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The Sandwich Swap | Retelling & Sequencing Book Companion
Read it. Sequence it. Retell it! 📚✂️
Bring the heartwarming picture book The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania Al Abdullah and Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Tricia Tusa, to life with this engaging, hands-on retelling and sequencing activity!
Perfect for kindergarten through second grade, this ready-to-print book companion helps students strengthen reading comprehension by identifying important story events, putting them in order, and retelling the story using visual supports.
Through simple cut-and-paste activities, students will revisit a meaningful story about friendship, kindness, accepting differences, and learning to see things from another person's perspective.
✨ WHAT'S INCLUDED
Story sequencing picture cards featuring important events from The Sandwich Swap
Cut-and-paste retelling activities to help students organize story events
Two-event sequencing template for beginning readers
Five-event sequencing template for more detailed retelling
Sequencing language supports including In the beginning, Next, Then, After that, and In the end
Visual picture cards to support comprehension and oral storytelling
Print-and-go activities requiring minimal preparation
❤️ HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE
1. Read the Story
Begin by reading The Sandwich Swap aloud to your students. Discuss the characters, important events, and how the girls' friendship changes throughout the story.
2. Sequence the Events
Have students cut out the picture cards and arrange them in the order the events happened.
Choose the two-event or five-event sequencing template based on your students' needs.
3. Retell the Story
Encourage students to use the pictures to orally retell the story to a partner, small group, or teacher.
Practice using sequencing language such as first, next, then, after that, and last to help students organize their thinking.
4. Glue & Share
Once students have placed the events in the correct order, they can glue their pictures onto the template and share their retelling!
5. Extend the Learning
Use the story as an opportunity to discuss friendship, respecting differences, and how trying something new can help us better understand one another.
WHY TEACHERS WILL LOVE IT
This simple, meaningful activity helps students:
Identify important story events
Sequence events in the correct order
Strengthen reading comprehension
Practice oral storytelling and retelling
Use sequencing words to organize their thinking
Recognize character feelings and changes
Develop fine motor skills through cutting and gluing
Make connections between literature and social-emotional learning
PERFECT FOR
Kindergarten through second grade
Interactive read-aloud lessons
Story retelling and sequencing
Reading comprehension practice
Literacy centers
Small-group instruction
Partner activities
Friendship and kindness lessons
Social-emotional learning
PLEASE NOTE
This is a digital, ready-to-print book companion resource. The picture book The Sandwich Swap is not included and must be purchased or borrowed separately.
This resource is independently created and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the authors, illustrator, or publisher of The Sandwich Swap.
Little pictures. Big comprehension!
Help your students strengthen their storytelling skills while exploring a beautiful message about friendship, kindness, and celebrating our differences.
Created by Ehmsee Shane | Baton Books
Read it. Sequence it. Retell it! 📚✂️
Bring the heartwarming picture book The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania Al Abdullah and Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Tricia Tusa, to life with this engaging, hands-on retelling and sequencing activity!
Perfect for kindergarten through second grade, this ready-to-print book companion helps students strengthen reading comprehension by identifying important story events, putting them in order, and retelling the story using visual supports.
Through simple cut-and-paste activities, students will revisit a meaningful story about friendship, kindness, accepting differences, and learning to see things from another person's perspective.
✨ WHAT'S INCLUDED
Story sequencing picture cards featuring important events from The Sandwich Swap
Cut-and-paste retelling activities to help students organize story events
Two-event sequencing template for beginning readers
Five-event sequencing template for more detailed retelling
Sequencing language supports including In the beginning, Next, Then, After that, and In the end
Visual picture cards to support comprehension and oral storytelling
Print-and-go activities requiring minimal preparation
❤️ HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE
1. Read the Story
Begin by reading The Sandwich Swap aloud to your students. Discuss the characters, important events, and how the girls' friendship changes throughout the story.
2. Sequence the Events
Have students cut out the picture cards and arrange them in the order the events happened.
Choose the two-event or five-event sequencing template based on your students' needs.
3. Retell the Story
Encourage students to use the pictures to orally retell the story to a partner, small group, or teacher.
Practice using sequencing language such as first, next, then, after that, and last to help students organize their thinking.
4. Glue & Share
Once students have placed the events in the correct order, they can glue their pictures onto the template and share their retelling!
5. Extend the Learning
Use the story as an opportunity to discuss friendship, respecting differences, and how trying something new can help us better understand one another.
WHY TEACHERS WILL LOVE IT
This simple, meaningful activity helps students:
Identify important story events
Sequence events in the correct order
Strengthen reading comprehension
Practice oral storytelling and retelling
Use sequencing words to organize their thinking
Recognize character feelings and changes
Develop fine motor skills through cutting and gluing
Make connections between literature and social-emotional learning
PERFECT FOR
Kindergarten through second grade
Interactive read-aloud lessons
Story retelling and sequencing
Reading comprehension practice
Literacy centers
Small-group instruction
Partner activities
Friendship and kindness lessons
Social-emotional learning
PLEASE NOTE
This is a digital, ready-to-print book companion resource. The picture book The Sandwich Swap is not included and must be purchased or borrowed separately.
This resource is independently created and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the authors, illustrator, or publisher of The Sandwich Swap.
Little pictures. Big comprehension!
Help your students strengthen their storytelling skills while exploring a beautiful message about friendship, kindness, and celebrating our differences.
Created by Ehmsee Shane | Baton Books