Retelling a story
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can speak in full sentences to retell the story of Humpty Dumpty.
Key learning points
- Successful speaking includes speaking loudly and clearly enough for everyone to hear.
- Speaking in full sentences helps the listener understand what is being said.
- When retelling a story with someone, it is important to take turns and listen to what the other person is saying.
- Storytelling language can help a listener to understand and enjoy a story.
Keywords
Retelling - summarising a story in your own words, highlighting key events and details
Volume - how loud or quiet someone speaks
Speaking - using your voice to talk to someone
Listening - paying attention to what someone is saying
Common misconception
Pupils may just retell the nursery rhyme exactly as it is in four sentences.
Explain that we are retelling 'Humpty Dumpty' as a story and need to add our own storytelling language and detail.
Teacher tip
Pupils could rehearse then present their versions of the story in small groups or in front of the whole class if they are feeling confident.
Equipment
You need access to the children’s nursery rhyme, ‘Humpty Dumpty’ for this lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Good listening skills include...
Q2.A full sentence...
Q3.Identify which of the following are full sentences.
Q4.Put these parts of a story in the order that they take place.
Q5.Identify the words that you might hear at the beginning of a fairy tale.
Q6.What is a character in a story?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which example of storytelling language would be used at the beginning of a story?
Q2.True or false? We should speak in full sentences when retelling a story.
Q3.Which sentence contains storytelling language?
Q4.When retelling a story with a partner, we need to...
Q5.True or false? When retelling a story with a partner, we do not need to listen to what they say.
Q6.Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
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