1st - 5th Grade Nonfiction Summarize and Retell Resources

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1st - 5th Grade Nonfiction Summarize and Retell Resources

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: Sharks

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: Sharks

Fourth Grade

Reading

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

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: Sharks

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: Sharks

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

Fourth Grade

Reading

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: We Need Clean Water

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: We Need Clean Water

Fourth Grade

Reading

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: We Need Clean Water

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: We Need Clean Water

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Fourth Grade

Reading

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Make a Summary: Butterflies

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Make a Summary: Butterflies

Third Grade

Reading

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.

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Make a Summary: Butterflies

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Make a Summary: Butterflies

A biome is a community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region. In this great introductory overview, we explore the vocabulary, flora, and fauna of the world's biomes: tundra, taiga, grasslands, deciduous forest, chaparral, desert, savanna,

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter

Third Grade

Reading

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Third Grade

Reading

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Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence

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Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence

Fifth Grade

Reading

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

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Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence

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Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence

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

Fifth Grade

Reading

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Historical Perspectives: Westward Expansion

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Historical Perspectives: Westward Expansion

Fifth Grade

Reading

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

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Historical Perspectives: Westward Expansion

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Historical Perspectives: Westward Expansion

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Fifth Grade

Reading

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mimic Octopus

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mimic Octopus

Fourth Grade

Reading

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mimic Octopus

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mimic Octopus

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

Fourth Grade

Reading

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Nonfiction Text Summary Template

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Nonfiction Text Summary Template

Second Grade

Reading

Provide your students support as they work on improving their reading comprehension skills by creating a nonfiction text summary.

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Nonfiction Text Summary Template

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Nonfiction Text Summary Template

Provide your students support as they work on improving their reading comprehension skills by creating a nonfiction text summary.

Second Grade

Reading

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: Planting and Growing

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: Planting and Growing

Third Grade

Reading

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: Planting and Growing

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: Planting and Growing

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Third Grade

Reading

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Early Cinema: Magic and Moving Pictures

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Early Cinema: Magic and Moving Pictures

Fifth Grade

Data and Graphing

Learn about amazing works of early cinema with this reading and writing workbook. Pick up fun movie trivia as you complete puzzles, watch your fave movies, make film-inspired crafts, and more.

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Early Cinema: Magic and Moving Pictures

Workbook

Early Cinema: Magic and Moving Pictures

Learn about amazing works of early cinema with this reading and writing workbook. Pick up fun movie trivia as you complete puzzles, watch your fave movies, make film-inspired crafts, and more.

Fifth Grade

Data and Graphing

Workbook

Graphic Organizer: Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts

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Graphic Organizer: Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts

Third Grade

Reading

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts. This graphic organizer will help your students organize the important information from two informational texts on the same topic.

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Graphic Organizer: Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts

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Graphic Organizer: Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts

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

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

Fourth Grade

Reading

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Tracking Important Details: A Look into Marie Curie's Life

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Tracking Important Details: A Look into Marie Curie's Life

Fourth Grade

Reading

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

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Tracking Important Details: A Look into Marie Curie's Life

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Tracking Important Details: A Look into Marie Curie's Life

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

Here's a chapter summary guide where your child can jot down the characters in a chapter, his favorite character and even predict what will happen next.

Here's a chapter summary guide where your child can jot down the characters in a chapter, his favorite character and even predict what will happen next.

Third Grade

Reading

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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person

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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person

Second Grade

Reading

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person

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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Second Grade

Reading

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Timeline: The History of Photography

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Timeline: The History of Photography

Fourth Grade

Reading

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

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Timeline: The History of Photography

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Timeline: The History of Photography

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

Have your movie lover read about the history of movies, and then test her reading comprehension as she arranges the events to complete a timeline.

Have your movie lover read about the history of movies, and then test her reading comprehension as she arranges the events to complete a timeline.

Kids research the constitutional amendments that were added after the Bill of Rights with this cool worksheet.

Kids research the constitutional amendments that were added after the Bill of Rights with this cool worksheet.

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

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

Fifth Grade

Reading

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: What to Do with Waste

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: What to Do with Waste

Fourth Grade

Reading

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

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: What to Do with Waste

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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: What to Do with Waste

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

Fourth Grade

Reading

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Classifying Visual Text Features

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Classifying Visual Text Features

First Grade

Reading

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

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Classifying Visual Text Features

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Classifying Visual Text Features

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

First Grade

Reading

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mysterious Squid

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mysterious Squid

Fifth Grade

Reading

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

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mysterious Squid

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mysterious Squid

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

Fifth Grade

Reading

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Weekly Reading Response

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Weekly Reading Response

First Grade

Reading

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

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Weekly Reading Response

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Weekly Reading Response

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

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

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!

Book Study: The Great Fire: One Year After The Fire

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Book Study: The Great Fire: One Year After The Fire

Fifth Grade

Reading

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

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Book Study: The Great Fire: One Year After The Fire

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Book Study: The Great Fire: One Year After The Fire

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

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

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

First Grade

Reading

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Underline Key Details

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Underline Key Details

Fourth Grade

Reading

Students underline key details, such as vocabulary and important information, to strengthen reading comprehension.

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Underline Key Details

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Underline Key Details

Students underline key details, such as vocabulary and important information, to strengthen reading comprehension.

Fourth Grade

Reading

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Making Predictions and Summarizing: Tell Me What You Think

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Making Predictions and Summarizing: Tell Me What You Think

Second Grade

Reading

Children will select a chapter book, then make predictions as they progress through the story, in this reading comprehension template.

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Making Predictions and Summarizing: Tell Me What You Think

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Making Predictions and Summarizing: Tell Me What You Think

Children will select a chapter book, then make predictions as they progress through the story, in this reading comprehension template.

Second Grade

Reading

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