Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.

Read this charmingly illustrated story of "The Three Little Pigs" then use the finger puppets to retell it!

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

Read this classic children's story — then stage a stick puppet performance of it!

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

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.

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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.