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3rd
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English Language Arts
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Summarize

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Designed for third graders but appropriate for older learners as well, this packet of materials underscores the necessity of teaching kids how to summarize, how to identify main ideas and supporting details, and how to ask questions about the essential elements of a text. A good resource for your curriculum library.

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Concepts

summarizing, main ideas, supporting details, sequencing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the included test questions as models for questions you can develop for texts the class is reading

Classroom Considerations

  • Designed for third graders but appropriate for all elementary and middle school learners

Pros

  • The 39-page packet includes a rationale for teaching the concepts, lesson ideas, worksheets, graphic organizers, and a bibliography

Cons

  • While the resources is loaded with great tips for how to teach kids the concepts of sequencing, locating the main ideas and supporting details, summarizing, and story mapping, no reading passages are included

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