Hi bloggy friends! Here's a quick post with two freebies for you. The first is what I called "Spooky Suffixes." We used these in a literacy center and the kiddos basically played Concentration with the cards. You could easily use the cards to play Suffix Go Fish or just a simple matching game.
The next is a graphic organizer that I typed for my students to use with the Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then Summarizing Strategy. I was introduced to this strategy by Kathy Bumgardner (http://kbumreading.com/)
six or so years ago and it's the best thing I've found to help my students summarize fiction stories. Some of my students don't need the actual organizer and create their own but others benefit from the help of the premade organizer. Hopefully, some of your kiddos can use it too!
Your summary organizer is PERFECT.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking as a transition activity.
ReplyDeleteJennifer
This is perfect. I have kids who are struggling with the idea of SUMMARY vs. retell. They value length over depth atm :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for the summary organizer!! Our entire school is focusing on this for the first trimester.
ReplyDeleteJulie
Thoughts of a Third Grade Teacher
Love your summary organizer! I plan to use it with my guided reading books....and whatever else comes to mind!!!
ReplyDeleteLove these. Can't wait to use them. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteTanya
www.lewislearninglibrary.blogspot.com
I believe that this would be perfect for small guided reading groups. I like that students could also use this as a guide for their own writing!
ReplyDeleteI use the hand in my classroom with these exact words. I love the graphic organizer as a follow up step. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of the positive comments! I'm so glad that I could share something that's helpful for all of you! =O)
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I love the summary organizer. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Kylie
Down Under Teacher
Our strategy focus for our current story is summarizing. My students are having a difficult time with this skill. I think this organizer will definitely help them. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the summary organizer. We have been really working hard on this! It will help so much!
ReplyDeletethanks for the page! i plan to use it this week as we dig deeper in our book club groups in writing complete sentences as we respond to reading!
ReplyDeleteThe organizer is perfect for my reading station. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWe sooo love your organizer!! Do you have one for non-fiction or know where we could find one? Thanks so much for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteJulie
Thoughts of a Third Grade Teacher
I downloaded your summary organizer to send home with one of my advanced kinders as a companion to her reading homework. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteSarah
www.akindergardeninbloom.blogspot.com
This is perfect! I am going to be working on using SWBS with my guided reading groups over the next few weeks since they need a lot of work on summarizing.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
After teaching my students how to use it write a summary, I will put it in the Listen to Reading station.
ReplyDeleteI love the summarizing sheet, but the space for actually writing the summary on the bottom is just great! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI plan to use this will one of my English language learners who is still very limited in English writing skills. Thanks for the download!
ReplyDeleteGreat organizer!!! I was actually going to make something similar this weekend. You saved me the work!
ReplyDeleteAngelia
http://extraspecialteaching.blogspot.com
I duplicated this on chart paper and filled it in with the class after reading Elmer, by David McKee. We combined the first two parts in one sentence, the second two parts in another sentence, and the last part made a great final sentence for a summary!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that y'all could use the summarizing organizer! Thanks for all of the comments!
ReplyDeleteJust what I was looking for...thanks!
ReplyDeleteNancy
I love these! Suffix activities aren't common, and summarizing is something my students are really struggling with. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Nancy! Luckeyfrog, I have a few other suffix activities that I'll have to try to post soon.
ReplyDeleteI was going to make one of these for my summarizing mini unit this week! I guess I don't have to now! Thanks to you and thanks to Pinterest!
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Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher
Exactly right for writing brief summaries! Love the format.
ReplyDeleteAmber and Mrs. B, I'm glad you could use the organizer! Amber, I follow you! Thanks for all your great ideas!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the summary organizer. We're homeschooling this year and struggling with getting our son to write about his reading; he just feels too overwhelmed. I think this will help him to organize his thoughts.
ReplyDeleteLove the organizer. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDelete☮Carla
Carla's 2/3 Crew
Hi Tallmorleys and Carla, I'm glad you find the organizer useful. It definitely helps my students focus and narrow their ideas.
ReplyDeleteI love the organizer. I found it via pinterest andI'm going to use it to help my daughter review her chapter book before taking the Accelerated Reader test on it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful freebies!
ReplyDeleteBea
This will definitely help my students who struggle!
ReplyDeleteBreanna, it's a great way to help them focus their ideas!
DeleteSo great! I have been using this strategy for years with my struggling readers, and I love your Graphic Organizer. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe organizer is such a great companion for some of the story mapping posters out there. Thank you!
ReplyDeletePlan on using it as a response when students are reading to themselves as part of daily 5.
ReplyDeleteI was going to use this in my guided reading groups to help the lower level kids practice the strategy of summarizing. THANK YOU so much for this.
ReplyDeletethank you for the great freebie, looking forward to using it!
ReplyDeleteGoing to use your summarizing organizer, as a writing plan for a narrative!
ReplyDeleteLove this! we're doing summarizing as a segway to theme... did a week on main idea/details, 2nd week on summarizing & third week is how they both help is determine theme. This is perfect!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your summary organizer!
ReplyDeleteThis is great. I was going to make one like this with the summary area included on the organizer, but now I don't have to! Some of my kids have a hard time going from their organizer to a different sheet of paper. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI will be using this organizer in my writing workshop class.
ReplyDeleteSo glad that you all have been able to use this summarizing organizer! =O)
ReplyDeleteI plan on using this during our test prep week with "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle for language arts. Then we're headed right on to math for elapsed time and time to the minute. Thanks for sharing Wendy!
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