint?

How does the wall

look? How does the

floor look? How do you

think the warthogs

feel?



Modeled RetellingThe warthogs have fun painting a beautiful

rainbow. There are many diff erent colors in the

rainbow. The wall looks pretty, but the fl oor is

very messy!

Guided RetellingWhat do the warthogs make with purple, green, and orange

paint? What kind of day are they having? What else do you see?


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