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

Simple Fiction Summary

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Glossary: Basic Fiction Summaries

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Vocabulary Cards: Basic Fiction Summaries

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

Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction

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

Fiction Summaries:  Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then

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

Writing a Fiction Summary: The Wind in the Willows

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

Summary High Five

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

Illustrating Cause and Effects Reading Log

In this three-part series, a child anticipates a family getaway. Practice summarizing works of fiction, identifying chronology, interpreting pictures, and identifying homophones and homographs through this series of reading and comprehension activities.

My Vacation

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

Write a Simple Summary

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Rock Painting: Retell a Story

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

The Crab that Played with the Sea

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

Theme, Cause, and Effect Reading Log

Look at history! In this lesson, guide students through an exploration of the context, causes, and effects of the Transcontinental Railroad, and help them practice identifying the main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction text.

Connecting the Coasts: Effects of the Transcontinental Railroad

Understanding the big idea of a nonfiction text and being able to write a succinct summary are key fourth grade skills. This lesson focuses on summarizing a nonfiction passage in three to four sentences.

What's the Big Idea? Summarizing Nonfiction Texts

Keep it simple! Teach your students to write a summary using the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then frame for analyzing a story.

Simple Summaries

Meet some famous short stories with our set of printable mini books.

Famous Short Stories: The Celebrated Jumping Frog

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4

Whoa, weather! Using technology as an aid, students will put their research skills to the test while learning about hurricanes.

Southeast and Gulf State Weather

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #5

Sugar skulls and fancy dress aren't all there is to the Day of the Dead. In this lesson students will learn about several societies that celebrate their dead, as well as some of the history behind the traditions of the Día de los Muertos.

Día de los Muertos: Traditions in History

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #4

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2

Put your students' imaginations to the test with this lesson on storytelling and creative writing. After reading some classic fairy tales, students will create their own using printed figures.

Mixed Up Fairy Tales

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Social Media Book Review

Bram Stoker's Dracula has inspired feelings of fear and morbid curiosity for over a century. With this lesson plan, your students will get a taste of the literary work while learning about the myth behind vampires.

Mythological Creature: Vampire

In this lesson, your students will practice writing about places important to them through poetry. By the time they are done, students will have become better writers and taken a walk down memory lane!

State Memories

Frederick Douglass was an influential black man in U.S. history. In this lesson, the historical context is set for students so that they can conduct their own research on Frederick Douglass, using a graphic organizer and multiple sources, before writing an informational essay on him. Ideal for fourth and fifth grade students, this lesson plan not only gives students practice in research and essay-writing skills, it also has them exploring a fascinating part of our country's history.

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