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Kindergarten and 1st Grade Summarize and Retell Worksheets : Page 2

Early readers practice using context clues to order a simple story in this appealing worksheet.

order the story kim and tim

Order the Story: Kim and Tim

After reading informational books, have students share a summary with a partner. Then have them write out their retelling using this worksheet. Students will be masters of their topics when all is said and done!

read tell write

Read, Tell, Write

This engaging activity helps students practice retelling stories by recounting the details of a favorite story, movie, or TV show. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as illustrate one of the

re tell about it

(Re) Tell About It

Use this worksheet to give your students confidence in reading nonfiction texts by familiarizing them with visual elements like diagrams, photographs, illustrations, and charts.

classifying visual text features

Classifying Visual Text Features

This activity adds a discussion element to nonfiction reading. Use this worksheet to get your students thinking about facts in the books they read.

think jot and talk about facts

Think, Jot, and Talk About Facts

Students become authors as they dream up the best book ever with this worksheet.

the best book you could imagine

 The Best Book You Could Imagine

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: All About Sequencing.

glossary all about sequencing

Glossary: All About Sequencing

Everyone loves this silly classic! Read the poem, then answer a question at the end.

five little monkeys jumping on the bed

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

As students read nonfiction books, have them keep track of the fun facts they're learning using this graphic organizer. After collecting five interesting facts in the bubbles, students can use them to write a summary of the book.

facts facts facts

Facts, Facts, Facts

Your kindergarteners can help decide what happened in the story by carefully looking at each image and reading the parts of the story.

what happened

What Happened?

Flip through a story flipbook with your child, a great way to teach about beginning, middle and end.

story flipbook

Story Flipbook

This set of picture cards can help students to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details.

main topic cards

Main Topic Cards

Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

recommended by me

Recommended By Me! 

Kids rate stories and share favorite texts in this worksheet.

my story reflection

My Story Reflection

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

glossary learn story elements

Glossary: Learn Story Elements

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Connections in a Fiction Text.

glossary making connections in a fiction text

Glossary: Making Connections in a Fiction Text

Summarizing a whole book can be daunting, so why not start with just one page? Help students to retell information they’ve read in nonfiction books by choosing one page to summarize.

whats this page about

What's This Page About?

It’s fun to learn about books with friends! One of the best ways to get motivated to read is to get book recommendations. This worksheet helps students do just that in the format of a friendly letter.

book pen pals

Book Pen Pals

This worksheet is a great way to record students’ thinking as they recall and retell a story.

lots of details

Lots of Details!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Draw Beginning, Middle, and End.

vocabulary cards draw beginning middle and end

Vocabulary Cards: Draw Beginning, Middle, and End

As students retell stories, have them use symbols to highlight certain parts in their book, such as question marks to note questions and hearts to indicate their favorite parts.

reading with symbols

Reading with Symbols

A big focus in kindergarten is on reading comprehension skills. This open ended worksheet is a wonderful way for students to practice these skills as they map out a familiar story using their own words and images.

map that story

Map that Story!

For each box, draw one event from this Mother Goose's Treasury poem.

sing a song of sixpence

Sing a Song of Sixpence

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

vocabulary cards learn story elements

Vocabulary Cards: Learn Story Elements

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling a Fiction Story.

vocabulary cards retelling a fiction story

Vocabulary Cards: Retelling a Fiction Story

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling a Fiction Story.

glossary retelling a fiction story

Glossary: Retelling a Fiction Story

This printable worksheet offers a space for students to record facts they have learned from a book. Recalling facts helps develop their ability to summarize reading.

these facts stick in my mind

These Facts Stick in My Mind

After reading nonfiction books, encourage students to share what they’ve learned by writing letters to a family member. Students will use this letter template to share the name of the book and a detailed summary of what they learned.

share your summary

Share Your Summary

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

tell me about your favorite book

Tell Me About Your Favorite Book

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Connections in a Fiction Text.

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