4th and 5th 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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