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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 strategy of writing fiction summaries with these reading passages.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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