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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

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

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

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

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

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.

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

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

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

Introduce young learners to Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits, with this worksheet.

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

Use this graphic organizer with your students to reflect and re-imagine story endings with characters from their favorite tales.

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

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

Help your EL students will practice differentiating between big ideas and details.

Use this graphic organizer with your students to re-imagine story dialogue with characters from another story.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

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

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

Explore all the action packed into "To Build a Fire" by building mini version of it!