Elementary School Summarize and Retell Resources : Page 3

After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.

Students imagine a hypothetical interview with Malala Yousafzai, using their research skills to form and answer thoughtful interview questions.

Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!

A big focus in kindergarten is on reading comprehension skills. This open ended worksheet is a wonderful way for students to practice these skills as they map out a familiar story using their own words and images.

Everyone loves this silly classic! Read the poem, then answer a question at the end.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

Help your EL students identify big ideas before they write short summaries.

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts on the same topic.

Use this paragraph frame worksheet to support ELs as they navigate through the process of retelling text using transition words. This template can be used as a scaffold for any fictional text in the classroom!

Use this worksheet to give your students confidence in reading nonfiction texts by familiarizing them with visual elements like diagrams, photographs, illustrations, and charts.

Learn about a mysterious sea creature as you pick out important information for a nonfiction summary.

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

Students will cite stanzas from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their poetry readings and share thoughts, feelings, and ideas about the text.

Students will provide details of cause and effect events directly related to theme.

This decodable worksheet helps students with their reading comprehension skills as they figure out the order of the story.

Introduce young learners to Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits, with this worksheet.

After reading informational books, have students share a summary with a partner. Then have them write out their retelling using this worksheet. Students will be masters of their topics when all is said and done!

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.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Read a chapter and write a summary! Help your second graders practice their reading fluency while also improving their summarizing skills.

Learning to read chapter books and summarize the key components is an important skill for young readers. Use this handy guide to assist your child in writing about the characters, setting, conflict, and goals in the book they are reading.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

Give your students a chance to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details in a nonfiction text.

Help your EL students will practice differentiating between big ideas and details.