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Kindergarten - 4th Grade Summarize and Retell Worksheets : Page 5

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

weekly reading response

Weekly Reading Response

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

glossary basic fiction summaries

Glossary: Basic Fiction Summaries

Kids rate stories and share favorite texts in this worksheet.

my story reflection

My Story Reflection

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: All About Sequencing.

vocabulary cards all about sequencing

Vocabulary Cards: All About Sequencing

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling with Paragraph Frames.

vocabulary cards retelling with paragraph frames

Vocabulary Cards: Retelling with Paragraph Frames

Students can read the origin of the strange creature known as Beast of Bray Road and decide whether or not they believe the stories.

the beast of bray road

The Beast of Bray Road

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories.

glossary fantastic fiction retelling stories

Glossary: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Summarize a Nonfiction Text.

vocabulary cards summarize a nonfiction text

Vocabulary Cards: Summarize a Nonfiction Text

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

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

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?

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

This open ended worksheet is a great way for students to practice sharing their opinions of read alouds while working on their reading comprehension skills.

sharing ideas about stories

Sharing Ideas About Stories

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

glossary retelling a fiction story

Glossary: Retelling a Fiction Story

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

Help students to retell information they’ve read in informational books with this helpful worksheet. Students will choose four pages from their nonfiction book to summarize, writing their sentences in the pages of the fun book graphic.

pick a page

Pick a Page

Keep this organizer handy for your students to keep track of the chapters they've read and look ahead to the next one! Challenge your young readers to take their chapter summaries one step further by having them write out predictions for upcoming chapters

summarize and predict

Summarize and Predict

Who doesn't love sharing about a good book? Your students will love writing and drawing about their books in this reading comprehension activity. After students read independently, have them share about what they read using this fun worksheet.

tell me everything

Tell Me Everything

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading with Symbols.

vocabulary cards reading with symbols

Vocabulary Cards: Reading with Symbols

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

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

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

vocabulary cards learn story elements

Vocabulary Cards: Learn Story Elements

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: A Simple Summary.

vocabulary cards a simple summary

Vocabulary Cards: A Simple Summary

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

vocabulary cards basic fiction summaries

Vocabulary Cards: Basic Fiction Summaries

Have students record new words in this organizer and jot down what they think they mean.

new nonfiction words template

New Nonfiction Words Template

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Draw Beginning, Middle, and End.

glossary draw beginning middle and end

Glossary: Draw Beginning, Middle, and End

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

vocabulary cards making connections in a fiction text

Vocabulary Cards: Making Connections in a Fiction Text

Students can use this organizer to jot down the new words they encounter and also note what they think they mean.

new nonfiction words organizer

New Nonfiction Words Organizer

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories.

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