Summarizing
Standard R1G in Missouri states that students should, "Utilize strategies to summarize," during reading. Appropriately summarizing during reading helps students remember important points from the story or text. It also shows teachers that the students understood the text. Below, you will find several resources that help students be successful with writing a summary.
Quick Summarizing Strategies
The quick summarizing file has more than fifty examples of how to get students to summarize. It is a PDF, so the list is easily printable. Most of the examples show teachers how to get the students to summarize quickly. These strategies would be wonderful as exit tickets.
The quick summarizing file has more than fifty examples of how to get students to summarize. It is a PDF, so the list is easily printable. Most of the examples show teachers how to get the students to summarize quickly. These strategies would be wonderful as exit tickets.
Reading Rockets Website
The Reading Rockets website is a site for teachers. There, you will find a simple lesson plan. Also, you will find links to a few worksheets that help students understand how to summarize, give students a chance to practice the skill, and allow students to wrap up the lesson. The site also gives you example picture books that are easy to summarize, and it helps you differentiate based upon the needs of your students.
The Reading Rockets website is a site for teachers. There, you will find a simple lesson plan. Also, you will find links to a few worksheets that help students understand how to summarize, give students a chance to practice the skill, and allow students to wrap up the lesson. The site also gives you example picture books that are easy to summarize, and it helps you differentiate based upon the needs of your students.
Summarizing PowerPoint
This presentation shows common mistakes that students make while writing a summary. It also provides good examples of summary as well as poor examples. The author of the PowerPoint provided notes at the bottom of most slides to guide teachers through the lesson.
This presentation shows common mistakes that students make while writing a summary. It also provides good examples of summary as well as poor examples. The author of the PowerPoint provided notes at the bottom of most slides to guide teachers through the lesson.
Bio Cube from ReadWriteThink
Students are able to use this interactive activity to create a summary cube. They type answers to questions in the interactive and it turns the information into a cube. The students can then print the page created by the interactive, cut, and fold the paper into a cube. The interactive breaks summary writing into several parts so students know what is needed for a good summary. They provide the option to summarize a biography, mystery, story, or students can create their own cube.
Students are able to use this interactive activity to create a summary cube. They type answers to questions in the interactive and it turns the information into a cube. The students can then print the page created by the interactive, cut, and fold the paper into a cube. The interactive breaks summary writing into several parts so students know what is needed for a good summary. They provide the option to summarize a biography, mystery, story, or students can create their own cube.
How to Write a Summary Video
Many teachers introduce a topic with a mini-lesson. Mini-lessons typically take about ten minutes to complete. This video is just over three minutes long, and it would be a great start to a mini-lesson. After the video, a teacher would only need to complete some guided practice with the students.
Many teachers introduce a topic with a mini-lesson. Mini-lessons typically take about ten minutes to complete. This video is just over three minutes long, and it would be a great start to a mini-lesson. After the video, a teacher would only need to complete some guided practice with the students.
Writing a Summary - 5 Easy Steps for Kids Video
As mentioned above, teachers generally introduce a topic with a mini-lesson. To keep engagement high, teachers can utilize this video as the entire mini-lesson. There is a lesson and guided practice as part of this eight minute long video. The creator of the video utilized The Witches by Roald Dahl to show an example of summary.
As mentioned above, teachers generally introduce a topic with a mini-lesson. To keep engagement high, teachers can utilize this video as the entire mini-lesson. There is a lesson and guided practice as part of this eight minute long video. The creator of the video utilized The Witches by Roald Dahl to show an example of summary.
Interactive Summarizing Activity
Students are asked to choose the correct summary from a multiple choice list of possibilities in this interactive activity. I would use this activity as practice for struggling students because the content is fairly simple. This activity would also work as practice before an assessment.
Students are asked to choose the correct summary from a multiple choice list of possibilities in this interactive activity. I would use this activity as practice for struggling students because the content is fairly simple. This activity would also work as practice before an assessment.
Study Zone Interactive Lesson and Practice
The New York State Elementary Study Zone site provides lessons and practice for several language arts topics. Their summary site is meant as a lesson for fourth grade students. However, the content would work well as a first lesson on summarizing. It would also work as an independent review and practice activity.
The New York State Elementary Study Zone site provides lessons and practice for several language arts topics. Their summary site is meant as a lesson for fourth grade students. However, the content would work well as a first lesson on summarizing. It would also work as an independent review and practice activity.