5 Finger Retell--There's an App for That!

The 2nd graders have been working on the 5 Finger Retell strategy, where they describe the setting, characters, problem, events, and solution after reading a story. Last week, we read Oh No (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) by Mac Barnett. Then, I introduced the kids to an app called Educreations, and we began using that to retell the story. It was our first time on the app, so these aren't perfect, but we are doing the same thing with a different story this week, and the retellings are looking better already! Can't wait to post about them next week!

Students worked with a partner, and did 1-2 parts of the retelling. The next day, a different section of 2nd grade picked up where the other group left off. I think this week we have a better handle on how to best use this app using the 10 iPads that we have in the library. Each class is responsible for one of the aspects of the retelling, so it's like a mashup from all four of our 2nd grade sections!