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Kindergarten - 7th Grade Summarize and Retell Worksheets : Page 4

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

novel discussion guide for parents

Novel Discussion Guide for Parents

Stretch student understanding of story sequencing into a summary with this graphic organizer. Students will start by jotting down quick notes to remember each part of the story, then they'll use their notes to write a complete summary of the text.

sequencing to summarize

Sequencing to Summarize

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

writing a nonfiction summary the mysterious squid

Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mysterious Squid

Help students reflect on chapters 1&ndash;4 of&nbsp;Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle&rsquo;s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

novel study a wrinkle in time discussion guide 1

Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time: Discussion Guide #1

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts. This graphic organizer will help your students organize the important information from two informational texts on the same topic.

graphic organizer comparing two nonfiction texts

Graphic Organizer: Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts

Use this worksheet as a way for students to practice retelling a familiar story using their own words and images.

i can retell a story

I Can Retell a Story!

In the second part of this story, a child observes the lead-up to a camping trip.

my vacation part two

My Vacation (Part Two)

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

the raven by edgar allan poe

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

The "Somebody Wanted But So Then" reading strategy is a great way to help kids identify the key elements of a story. Students will use this easy format to begin summarizing a story of your choice in this fun treasure map-themed worksheet!

somebody wanted story map

"Somebody Wanted" Story Map

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

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1&ndash;8 of Anne of Green Gables.

novel study anne of green gables discussion guide 1

Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Discussion Guide #1

This story teaches students a moral and helps strengthen their sentence building skills.

the frog and the ox

The Frog and the Ox

After reading a fable or folktale, students will use this cute graphic organizer to record the most important things that happened in the beginning, middle, and end. Then they'll try their hand at identifying the moral of the story.

retelling folktales and fables

Retelling Folktales and Fables

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.

chapter map

Chapter Map

Have your kindergarten students retell the story with pictures. This is a great activity to promote reading comprehension!

draw what happened

Draw What Happened

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

glossary using the 5 ws

Glossary: Using the 5 W's

Then what happened? In this activity, students will choose stop and jot sticky notes from different parts of the story to practice their sequencing and summarizing skills as they respond to questions about the literature.

stop  jot sticky note sequencing

Stop & Jot Sticky Note Sequencing

The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.

story order case 1

Story Order: Case 1

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

who was junko tabei

Who Was Junko Tabei?

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.

sundae summarizing

Sundae Summarizing

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

summary writing big ideas vs details

Summary Writing: Big Ideas vs. Details

After finishing R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

novel study wonder create your own character awards

Novel Study: Wonder: Create Your Own Character Awards

Students underline key details, such as vocabulary and important information, to strengthen reading comprehension.

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Underline Key Details

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.

glossary making predictions and summarizing

Glossary: Making Predictions and Summarizing

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

writing a fiction summary the wind in the willows

Writing a Fiction Summary: The Wind in the Willows

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

glossary elements of fairy tales

Glossary: Elements of Fairy Tales

Use this paragraph frame worksheet to support ELs as they navigate through the process of retelling text using transition words. This template can be used as a scaffold for any fictional text in the classroom!

paragraph frame worksheet for fictional text retell

Paragraph Frame Worksheet for Fictional Text Retell

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

summarizing with key words

Summarizing with Key Words

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

big idea summary

Big Idea Summary

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