Work on early story retell skills with this digital and printable resource that targets sequencing skills!
This resource contains:
- 35 printable short stories with sequencing images (ranging from 3-6 step sequences)
- Interactive, digital version (Boom Cards™️) with 32 stories. Each story has 3 slides/steps for sequencing and story retell.
The sequences range from 3-6 steps, with most stories either having 3 or 5 steps.
Want to learn more about sequencing skills? Click here to read my top therapy tips, see example goals, and read a few of my favorite research articles!
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Nora M. –
Wonderful to have new stories to share with my students who are working on sequencing and retelling. I appreciate how these are formatted which aligns well for data collection and scaffolding for student success. Thank you for all your hard work putting these together.
JENNIFER S. –
The number of stories is fantastic! I appreciate that there is both a digital and printable format. I use the digital in my sessions and then send home the paper version for homework.
Amanda H. –
I love the simplicity of the stories and how it grows from 3 picture sequences to 6. A great resource for working on sequencing in the context of a story without the story being too complex.
Sarah H. –
I am excited to have this expanded resource to use with my students. I enjoy how easy all of your products are to use.
Jessica B. –
Loved this sequencing activity that also incorporates auditory comprehension. Great resource and lots of stories for multiple days of therapy. Thank you!
Suzanne D. –
I have been using this to get some quick data at the beginning of our sessions.
Katerina K. –
I love having an option of using Boom cards or pdf worksheets. The stories and pictures are engaging and provide multiple opportunities for students to practice retelling skills.
Kaarin E. –
This is engaging and provides a lot of opportunities to talk about the Storey as well.
Ereeni Roulakis –
This is a great resource to target simple story retell- I love the Boom Cards!
Lauren K. –
This is a good resource to have- Engaging for my students
Cinnamon T. –
This is another hit! I am able to use this resource with my mix groups to target goals from language to articulation! Perfect for secondary students.
Ashley M. –
Great product for my students in self contained and general education.
I was able to use this over the course of the day for all sessions.
Raquel R. –
As all of my other purchases from Speechy Musings this is great! Can be used with various students. Many of my students really like the cut/glue “craft” portion of the resource.
Stacey D. –
Love this resource for working on sequencing! Love that it includes both print and digital!
SuperHEARo SLP –
Loved this resource! It is everything I had hoped for when looking for a sequencing/auditory memory activity for my older students with hearing loss. Thank you!
Heidi L. –
This has been helpful with multiple language goals.
Zee P. –
Your products never disappoint! My students loved sequencing and retelling these stories.
Sheri S. –
Thank you! This was really helpful with some of my higher level young kids.
Speech Sentiments –
There are so many different stories in this resource! I started to use them with one of my older dyslexic students who also struggles with forming appropriate sentences for re-tell. I appreciate the scaffolded activities with these stories, as it allows me to work him toward independence with this skill and increase the complexity as he becomes more confident.
The Babbling SLP –
Thank you! My students were engaged and enjoyed this resource. I got so much out this in my sessions!
Joyce M. –
The Boom card element is very much appreciated. A good amount of engaging stories. I would have loved it even more if it came with a few separate activities around the introduced vocabulary/concepts etc. within the stories.
Veronica O. –
I have the original retell resource and it was a hit with my students so I knew I needed the extended resource.
Kelly A. –
This resource is a great addition to your SLP inventory. Can’t go wrong purchasing anything from Speechy Musings.
Taylor A. –
I love the format of this resource, the stories, and the Boom cards! This is an awesome resource that is great for many students and target areas that can be emphasized depending on how you use it.
Kimberly Graff –
This is resource makes it so easy to practice story retelling. My kids really like cutting and glueing the pictures. Then we can go back and talk about each of the pictures to retell the story.
Cheryl W. –
A great resource for my students who have difficulty sequencing and retelling stories.
Pixie Dust Digital Boutique –
Handy resource to address sequencing and retell. Made planning a breeze.
Johanna N. –
My students enjoyed these stories! The activities were meaningful and engaging.
Reni H. –
Excellent for narrative retell and writing out sequences for older kids. Thanks!
B D. –
Great resource!
Nicole K. –
I use this resource for mixed language groups and my students really enjoy it! They like to pick out stories for each other to sequence and retell. It’s one of my go-to no prep activities that everyone enjoys. I really like how there are different activities within it (e.g., putting the text in, only ordering the pictures, or matching the pictures and the text). It makes it easy to target different goals using the same resource.
Jill B. –
This is helping so much with a student verbalizing in a sequence. I am using this and your text feature product. Thank you!
Ann Grevious –
These have been so great for my friends! I am able to track the level for which he/she is able to work and have evidence of the progress. Thanks!
Katie Calnon –
This is a fantastic resource. It makes teaching narrative and sequence skills easy, and doable for a wide variety of levels. It allows kids to master lower level skills and move along to independence.
Erin Proffit –
Great product. Lots of options to adapt for a variety of needs.
Tammy M. –
A great resource for practice with retelling stories with fun pictures! I love the goal ideas, tips for use, and the included sequencing information…just another fabulous produce from Speech Musings!!
Joan O. –
Great resource with good photos and just enough interaction for increased engagement.
Rose’s Speech Therapy –
These are great to use with my students for retelling stories.
Audra G. –
Speechy Musings does it again! These are great sequencing cards with stories to accompany them. I love how this can be used both as a BOOM deck and as a printable resource.
Suzie R. –
A great visual resource for raising confidence in retelling a simple story.
Kim K. –
This is a great sequencing resource! I how it is available in so many options -digital, paper, etc.
Jamie S. –
I loved the simple sequences, this is a great material to bridge from single pictures to picture books.
Jessica D. –
Love this no prep resource! Great for sequencing and retelling
Kayleigh C. –
This has been a great printable resource to use with my mixed groups of younger students who are working on a variety of expressive language goals.
Jen J. –
This is a great resource to use with a variety of students. Super helpful that it is printable and digital.
Rosaura I. –
Wow these are great for working on sequencing. Thank you for creating this.
Felicia L. –
My students LOVE this activity when I put it up on the big board and they get to move the pictures around. Very engaging, but also super helpful for working on sequencing and attending to details.
Shireen G. –
The scenes are functional and really relevant for my kiddos, thank you!
Jennifer H. –
Speechy Musings consistently produces such high quality speech and language resources!
Emily S. –
I love this thank you so much. Narrative language therapy can be hard to keep systematic and organized and this really helped
Alyssa S. –
My students were engaged and enjoyed this resource.
Meghan S. –
This is a great resource to use with my student’s. Thank you!
Erin L –
Sequencing for Story Retell in Speech Therapy is a great resource for practicing story structure in therapy. It has helped my students so much!
Virginia B. –
Amazing! Perfect for addressing sequencing goals. Love that there is such a variety of stories and also the availability of sequencing steps. Love being able to easily adjust the amount of steps for the students in the group while still having everyone address the same goal.
Lisa T. –
This is a great resource to use to to keep students engaged. I like the short stories to hold everyone’s attention to keep the session going.
Cienna B. –
useful for older students. I like the visuals included. Great for targeting a tricky skill.
Speechasaurus –
Love all the options! It’s hard to find high quality sequencing activities, and this one is great!
Kristi B. –
I have loved using this resource with some of my students with story retell and sequencing goals! It is simple enough that my youngest students can use it but still challenging enough to elicit growth! Thanks!!
Shari J. –
I used this for simple sequencing, short retellings, and past tense verbs.
Christine Q. –
Another Speechy Musings resource that I just can’t get enough of. This sequencing/story retell packet is one of my favorites. It was enjoyable for my students and repetitive so that they really started to get the hang of the task.
Hilary M. –
I use this resource almost every day!! I love the options to sequence the pictures and write in a sentence about the pictures.
Ashley R. –
This has been a great resource to use with my students who have learning difficulties! The stories are simple but still contain enough information to discuss with the students and ask various wh- questions. I love that I can use both the text and the images to use as additional support when needed for retelling the stories and recalling information. This has been the perfect resource to implement in therapy sessions.
Rachel H. –
My go to for sequencing and retell. I like that there are digital and print components which is great for home practice or to show caregivers what students worked on that day.
jennifer T. –
Students enoyed using this resource. It was engaging and addressed goals.
Laura Moyer –
Absolutely love this, as with all of your materials!! I am often working on beginning narrative language with my students and this is a great resource.
RussellingFeathersForward –
This is an incredible, leveled, digital, no-prep resource. It is so helpful to have something quickly on hand to check progress and assess for IEPs/ETRs.
Margo Simmons –
Great resource from Speechy Musings, as usual! I like how there are different levels to the sequences (3-6 steps) and that there are stories to go along with the pictures.
Dayna Bell –
This was a great resource! My student loved that she could cut and paste and color the pictures and there was such a variety of stories.
Leslie Morris –
Great resource- love all my Speechy Musings products and use them all the time!
Anna Y. –
This is a great resource for working on sequencing! The stories are short and engaging, which is perfect for working with younger students. Also, I print and cut out the story so students can practice sequencing the story and have something to bring home to show their guardians. I highly recommend this resource for SLPs working with early elementary students!
Emily M. –
I have so many students working on sequencing this year, and this has been a great resource to address that so far.
zalyndia rutledge –
This was the perfect engaging resource to use with my distance learning students.
ALLISON T. –
These sequences are short meaningful and interesting. They are also relatable which makes it easy to encourage students to find connections to themselves.
Belinda B. –
Excellent resource with many different applications for its use. I highly recommend
Core Word Creations –
this is a great resource for sequencing and retell!
AnnaMarie M. –
Great resource to use in sessions! My students were engaged while working on sequencing.
Angela K. –
This was a great resource, I plan to use it a lot with my students!
HillaryB SLP –
Love having easy resources to pull for targeting goals. Sequencing/retell is a great way to work on multiple goals and mixed groups too.
Christina N. –
Such a great way to teach story sequencing. Love Speech Musings’ work!
Alissa B. –
This resource is perfect for teaching sequencing skills! The stories are short and simple with easy to understand pictures to go along with it. I love that there are different length stories with various amounts of pictures. It’s a great resource as kiddos begin to increase their skills with sequencing and story retells.
Karen B. –
This resource has been so helpful when teaching story retell skills.
Abigail P. –
Great for not only sequencing but also story retell
The Speech Chambers –
A great resource for my middle school special day class students. I love that it is at their language level without having visuals that look too babyish for their age
Speechaholic SLP –
This is a great speech-language therapy resource for working on narrative sequencing IEP goals.
Nikole S. –
I used the digital resources that come with this resource. They are very engaging.
Branden B. –
I love this resource!! It is engaging my students in storytelling activities that foster language development and enhance speech articulation through narrative expression.
Kristin C. –
Love love love this resource! It is great for teaching sequencing and retell skills!
Korinna Zorin Bersin –
Engaging resource with lots of stories! I like the graphics for the 3 part stories more than the longer stories.
Lee L. –
Easy low prep resource for students working on sequencing.
Tara S. –
This resource is great for a no-prep therapy option. My students love moving the story pictures themselves.
Capitol City Speech Therapy –
There are so many ways to use this sequencing resource. I love that there are printable and boom card versions. Amazing resource!
Sunny Day Speech Academy –
Such an engaging resource! I love anything that reduces my planning
Natalie Russo –
I love the variety of difficult levels in this. For my class we only used the sheets with 3 steps but all the sheets are great.
Just Once SLP –
This is such a fun and engaging way to teach sequencing/story retell! It worked great for my clients that needed something more hands on!!
Tania S. –
I use this resources all the time. The students love it and the different levels of difficulty are helpful.
Farah Lyn G. –
Boom cards are my favorite and loved when sequencing pictures for simple story retell came out! It’s fun and interactive for my young students. Thank you!
Rambling SLP –
Great resource for my students who are working on language expression and comprehension.
Megan M. –
I love using this resource along with the story grammar markers. My student slove engaging with this resource and I use it over and over.
Jeannine E. –
This is a fabulous resource. I love that it can be printed or used digitally.
Angela G. –
Great resource for working on sequencing. Lots of different topics to choose from.
Brandy Gray –
I love that the stories are short and that there is a visual for each sequence.
Corie Mardeusz –
Great resource to use with students! Appreciate the digital and printed options.
Lisa G. –
The stories are short and with lots of topic options. The versatility of print or digital is great. Thank you!
Amy D. –
Using these in addition to a story retelling program for RtI services. It’s great to see the story telling skills transfer over to new stories using these picture cues.
melanie O. –
Love this resource. easy to use, no planning/prep needed, thanks
Emily B. –
I’ve used this both in sessions with students and also sent home for practice over the summer. I love that students can work on several different skills with this and it is pretty easy to print and go!
Shazil Z. –
This is an excellent resource to teach kids sequencing and story retell. Two thumbs up.
Ellie Phillips –
Great resource for students who need concrete and explicit instruction in sequencing and story retell!
Speech For Yourself –
My students LOVE this resource. It’s engaging, interactive, and really helps them concept the grasp of not just sequencing, but retelling. So worth the investment in this resource.
Sarah M. –
I use these short stories all the time with all of the my students. They are amazing.
Gabrielle E. –
Great resource to target sequencing! Love that it gives various options and levels.
Radiant Speech and Language –
This is a great resource to practice sequencing using interesting stories and pictures/fonts that are appropriate for all age levels that I work with.
Spazzy Speech –
This is a great resource for teletherapy and really well done – high quality product
Venus S. –
My students were engaged in and really liked this sequencing resource! Thank you!
Sophia D. –
Great resource. Love the stories and the print and go aspect.
Sharon Rodrigues –
Great resource for targeting sequencing story events! My students enjoyed the stories.
Kristin L. –
Great content and visuals! Students stay engaged with this resource.
Moshe Sashitzky –
This was great for my student. I got him to repeat the story a few times. This motivated him to speak clearly.
Jill N. –
I LOVE the range of stories provided in this resource. It is great to have different sequences and topics to explore and it allows me to use the resource with a number of different clients.
Mikenzy G. –
My students were engaged using this resource, and I love how quick and easy it is to use!
Haley T. –
This includes great stories for practicing sequencing. My students enjoyed it.
Pia S. –
Use it for group and individual speech therapy. Kids enjoy it.
Azra S. –
This was a great resource that my students were engaged with and it helped them reach towards achieving their goal!
Jeanette Ortiz –
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This is a helpful and useful resource that my students enjoy.
RUTH H. –
Kiddos LOVED this
I did not think my kids would enjoy this resource THIS much. Super engaging, lots of different stories, and my kids thought it was so fun!
Chelsea B. –
A Visual Learner’s Dream
I find myself reaching for this resource so often! It is perfect for my self-contained students who need a little extra visual support to guide them through retells. I highly recommend!
C3li90 –
Great for therapy sessions!
Great resource to have, especially when you don’t have the time to plan. Thanks!
Jetzabel A. –
Exactly what I needed
I love everything from Speechy Musings. Its so easy to bring up the boom cards and do work
Mr Hirsch –
Great Resource!
These worked perfectly for my student with Autism. The repetition of structure is perfect for his independence.
Janine G. –
Good resource
It’s great for low-prep sequencing activities, but there was a lot of 3-step stories and very limited 4-step sequencing for story retell.
Breana F. –
So simple yet so effective!
This is a very simple yet effective material. It is something my kids can draw on and also put into order with some help. Being able to have a digital and printable item is very helpful for different modalities. Would recommend? Yes!
Eliana L. –
love these
great resource! my students loved it and it was very easy to prep!
Emily L. –
Great Resource
A great resource for sequencing and story retell. Love that options for digital or printable, depending on what student does best with.
Mackenna M. –
Great for working on sequencing/story retell
I love this for working on sequencing and retelling stories! It’s great for students at a variety of levels because it provides different levels of prompts/cues and slowly increases in difficulty which is great!
Kelsey B. –
Great activities
I love to use these sequencing activity with my older autism students.
Erica M. –
Get this resource!
I use this resource with a lot of my students. I recommend it to other speech therapists as well.