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Elementary School Summarize and Retell Worksheets : Page 2

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!

chapter summaries

Chapter Summaries

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2

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

paraphrase the declaration of independence

Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

summary with time order words

Summary with Time Order Words

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

comparing two nonfiction texts planting and growing

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: Planting and Growing

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2

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

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

writing book reviews

Writing Book Reviews

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

five finger story sequencing

Five Finger Story Sequencing

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4

Ask your students to read the story about Ty's birthday, then answer the comprehension questions by retelling main events of the story on the lines provided.

its time to retell

It's Time to Retell

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

three sentence summary

Three Sentence Summary

Use this fairy tale story map to follow the details of your child's favorite stories and strengthen his reading skills.

fairy tale story map

Fairy Tale Story Map

In Aesop's classic fable, a tortoise and a hare race — but the winner may surprise you!

the hare and the tortoise

The Hare and the Tortoise

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.

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Chapter Summary

Read this sweet poem by A.A. Milne, then answer a few short reading comprehension questions.

the four friends

The Four Friends

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

paragraph frame for summarizing fiction

Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

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Novel Study: Wonder: Post-Reading Response Prompts

After finishing R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

novel study wonder create your own character awards

Novel Study: Wonder: Create Your Own Character Awards

Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.

sum it up grandpas boat

Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat

After independent reading, have students record and reflect. Young readers will demonstrate their ability to summarize and respond to their reading, and a log is a fun way for them to track their progress. Make copies of this log to use again and again!

independent reading log

Independent Reading Log

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

simple summary reading log

Simple Summary Reading Log

This open-ended reading reflection journal helps students to think about the books they've read.

my reading reflection journal

My Reading Reflection Journal

Read this well-loved poem, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

the five little pigs

The Five Little Pigs

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

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Fiction Summaries:  Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then

This ocean-themed worksheet helps students with their reading comprehension skills as they figure out the order in which the story goes.

the starfish

The Starfish

Read this nursery rhyme classic, then answer a reading comprehension question.

the house that jack built

The House that Jack Built

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

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Amendments 11-27

Read about the earth's coldest land biome, the tundra, then fill in the blanks to review what you've learned.

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Welcome to the Tundra

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

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