In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.

Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.

Read this charmingly illustrated story of "The Three Little Pigs" then use the finger puppets to retell it!

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.

Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.

Read this classic children's story — then stage a stick puppet performance of it!

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Help your students retell a simple fictional text using a paragraph frame for support! In this activity, students will read a short story about a family's camping trip and then summarize it by filling in the blanks.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy of writing fiction summaries with these reading passages.

Tuck this chapter summary chart into reading workshop folders to help students keep track of longer chapter books. When they finish the book, have them look back at this to create a whole-book summary!