6th Grade Summarize and Retell Resources

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Introduce students to some wild and weird types of lightning with this fascinating reading comprehension worksheet!

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

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

Introduce readers to the poem “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by English poet A. E. Housman with this sixth-grade worksheet! 

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

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!

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