Story retell: Story Steps: First, Next, Then, Last!

Classic Board Game Race: Story retell: Story Steps: First, Next, Then, Last! (A2, Young learners, 24 prompts)

A classic classroom board game for young A2 learners. Players use first, next, then and last to retell favourite fairy tales. Stories are told in the present tense, with simple frames, story acting and team guessing.

A free Classic Board Game Race for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Retelling a story: first, next, then, last.

Speaking prompts on the board

  1. Ask a friend: What is your favourite story?
  2. Say: First, Goldilocks walks in the woods.
  3. Act out a wolf and let your team guess!
  4. Ask a friend: Who is in your story?
  5. Say: Next, the wolf knocks on the door.
  6. Team: tell The Three Bears with first, next, then, last.
  7. Draw a beanstalk and say: Then Jack climbs up!
  8. Ask a friend: What happens first in your story?
  9. Act out the Hungry Caterpillar eating an apple!
  10. Say: Then, Red Riding Hood sees the wolf.
  11. Act out Red Riding Hood walking with her basket.
  12. Team: act out the Three Little Pigs together!
  13. ⭐ Tell a friend a short story with first and next.
  14. Show a sleepy face and say: Last, Goldilocks sleeps.
  15. Ask a friend: Is the wolf good or bad?
  16. Say: Last, the pigs are happy.
  17. Act out Jack running away from the giant!
  18. Ask a friend: What happens last in your story?
  19. Team: guess the story your friend acts out!
  20. Say: My favourite story is ___.
  21. Walk like a big giant and say: Fee-fi-fo-fum!
  22. ⭐ Retell Goldilocks with first, next, then, last.
  23. Ask a friend: Do you like the giant?
  24. ⭐ Say a new story ending: Last, ___.

Printable worksheet

This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.

What's on the worksheet

  1. Answer the card · Answer with a full sentence.
  2. The board game on paper

Part 1: Answer the card

Answer with a full sentence.

  1. Say: Last, the pigs are happy.
  2. Ask a friend: Who is in your story?
  3. Act out the Hungry Caterpillar eating an apple!

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