B1 English Language · Term 1 Week 2: Story Telling

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.4.1.2 - Retell short stories

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Retell a short story they have heard in class, using picture prompts to guide the sequence of events.
Arrange picture cards in the correct order to match the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Use simple connecting words such as “first,” “then,” and “finally” when retelling a story.
Retell a familiar story from their own home or community, such as a folktale, with some accuracy.
Join in with a relevant song when the storyteller pauses during a story retelling.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Story Telling (1.4)
Content standard: B1.1.4.1 - Respond to stories
Indicator: B1.1.4.1.2 - Retell short stories
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 7
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Show pictures to guide learners to retell a story told in class.
- Let learners follow the pictures to retell the story logically/sequentially.
- Let learners tell other stories they know.
- Let storyteller pause for others to sing any appropriate song.