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3rd - 5th Grade Common Core Summarize and Retell Worksheets : Page 2

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

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

summary with time order words

Summary with Time Order Words

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

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.

graphic organizer comparing two nonfiction texts

Graphic Organizer: Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts

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

simple summary reading log

Simple Summary Reading Log

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #5

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

writing book reviews

Writing Book Reviews

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

novel study wonder discussion guide 3

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3

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

writing a nonfiction summary the mysterious squid

Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mysterious Squid

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

paraphrase the declaration of independence

Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence

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

novel study the one and only ivan discussion guide 4

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

In the second part of this story, a child observes the lead-up to a camping trip.

my vacation part two

My Vacation (Part Two)

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

welcome to the tundra

Welcome to the Tundra

Learn a fun reading strategy and practice writing fiction summaries using a classic text.

writing a fiction summary the wind in the willows

Writing a Fiction Summary: The Wind in the Willows

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

novel study wonder discussion guide 4

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #4

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

hot cross buns read to remember

Hot Cross Buns: Read to Remember

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

summarizing with key words

Summarizing with Key Words

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

Read about the taiga's climate and inhabitants, then complete a brief summary to reinforce what you've learned.

welcome to the taiga biome

Welcome to the Taiga Biome

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

big idea summary

Big Idea Summary

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.

chapter map

Chapter Map

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

book facts

Book Facts

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

who was junko tabei

Who Was Junko Tabei?

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

summary writing big ideas vs details

Summary Writing: Big Ideas vs. Details

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.

retelling folktales and fables

Retelling Folktales and Fables

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

vocabulary cards summarizing with sequence words

Vocabulary Cards: Summarizing with Sequence Words

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

theme cause and effect reading log

Theme, Cause, and Effect Reading Log

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

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Underline Key Details

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

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