Retelling Gloves! Fun fun fun
They’re super easy to make! You take a glove (they’re on clearance now – I got a bunch of pairs for 50 cents each, and you only need one per class!) And you print out an image representing each item necessary for a good retelling.
The thumb: a picture of people. This represents the characters.
Pointer finger: a picture of a house/scene. This represents the setting.
Middle finger: a picture of a lock. This represents the problem.
Ring finger: a picture of a key. This represents the solution.
Pinky: a picture of a ladder. This represents beginning-middle-end sequence of events.
Palm: A light bulb. This represents the main idea.
Back of the hand: A heart. This represents a personal connection the kids have.
I got great instructions for it here:
Retelling Glove
The teacher models using the hand to retell during a read aloud or shared reading. After the students have become familiar and received lots of practice, the teacher can put it in their read to self or read to someone station and have students wear the glove to retell. What a cute and easy way to encourage retelling and grow comprehension!
By the way, I just started watching The Tudors today on netflix, and I’m super hooked.
I loved the Tudors. Thanks for the glove idea I love it.
Jill
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How do you get the pictures to stay on?
We used glue dots! I think you can also do glue gun or velcro.
I like this idea, as a trainee teacher in England this is not something I have ever seen previously. I would definitely try it with one of my classes when I graduate 🙂
Thanks for sharing,
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All the best,
Ben 🙂
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