Retelling bracelet maker

Touch each word and tell that part

Make retelling bracelets. Each paper strip has a row of plain colored circles with the words Who? Where? First, Next, Then, Last. After a story, your child touches each circle in turn and tells that part. Five bracelets print on a page. You can type your own words.

Pick a design

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Choose each part yourself

To keep a copy, choose “Save as PDF” as the printer. What you type stays on your device: it is not sent to us and not saved.

Your worksheet:

Watch: how the free worksheet makers workA two-minute lesson. Every maker works the same way.

How to make your worksheet

  1. Keep the six words, choose fewer, or type your own.
  2. Print and cut out the strips.
  3. Read a story together.
  4. Your child touches each circle and tells that part of the story.

The reading skill

Retelling a story in order, with who was in it and where it happened, is the clearest sign that a child understood it.

Words a grown-up reads first

Read the six words together a few times. They soon become words your child knows by sight.

No characters

The bracelet has only words in plain circles, so it works with every book.

Good questions

Can I use fewer words?

Yes. Choose four or five, and the first ones are used.

Can I type my own words?

Yes. Type one on each line, up to six.

Can I print in black and white?

Yes. Choose “Black and white” under “Print in”. Every picture becomes a line drawing your child can color in.

Is it free?

Yes, with no sign-up and no limit.

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