Senses at the Seashore

Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
This boy is playing in the water. You can hear LEARNERS
the waves crash at the seashore. It is fun to play Beginning
in the water here.
Is the boy playing? What does he
hear? Is it fun to play in the water?
Guided Retelling Intermediate
What is the boy doing? What can you hear? What can you hear at the seashore?
What is fun to do at the seashore? How can you play there?

Advanced/Advanced High
Does the boy like playing in the
water? Why do you think so? What
sound do the waves make?
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
There are many things to see at the seashore. LEARNERS
You might see boats. This is a fishing boat. The Beginning
people on the boat catch fish.
Is this a fishing boat? Point to the
water. Is the water blue?
Guided Retelling Intermediate
What can you see at the seashore? What kind of What can you see in this picture?
boat is this? What do the people on the boat do? What are the people doing?

Advanced/Advanced High
Describe the boat. Tell what people
do on this boat.
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
You can touch the sand at the seashore. The LEARNERS
sand feels warm. You walk on it with your feet. Beginning
You can touch it with your hands. The boy uses
What do you touch with? Hold
the sand to make a castle. them up. What does the boy touch?
Does the sand feel warm?

Guided Retelling Intermediate

What does he touch? How does it feel? What What is the boy making? What does
he use? Does the sand feel warm
does he make? or cold?

Advanced/Advanced High
How does the sand feel? How do
you know? Describe what the boy is
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
You can smell the pink flowers. These flowers LEARNERS
bloom at the seashore. They are called beach Beginning
roses. This boy is smelling the roses.
Point to your nose. Can you smell
flowers at the seashore? Are these
flowers pink or blue?
Guided Retelling
Intermediate
What is the boy doing? Where do these
flowers grow? What kind of flower are they? What does the boy do? Are the
flowers in bloom? What color
are they?

Advanced/Advanced High
Describe the beach roses. How do
you smell roses at the seashore?
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
You can eat at the seashore. The girl eats LEARNERS
watermelon. It tastes sweet and juicy. Beginning
Point to your tongue. Does the
Guided Retelling watermelon taste sweet?

What does she taste? How does it taste? Intermediate

What does the girl taste at the
seashore? How does it taste?

Advanced/Advanced High
Describe the watermelon. Do you
like watermelon? Why or why not?
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
At the seashore there is much to do. You can LEARNERS
see, hear, smell, taste, and touch many things. Beginning
Where is there much to do? How
Guided Retelling many senses do you use there?

Is there a lot to do at the seashore? What things Intermediate

do your senses experience there? What can you do at the seashore?
What senses do you use?

Advanced/Advanced High
Tell the five senses you use to
experience the seashore. What is
your favorite thing to do at the
seashore? Why?
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