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Some of the activities that would be great to reteach the standard for retelling stories are games from Starfall and also this Little Red Hen activity that focuses solely on sequencing events.

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The activities for my Special Needs students are more simple games that help fine tune the similar skills from the standard. Describing pictures has audio clues and students can pick which words go with the image. There is also some letter recognition games which I know some students might have trouble with when trying to write their own sentences.

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The students have the opportunity to draw pictures and I have resources and games for students to practice forming sentences and working on writing from auditory sources.

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Informal assignment for students to draw or write short sentences to retell the story.
We can also do online quizzes with kahoot for a more tangible assessment.

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After reading a book, we will sequence main events as a whole class and then

students will individually think of smaller events and details that are not listed.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

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All of the activities are specifically chosen to help children demonstrate their understanding of a story. Some are for them to practice their retelling and how to notice the key details.

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Please see Starfall's how-to-teach-reading page, Learn to Read with Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension, and print the Free Phonics Printouts for children. Starfall™ books, games, movies, and songs follow a research-based method of systematic phonics starting with consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. Emergent readers gain confidence as they progress to long vowels and other letter-sound relationships such as digraphs.

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Learn to Read with Phonics | Starfall Education

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Starfall's movies, games, and ebooks create an environment where children have fun as they learn to read. We use a proven sequential phonics method.

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This is a simple game for practicing English and learning how to form sentences correctly - specifically ESL (English as a second language). To play, you have to click on the options to form a sentence that matches the image shown. The idea behind this game is to give learners a fun way to practice making phrases.

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Shoot for a high score in this basketball-themed spelling game. Review the list of words and choose one or all three lists of words to practice. Start the game and listen to each word carefully, then do your best to spell each word. Start with the basics then challenge yourself with more difficult options.

Click here for full screen More first grade reading activities This interactive activity is embedded in our First Grade Language Arts 1 course.

In this course, students receive structured lessons on readiness skills through emphasis on phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting to help develop comprehension, build vocabulary, and promote a lifelong interest in reading.

Phonics: There are 36 units in the Phonics program. Each unit contains five lessons. In the first four lessons, students learn new skills or practice what they've previously learned. The fifth lesson in each unit begins with online review and practice activities that reinforce skills learned in the unit, and is followed by an offline unit assessment. In some lessons, students will read an online decodable reader. These are short, interactive stories that consist entirely of words students are able to read. Students will acquire the critical skills and knowledge required for reading and literacy.

Literature and Comprehension: The K12 Language Arts Literature and Comprehension program consists of 24 units with reading selections from the Classics anthology, nonfiction magazines, trade books, and other books students choose for themselves. Students will listen to and read a variety of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to develop their reading comprehension skills.

Handwriting: Students will further develop their handwriting skills through Handwriting Without Tears. In Semester 1, students will work in the My Printing Book. In Semester 2, students will practice handwriting on their own using the supplied lined paper.

Spelling: There are 18 units in K12 Spelling, which begins in the second semester of Grade 1. Each unit contains five lessons. The first lesson of a unit introduces new Spelling words. In the second and third lessons, you and your students work together to practice the spelling words introduced in the first lesson. There is an online review in Lesson 4 and an offline assessment in Lesson 5. Students will master the spelling skills needed to read and write proficiently.

Vocabulary: K12 Vocabulary exposes students to a wide variety of words. Students will learn, review, and practice words online. There are 18 units in K12 Vocabulary. In the first 8 lessons of each unit, students will study 3 sets of related words. Lesson 9 of each unit is a review of all the words. The 10th lesson is always a Unit Checkpoint, testing students on all the words they studied.

Writing Skills: The program includes 18 alternating units of Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics lessons and Composition lessons. In odd-numbered units, students will learn grammar, usage, and mechanics skills that will help them communicate in standard English. The fourth lesson of each unit is an online review of the unit's skills, and the fifth lesson is an offline assessment. In even-numbered composition units, students will also learn techniques for planning, organizing, and creating different kinds of writing. Each unit starts with a journal assignment that will help get students writing and generating ideas to be used in their writing assignments. The program includes rubrics and sample papers to help evaluate students' work.

If you like this activity you can buy this course directly or find an online school in your state.

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1st Grade Reading Activity: Basketball Spelling Game - Learning Liftoff

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Shoot for a high score in this basketball-themed spelling game. Review the list of words and choose one or all three lists of words to practice. Start the game and listen to each word carefully, then do your best to spell each word. Start with the basics then challenge yourself with more difficult options.

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Describing Pictures - Adjective Game

Describing Pictures is a wonderful online game for young toddlers to help them understand the concept of adjectives, or describing words. In this game, kids are given some pictures and sentences that describe them. Kids have to click the sentence that has the correct describing word matching the picture. This game helps students get a good understanding of adjectives and their usage in language.

How to play Describing Pictures

A wonderful online game for young kids to help them understand the concept of adjectives.

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Adjectives help describe things. Learn all about them in this online game from Turtle Diary! If you play Describing Pictures, you'll be an expert in no time!

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A service of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board

Summary #1: Werewolf

I am the best choice to free Dracula.

I am really strong.

I can run really fast and move quickly around any obstacle.

I have all these sharp teeth, which scare people.

Summary #2: Creature

I can free Dracula using my powers.

I am slimy.

I can also swim really far and help Dracula if he is near water.

I am good at building things, like ladders.

Summary #3: Mummy

It's smart to choose me to free Dracula.

I have helped hundreds of people escape over the years.

I can also use my ancient tricks to help Dracula escape.

I can use my long cloth to climb walls.

Your Monster Rescue Story

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Audio A service of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board I am the best choice to free Dracula. I am really strong. I can run really fast and move quickly around any obstacle. I have all these sharp teeth, which scare people. I can free Dracula using my powers. I am slimy.

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Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games... and more!

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Log in to i-Ready®, online assessment and instruction that helps teachers provide all students a path to proficiency and growth in reading and mathematics.

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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Non Fiction Game for Kids

Check out this non fiction book publishing game for kids. Choose between a children's book, news story and toy catalogue page before designing an appropriate layout.

Think about what style of title, text and picture suits the chosen theme while remembering whether you are trying to inform, advertise or report. Challenge your reading skills, choose the best messages, complete the tasks and enjoy this fun English activity for kids.

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Non Fiction Book Publishing Game - Fun English Activity for Kids

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Non Fiction Game for Kids Check out this non fiction book publishing game for kids. Choose between a children's book, news story and toy catalogue page before designing an appropriate layout. Think about what style of title, text and picture suits the chosen theme while remembering whether you are trying to inform, advertise or report.

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Free online letter learning game for children. Kids learn mousing skills while matching heads and bodies of animals on this educational web based game.

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Click here to try again Click here to try again Free online letter learning game for children. Kids learn mousing skills while matching heads and bodies of animals on this educational web based game.

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The hijinks of that little bird have created yet another learning opportunity for your kindergartners to master the proper sequencing of stories. While reviewing The Little Red Hen, students can pick the story's pages out of a tree, put the book back together in the proper order, and give then it back to Floyd the Dog.

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The hijinks of that little bird have created yet another learning opportunity for your kindergartners to master the proper sequencing of stories. While reviewing The Little Red Hen, students can pick the story's pages out of a tree, put the book back together in the proper order, and give then it back to Floyd the Dog.