Activities: Understanding the Story (Comprehension)
Summarizing
Overview
Objective
The children will answer story-related questions to help them summarize the story.
Levels
Story related questions are asked after certain pages in the story. Students must identify key elements in the story and monitor their thinking so they can summarize the story in a meaningful way.
Linked Stories
Henny Penny
The Dove and the Ant
The Frogs and the Well
The Little Red Hen
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Waterfall
Related Activities
Prediction
Reading Practice
Story Elements
Story Response
Tracking
Resources
Activities: Understanding the Story (Comprehension)
Summarizing
Objective
The children will answer story-related questions to help them summarize the story.
Levels
Story related questions are asked after certain pages in the story. Students must identify key elements in the story and monitor their thinking so they can summarize the story in a meaningful way.
Linked Stories
Henny Penny
The Dove and the Ant
The Frogs and the Well
The Little Red Hen
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Waterfall
Related Activities
If you notice your child struggling with this activity, suggest one of the following activities to further practice and reinforce the skill. We also encourage parents and guardians to talk with their children’s teachers about using ABRA to support and complement the work being done at school.
Prediction
Reading Practice
Story Elements
Story Response
Tracking