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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Explore all the action packed into "To Build a Fire" by building mini version of it!

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

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

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, students give thought to the various settings in the story with this creative post-reading prompt!

Students imagine a hypothetical interview with Malala Yousafzai, using their research skills to form and answer thoughtful interview questions.

Use this graphic organizer with your students to re-imagine narratives with characters from their favorite stories.

Meet some famous short stories with our set of printable mini books.

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

Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

Students will cite stanzas from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their poetry readings and share thoughts, feelings, and ideas about the text.