Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: A Simple Summary.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Simple Summary.

Read a simple tale about pirates and stolen treasure, then chart the story on a map.

Practice identifying elements of a story in this simple sorting activity!

Use this resource to give your students practice using a simple sentence structure to describe characters, setting, and events.

Children read the First Amendment, then complete a simple word scramble puzzle and answer reading comprehension questions.

Find out how rhyme scheme works with this simple exercise using Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."

In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple nonfiction text features with this delicious index activity. Young readers will practice using an cookbook index to locate information about tasty desserts.

Use this ocean-themed worksheet to measure your students' understanding of simple nonfiction text features. Your little bookworm will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about the whole book.

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.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple non-fiction text features with this table of contents activity. Young readers will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about chameleons.

A key component of reading comprehension is being able to draw conclusions—or make inferences—about what we read. Use this resource to give your students extra practice making their own inferences based on simple sentences.

Give your child the tools to decide the difference between fact and opinion with this fun and simple exercise. In this worksheet, children will identify which statements can be proven to be true and which are based on a personal view.

Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for themselves by reviewing the book as they go.

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.

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

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

If your budding reading is writing their first book report, help them nail down the plot with this quick review worksheet.

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

Help your child understand cause and effect with this practice sheet.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.