In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, students give thought to the various settings in the story with this creative post-reading prompt!

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

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

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

Students will provide details of cause and effect events directly related to theme.

Give your students a chance to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details in a nonfiction text.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Students will cite stanzas from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their poetry readings and share thoughts, feelings, and ideas about the text.

Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

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

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

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

Help your second graders practice their prediction and summarizing skills.

Kids research the constitutional amendments that were added after the Bill of Rights with this cool worksheet.

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