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.

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

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

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

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

Here's a chapter summary guide where your child can jot down the characters in a chapter, his favorite character and even predict what will happen next.

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

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

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

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!

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

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy of writing fiction summaries with these reading passages.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

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

Get ready to take an exciting trip as you read this cheerful passage!

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.

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