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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summary Writing with Big Ideas.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Summary Writing with Big Ideas.

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

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

With this storyboard, students will draw and write about events in a chronological order.

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

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

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

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

Support discussions about main ideas and summarization with these helpful language frames. This worksheet will help your students organize their thoughts and information from a nonfiction paragraph or text.

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

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

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

Use this worksheet to help evaluate student summaries of texts or other presentations.

"We can fly! We can fly" Your child may never fly, but they'll have a soaring good time with this Peter Pan story and worksheet.

Continue the wild ride with part two of this fun Peter Pan series. Your child will enjoy this exciting passage from Peter Pan while learning new words.