You should model retelling story parts and have readers try following your model of one part at time. Help them with the pictures, sequence words, and prompting questions.
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Activity: Tell Me What Happened
Standards
Use frequently occurring transition words (e.g., first, next, then, after that, last).
Reader Goals
I can retell a story with sequence words.
Focus
Sequence Words: first, next, then, after that, last