Summarize a Story About a Rescue Dog's First Week

Have your child tell the story out loud in one breath before filling the chart. Then use the chart boxes as the sentences of the summary. If the summary runs long, ask which sentence a reader could do without.

Chart the beginning, middle and end of rescue dog Pip's first week with Carlos, then write a summary. A summary tells the most important events of a story in order, in a few sentences. It leaves out small details and opinions. The directions on the page read: Read the story. Then, turn the page and answer the questions. On page 2: Use the story on page 1. Fill in chart rows 1 to 3. Then, circle the best answers to 4 and 5. Then, answer 6 on the 5 lines. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade main idea and details, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with summarizing. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

It tells the main problem and the most important events in order, in 3 to 4 sentences and in the reader's own words. It leaves out small details, like the color of a kayak, and any opinions. Summarizing a story is part of RL.5.2.

It is a five part chart for summarizing a story: who the main character is, what they want, the problem that gets in the way, what they do about it and how it ends. Read the five boxes in a row and you have the plan for a summary.

It works well for stories with a clear chain of events, like a group that gets lost in a museum or a busy night at a restaurant. Have your child write one sentence for each box, then join them with words like first, then and in the end.

Each of the 8 story sheets has an answer key with a filled chart and a sample summary, plus a note on other answers the story supports. Summaries will differ in wording, so check that your child's has the main problem, the key events and the ending.

15 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 5th Grade students, roughly ages 10-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the Common Core code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.