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Elementary School Common Core Summarize and Retell Worksheets : Page 2

This open-ended reading reflection journal helps students to think about the books they've read.

My Reading Reflection Journal

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!

Chapter Summaries

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Novel Study: Wonder: Post-Reading Response Prompts

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

This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!

Writing Book Reviews

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2

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

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Learn the basics of summary and identifying the order of events — then try your hand at it!

Summarizing and Order of Events

Have your movie lover read about the history of movies, and then test her reading comprehension as she arranges the events to complete a timeline.

History of Movies

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3

Help your child comprehend his reading better by using this graphic organizer. Help him fill out the story map for The Three Little Pigs.

Three Little Pigs Story Map

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2

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

Big Idea Summary

A big focus in kindergarten is on reading comprehension skills. This open ended worksheet is a wonderful way for students to practice these skills as they map out a familiar story using their own words and images.

Map that Story!

Ask your students to read the story about Ty's birthday, then answer the comprehension questions by retelling main events of the story on the lines provided.

It's Time to Retell

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

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

Draw What Happened

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: We Need Clean Water

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

Help the Smith family summarize their family vacation with a main idea, details, and a conclusion. Kids will work on reading comprehension and summarizing.

Story Order: Case 2

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

Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mysterious Squid

Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!

The Ugly Duckling's New Friend

Use this fairy tale story map to follow the details of your child's favorite stories and strengthen his reading skills.

Fairy Tale Story Map

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Historical Perspectives: Westward Expansion

Read this well-loved poem, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

The Five Little Pigs

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

This set of picture cards can help students to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details.

Main Topic Cards

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Summarizing with Key Words

After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.

Hot Cross Buns: Read to Remember

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