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.

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.

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.

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

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!

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.

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

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

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

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

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

Engage students in reading by having them share books with peers. Students prepare for giving a book talk in which they'll describe what happens in the book, their favorite part, and whether or not they would recommend the book to a friend.

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.