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

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

This graphic organizer helps students quickly identify the main events in the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional text.

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

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

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

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.

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

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

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

Here's a snapshot of the story of Orion. His tale makes for light reading and simple practice with story structure for kids.

Here's a worksheet that's great for improving reading comprehension skills. Kids read a simple story about a girl and her kitten then answer the question below.

This resource helps ELs make strong connections with a simple fiction text. After reading a short story, students will think about how they can connect with the text and use sentence frames to explain their thinking.

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.

In this retelling of The Crystal Heart, a Vietnamese folk tale, kids will put themselves in the shoes of the main character and write a simple song!

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.

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.

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

E-mail is here to stay, but that doesn't mean kids shouldn't learn how to write a friendly letter.Teach your child how to write a letter to a friend.

Explore the sights and sounds of the prairie with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading-comprehension activity!

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.