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2nd - 4th Grade Summarize and Retell Resources
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The Hare and the Tortoise
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The Hare and the Tortoise
Kindergarten
Reading
Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.
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The Hare and the Tortoise
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The Hare and the Tortoise
Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Rock Painting: Retell a Story
Activity
Rock Painting: Retell a Story
Pre-K
Reading
Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.
Activity
Rock Painting: Retell a Story
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Rock Painting: Retell a Story
Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.
Pre-K
Reading
Activity
The Crab that Played with the Sea
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The Crab that Played with the Sea
Fourth Grade
Reading
Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."
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The Crab that Played with the Sea
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The Crab that Played with the Sea
Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Make Your Own Fairy Tale
Activity
Make Your Own Fairy Tale
Second Grade
Reading
Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.
Activity
Make Your Own Fairy Tale
Activity
Make Your Own Fairy Tale
Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.
Second Grade
Reading
Activity
Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!
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Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!
First Grade
Reading
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.
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Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!
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Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!
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.
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
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
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Second Grade
Reading
Activity
Social Media Book Review
Activity
Social Media Book Review
Fourth Grade
Reading
Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!
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Social Media Book Review
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Social Media Book Review
Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!
Fourth Grade
Reading
Activity
Reading Response Journal
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Reading Response Journal
Fourth Grade
Reading
Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.
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Reading Response Journal
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Reading Response Journal
Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Short and Sweet Summaries
Worksheet
Short and Sweet Summaries
Third Grade
Reading
Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.
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Short and Sweet Summaries
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Short and Sweet Summaries
Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
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Paraphrasing Practice
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Paraphrasing Practice
Fourth Grade
Reading
Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.
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Paraphrasing Practice
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Paraphrasing Practice
Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Write a Simple Summary
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Write a Simple Summary
Third Grade
Reading
Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.
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Write a Simple Summary
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Write a Simple Summary
Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Create a Story Summary Folder
Activity
Create a Story Summary Folder
Second Grade
Reading
Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
Activity
Create a Story Summary Folder
Activity
Create a Story Summary Folder
Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
Second Grade
Reading
Activity
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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Chapter Summary
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Chapter Summary
Third Grade
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.
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Chapter Summary
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Chapter Summary
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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Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
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Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
First Grade
Reading
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.
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Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
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Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
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.
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
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
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.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
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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Three Sentence Summary
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Three Sentence Summary
Fourth Grade
Reading
Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.
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Three Sentence Summary
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Three Sentence Summary
Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
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
Worksheet
Simple Summary Reading Log
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Simple Summary Reading Log
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.
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Simple Summary Reading Log
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Simple Summary Reading Log
Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction
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Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction
Fourth Grade
Reading
In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.
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Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction
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Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction
In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Chapter Summaries
Worksheet
Chapter Summaries
Second Grade
Reading
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!
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Chapter Summaries
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Chapter Summaries
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!
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Simple Fiction Summary
Worksheet
Simple Fiction Summary
Fourth Grade
Reading
Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.
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Simple Fiction Summary
Worksheet
Simple Fiction Summary
Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Summary High Five
Worksheet
Summary High Five
Third Grade
Reading
Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.
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Summary High Five
Worksheet
Summary High Five
Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Nonfiction Text Summary Template
Worksheet
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
Worksheet
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
Worksheet
History of Movies
Worksheet
History of Movies
Fourth Grade
Reading
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.
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History of Movies
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History of Movies
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.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Story Order: Case 1
Worksheet
Story Order: Case 1
Second Grade
Reading
The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.
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Story Order: Case 1
Worksheet
Story Order: Case 1
The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Writing Book Reviews
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Writing Book Reviews
Fourth Grade
Reading
This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!
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Writing Book Reviews
Worksheet
Writing Book Reviews
This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Hot Cross Buns: Read to Remember
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Hot Cross Buns: Read to Remember
Fourth Grade
Reading
After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.
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Hot Cross Buns: Read to Remember
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Hot Cross Buns: Read to Remember
After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Sequencing to Summarize
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Sequencing to Summarize
Second Grade
Reading
Stretch student understanding of story sequencing into a summary with this graphic organizer. Students will start by jotting down quick notes to remember each part of the story, then they'll use their notes to write a complete summary of the text.
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Sequencing to Summarize
Worksheet
Sequencing to Summarize
Stretch student understanding of story sequencing into a summary with this graphic organizer. Students will start by jotting down quick notes to remember each part of the story, then they'll use their notes to write a complete summary of the text.
Second Grade
Reading
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