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

The "Somebody Wanted But So Then" reading strategy is a great way to help kids identify the key elements of a story. Students will use this easy format to begin summarizing a story of your choice in this fun treasure map-themed worksheet!

In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.

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

Take the monotony out of writing chapter summaries with this fun and creative alternative! Rather than writing out summaries, students will get to create illustrations and captions for major events from each chapter of their book.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: All About Sequencing.

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

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

Explore all the action packed into "To Build a Fire" by building mini version of it!

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

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

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

After reading a fable or folktale, students will use this cute graphic organizer to record the most important things that happened in the beginning, middle, and end. Then they'll try their hand at identifying the moral of the story.

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.

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.

As students read nonfiction books, have them keep track of the fun facts they're learning using this graphic organizer. After collecting five interesting facts in the bubbles, students can use them to write a summary of the book.

Support students to construct summaries of informational books by using the sentence frames on this handy worksheet. Your students will get useful practice retelling what they've learned from their nonfiction reading.

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!

Enjoy The Raven by Edgar Allan poe in a whole new way with this printable mini-book version

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!

Students can read the origin of the strange creature known as Beast of Bray Road and decide whether or not they believe the stories.

This set of picture cards can help students to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details.

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.

Kids recall important details from a story in this listening comprehension worksheet.

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

This worksheet is a great way to record students’ thinking as they recall and retell a story.

Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

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

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