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

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

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

vocabulary cards all about sequencing

Vocabulary Cards: All About Sequencing

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

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 19&ndash;25 of <em>Anne of Green Gables</em>.

novel study anne of green gables discussion guide 3

Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Discussion Guide #3

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

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

Practice reading comprehension with "A Mad Tea Party," an exciting chapter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, then make it into a mini-book.

a mad tea party

A Mad Tea Party

Here's a Hans Christian Andersen tale you might not know: The Tinder Box, where a soldier goes on a magical adventure.

the tinder box

The Tinder Box

Engage your students in retelling stories and sharing their thoughts with this fun worksheet. After reading a book independently, young critics will tell what happens in the story and explain why they would or would not recommend it.

would you recommend it

Would You Recommend It?

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

reimagining narratives with guest characters

Re-imagining Narratives with Guest Characters

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

new nonfiction words template

New Nonfiction Words Template

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

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

lots of details

Lots of Details!

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

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

vocabulary cards reading with symbols

Vocabulary Cards: Reading with Symbols

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

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

Get students excited about taking reading notes with this bubbly worksheet! This fun format can be used to jot down quick notes about each chapter in your students’ books, then used as a reference for complete summaries when the time comes.

chapter bubbles

Chapter Bubbles

Use this graphic organizer with your students to reflect and re-imagine story endings with characters from their favorite tales.

reimagining conclusions with guest characters

Re-imagining Conclusions with Guest Characters

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Summary Writing with Big Ideas.

vocabulary cards summary writing with big ideas

Vocabulary Cards: Summary Writing with Big Ideas

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 Plan: Learn Story Elements.

vocabulary cards learn story elements

Vocabulary Cards: Learn Story Elements

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summary Writing with Big Ideas.

glossary summary writing with big ideas

Glossary: Summary Writing with Big Ideas

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading with Symbols.

glossary reading with symbols

Glossary: Reading with Symbols

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 this graphic organizer with your students to re-imagine story dialogue with characters from another story.

reimagining dialogue with guest characters

Re-imagining Dialogue with Guest Characters

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

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?

Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. This activity will get students talking, listening, and writing! They'll take turns sharing about the book they've read before writing a summary of their partner's book.

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