1. Point to each picture as you Model the retell of events in sequence that Datiz and Peg observed on their visit to the Arctic: Say

• First, the polar bear was sitting in the snow.
• Next, the polar bear was digging in the snow.
• Then, the polar bear was wet because it was swimming in the sea.
• After that, the polar bear was jogging across  the snow.
• Last, the polar bear was nipping at his pal.

2. Say
   Now, it’s your turn to retell the events when Datiz and Peg observed the polar bear. Look at the pictures and retell what happened using the language cue words.

Have readers retell the events based on the pictures. They will be prompted with the language cue words and the pictures. You can also Prompt them with the questions below.

Language Cue Word
Sequence word: first

Prompts
What happened first?
What did the polar bear do?

Language Cue Word
Sequence word: next

Prompts
What happened next?
What did the polar bear do?

Language Cue Word
Sequence word: then

Prompts
What happened then?
What did the polar bear do?

Language Cue Word
Sequence word: after that

Prompts
What happened after that?
What did the polar bear do?

Language Cue Word
Sequence word: last

Prompts
What happened last?
What did the polar bears do?

1. Say
   You retold the events, in order, the characters Peg and Datiz observed on their visit to the Arctic using sequence words. Let’s review the pictures together and retell the events again. 
2. Point to the language cue words as you Retell 

• First, the polar bear was sitting in the snow.
• Next, the polar bear was digging in the snow.
• Then, the polar bear was wet because it was swimming in the sea.
• After that, the polar bear was jogging across  the snow.
• Last, the polar bear was nipping at his pal.