Bring to life a class reading of the children's book Caps for Sale with this printable set of manipulatives. Color, laminate, and cut out these pictures of the peddler, his caps, the tree, and the monkeys, using them act out the story as you read. Keep this set of materials handy, allowing learners to retell the story to each other during language arts rotations or as an extension activity in primary grade classes.

Concepts

retelling stories, stories, retelling, reading comprehension, caps for sale, children's literature

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Additional Tags

reading comprehension, caps for sale, retelling activity, acting out a story, retelling a story, english language arts

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Pros

• Manipulatives engage children in a class read aloud of the story Caps for Sale
• Retelling the story using the manipulatives reinforces the reading comprehension of young learners

Cons

• Requires a class copy of the book Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
  
• Teachers must prepare the manipulatives themselves

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.K.10 RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3