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Read-Aloud Tales and Questions
Workbook
Read-Aloud Tales and Questions
Kindergarten
Reading
Here's a conversation starter! Read rhymes and Aesop's tales to your child and have him ask and answer questions with this workbook focused on key details in texts.
Workbook
Read-Aloud Tales and Questions
Workbook
Read-Aloud Tales and Questions
Here's a conversation starter! Read rhymes and Aesop's tales to your child and have him ask and answer questions with this workbook focused on key details in texts.
Kindergarten
Reading
Workbook
Creepy Creatures
Workbook
Creepy Creatures
Third Grade
Reading
Dig into some of the most famous myths and legends across the country. This nonfiction comprehension workbook is complete with writing activities, fill-in-the-blanks, and drawing pages.
Workbook
Creepy Creatures
Workbook
Creepy Creatures
Dig into some of the most famous myths and legends across the country. This nonfiction comprehension workbook is complete with writing activities, fill-in-the-blanks, and drawing pages.
Third Grade
Reading
Workbook
The Hare and the Tortoise
Worksheet
The Hare and the Tortoise
Kindergarten
Reading
Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.
Worksheet
The Hare and the Tortoise
Worksheet
The Hare and the Tortoise
Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Short and Sweet Summaries
Worksheet
Short and Sweet Summaries
Third Grade
Reading
Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.
Worksheet
Short and Sweet Summaries
Worksheet
Short and Sweet Summaries
Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Write a Simple Summary
Worksheet
Write a Simple Summary
Third Grade
Reading
Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.
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Write a Simple Summary
Worksheet
Write a Simple Summary
Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The Little Red Hen
Worksheet
The Little Red Hen
Pre-K
Reading
Read this classic children's story — then stage a stick puppet performance of it!
Worksheet
The Little Red Hen
Worksheet
The Little Red Hen
Read this classic children's story — then stage a stick puppet performance of it!
Pre-K
Reading
Worksheet
The Three Little Pigs
Worksheet
The Three Little Pigs
Kindergarten
Reading
Read this charmingly illustrated story of "The Three Little Pigs" then use the finger puppets to retell it!
Worksheet
The Three Little Pigs
Worksheet
The Three Little Pigs
Read this charmingly illustrated story of "The Three Little Pigs" then use the finger puppets to retell it!
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
Third Grade
Reading
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.
Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
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.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Summary High Five
Worksheet
Summary High Five
Third Grade
Reading
Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.
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Summary High Five
Worksheet
Summary High Five
Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!
First Grade
Reading
Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.
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Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Map That Story!
Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
My Vacation
Workbook
My Vacation
Third Grade
Reading
In this three-part series, a child anticipates a family getaway. Practice summarizing works of fiction, identifying chronology, interpreting pictures, and identifying homophones and homographs through this series of reading and comprehension activities.
Workbook
My Vacation
Workbook
My Vacation
In this three-part series, a child anticipates a family getaway. Practice summarizing works of fiction, identifying chronology, interpreting pictures, and identifying homophones and homographs through this series of reading and comprehension activities.
Third Grade
Reading
Workbook
Five Finger Story Sequencing
Worksheet
Five Finger Story Sequencing
Second Grade
Reading
Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.
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Five Finger Story Sequencing
Worksheet
Five Finger Story Sequencing
Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The Five Little Pigs
Worksheet
The Five Little Pigs
Kindergarten
Reading
Read this well-loved poem, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.
Worksheet
The Five Little Pigs
Worksheet
The Five Little Pigs
Read this well-loved poem, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Chapter Summary
Worksheet
Chapter Summary
Third Grade
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.
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Chapter Summary
Worksheet
Chapter Summary
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.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Second Grade
Reading
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Second Grade
Reading
Activity
Independent Reading Log
Worksheet
Independent Reading Log
First Grade
Reading
After independent reading, have students record and reflect. Young readers will demonstrate their ability to summarize and respond to their reading, and a log is a fun way for them to track their progress. Make copies of this log to use again and again!
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Independent Reading Log
Worksheet
Independent Reading Log
After independent reading, have students record and reflect. Young readers will demonstrate their ability to summarize and respond to their reading, and a log is a fun way for them to track their progress. Make copies of this log to use again and again!
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Retell It
Worksheet
Retell It
Kindergarten
Reading
Kids recall important details from a story in this listening comprehension worksheet.
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Retell It
Worksheet
Retell It
Kids recall important details from a story in this listening comprehension worksheet.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Draw What Happened
Worksheet
Draw What Happened
Pre-K
Reading
Have your kindergarten students retell the story with pictures. This is a great activity to promote reading comprehension!
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Draw What Happened
Worksheet
Draw What Happened
Have your kindergarten students retell the story with pictures. This is a great activity to promote reading comprehension!
Pre-K
Reading
Worksheet
I Can Retell a Story!
Worksheet
I Can Retell a Story!
Pre-K
Reading
Use this worksheet as a way for students to practice retelling a familiar story using their own words and images.
Worksheet
I Can Retell a Story!
Worksheet
I Can Retell a Story!
Use this worksheet as a way for students to practice retelling a familiar story using their own words and images.
Pre-K
Reading
Worksheet
The Frog and the Ox
Worksheet
The Frog and the Ox
Kindergarten
Reading
This story teaches students a moral and helps strengthen their sentence building skills.
Worksheet
The Frog and the Ox
Worksheet
The Frog and the Ox
This story teaches students a moral and helps strengthen their sentence building skills.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
Worksheet
Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
First Grade
Reading
Help your students retell a simple fictional text using a paragraph frame for support! In this activity, students will read a short story about a family's camping trip and then summarize it by filling in the blanks.
Worksheet
Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
Worksheet
Paragraph Frame: Summer Vacation
Help your students retell a simple fictional text using a paragraph frame for support! In this activity, students will read a short story about a family's camping trip and then summarize it by filling in the blanks.
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Chapter Summaries
Worksheet
Chapter Summaries
Second Grade
Reading
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!
Worksheet
Chapter Summaries
Worksheet
Chapter Summaries
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!
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Story Sequencing Activity
Activity
Story Sequencing Activity
First Grade
Reading
This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!
Activity
Story Sequencing Activity
Activity
Story Sequencing Activity
This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!
First Grade
Reading
Activity
My Reading Reflection Journal
Worksheet
My Reading Reflection Journal
Kindergarten
Reading
This open-ended reading reflection journal helps students to think about the books they've read.
Worksheet
My Reading Reflection Journal
Worksheet
My Reading Reflection Journal
This open-ended reading reflection journal helps students to think about the books they've read.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
String Story Necklaces
Activity
String Story Necklaces
Pre-K
Reading
This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.
Activity
String Story Necklaces
Activity
String Story Necklaces
This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.
Pre-K
Reading
Activity
Summary with Time Order Words
Worksheet
Summary with Time Order Words
Third Grade
Reading
Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.
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Summary with Time Order Words
Worksheet
Summary with Time Order Words
Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Play Story Ball: A Reading Comprehension Game
Activity
Play Story Ball: A Reading Comprehension Game
First Grade
Reading
Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!
Activity
Play Story Ball: A Reading Comprehension Game
Activity
Play Story Ball: A Reading Comprehension Game
Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!
First Grade
Reading
Activity
Glossary: All About Sequencing
Worksheet
Glossary: All About Sequencing
Kindergarten
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: All About Sequencing.
Worksheet
Glossary: All About Sequencing
Worksheet
Glossary: All About Sequencing
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: All About Sequencing.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Main Topic Worksheet
Worksheet
Main Topic Worksheet
First Grade
Reading
Give your students a chance to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details in a nonfiction text.
Worksheet
Main Topic Worksheet
Worksheet
Main Topic Worksheet
Give your students a chance to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details in a nonfiction text.
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter
Worksheet
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter
Third Grade
Reading
Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.
Worksheet
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter
Worksheet
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter
Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
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