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Retelling a story

I can speak in full sentences to retell the story of Humpty Dumpty.

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Retelling a story

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Key learning points

  1. Successful speaking includes speaking loudly and clearly enough for everyone to hear.
  2. Speaking in full sentences helps the listener understand what is being said.
  3. When retelling a story with someone, it is important to take turns and listen to what the other person is saying.
  4. 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.

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.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You need access to the children’s nursery rhyme, ‘Humpty Dumpty’ for this lesson.

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Good listening skills include...
fiddling with your hair.
Correct answer: looking at the person speaking.
Correct answer: having a calm, still body.
lips moving and speaking at the same time.
Correct answer: lips closed.
Q2.
A full sentence...
is one word.
describes a noun.
Correct answer: makes complete sense.
always contains an adjective.
Q3.
Identify which of the following are full sentences.
Correct answer: The dog barked loudly.
under the table
Correct answer: It was dark outside.
outside
Q4.
Put these parts of a story in the order that they take place.
1 - beginning
2 - middle
3 - end
Q5.
Identify the words that you might hear at the beginning of a fairy tale.
Then,
Finally,
Correct answer: Once upon a time,
Next,
Q6.
What is a character in a story?
where the story takes place
Correct answer: a person or animal in a story
what happens in the story

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which example of storytelling language would be used at the beginning of a story?
Finally,
Correct answer: Once upon a time,
Suddenly,
Q2.
True or false? We should speak in full sentences when retelling a story.
Correct answer: true
false
Q3.
Which sentence contains storytelling language?
He fell down.
Humpty Dumpty fell down.
Correct answer: Suddenly, he fell down to the ground.
Q4.
When retelling a story with a partner, we need to...
Correct answer: use a loud, clear voice.
Correct answer: speak in full sentences.
tell the whole story as quickly as possible.
Correct answer: take turns saying one sentence each.
use your quietest voice.
Q5.
True or false? When retelling a story with a partner, we do not need to listen to what they say.
true
Correct answer: false
Q6.
Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:speaking,using your voice to talk to someone

using your voice to talk to someone

Correct Answer:listening,paying attention to what someone is saying

paying attention to what someone is saying

Correct Answer:volume,how loud or quiet someone speaks

how loud or quiet someone speaks