3rd - 6th Grade Summarize and Retell Worksheets

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

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

Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

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.

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

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

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

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

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

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

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

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

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Get ready to take an exciting trip as you read this cheerful passage!

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

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

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