🧒🏽 Retell the Story 10: The Box Rocket

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🧒🏽 The Box Rocket

Leo and Ana find a big empty box.

They paint it and add a pointy top. It is a rocket!

They count down: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 — blast off!

They pretend to fly all the way to the moon.

Then they land at home, just in time for a snack.

Retell the story. Draw what happened in each box, then tell it back using the words.

First

Next

Then

Last

For the grown-up: Retelling check: ☐ Who is in the story? ☐ Where is it? ☐ What happened? ☐ How did it end?

Answer key: They find a box → They make a rocket → They count down → They fly to the moon

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About this pre-k & kindergarten worksheet

Free story retelling printable for Pre-K & K (The Box Rocket): listen to the short story “The Box Rocket”, then retell it by drawing first, next, then. Skill: Retells stories and experiences (kindergarten readiness). Level: Pre-K & Kindergarten — also great for Reception / EYFS (UK) and Foundation (Australia).

For teachers: skills & standards

Pre-K: Head Start ELOF domain — Language & Communication
CCSS RL.K.2: Retell familiar stories, including key details
CCSS SL.K.4: Describe familiar people, places, things and events
Works as a morning-work page, a centre/station activity, homework or an early-finisher task.

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Is this worksheet free?

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What age is it for?

It is designed for Pre-K & Kindergarten (ages 3–6), but use it with any child who is ready.

What skills does it build?

Retells stories and experiences (kindergarten readiness).

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