Description
Summarizing Fiction Reading Passages with SWBST Graphic Organizers: Make teaching summarizing simple and engaging with this complete set of 8 one-page fiction reading passages paired with the SWBST (Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then) graphic organizer. Each passage is designed for upper elementary readers and gives students meaningful practice identifying key story elements and writing strong summaries.
This resource includes everything you need; passages, built-in organizers, answer keys, and an anchor chart, so you can teach, model, and reinforce summarizing with ease.
INCLUDED:
- Print and Bonus Digital options
- All in color and black-and-white options
- 8 Engaging Fiction Passages
- SWBST Graphic Organizer built into each passage
- Answer Keys
- Summarizing Anchor Chart (student-friendly explanation and sample summary)
PERFECT FOR:
- Upper elementary Reading Comprehension Lessons
- Whole Group & Small Group Instruction
- Literacy Centers & Stations
- Guided Reading Practice
- Homework or Independent Practice
- Test Prep & Skill Reinforcement
- Substitute plans or independent work
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Bonita O. –
Great resource for learning and practicing how to summarize a story. Stories are interesting..
Lori W. –
This is a great resource. Easy to use and engaging. My kids enjoyed it!
kaitlyn B. –
These are very easy to use and look great! My students enjoy these!
Missy N. –
This is a great resource for working on reading comprehension skills.
Ashley Bond –
We used this resource to initially teach about summarizing, using the SWBST approach and the students were able to grasp the concept rather quickly.
Leslie P. –
Students loved this resource! Very engaging for a low level third grade class and helped them understand!
Nicole Z. –
These are great for students that struggle with summarizing. So easy to use.
Britni F. –
This was a very useful resource for my 4th grade classroom. It great for measuring students comprehension reading comprehension. Highly recommend resources made by The Little Ladybug Shop – quality resources that keep students engaged.
Katie B. –
perfect resource to aide in your instruction of being able to properly summarize non fiction text
Shannon Washington –
Well-organized, easy to use, and clearly designed resource with students in mind. The directions are straightforward, and the materials require little to no prep, which is a huge time-saver. It is well-organized, easy to use, and clearly designed with students in mind. The directions are straightforward, and the materials require little to no prep, which is a huge time-saver.
Gina B. –
I bought this to go along with a state standard. It was a great supplement to my lesson.
Anna H. –
This resource is both engaging and informative. My students enjoyed it.
Tara C. –
I got this for end of year review! A great resource!
Emily H. –
This resource was so fun and engaging for my third graders!
Sara O. –
This is a great resource to help review summarizing.
Wylde Willow Designs –
This is a great resource that I was able to add to my tutoring toolbox! Thanks so much!
Megan K. –
my students loved doing this activity to prep for FAST and it was minimal prep for me! Definitely recommend!
Crystal W. –
This activity was a lot of fun for myself and my students! We had a blast!
Susan K. –
This really helped students to summarize better. It was easy to take step-by-step with great examples.
Kevin S. –
We have working on summarizing quite a bit this school year. This was a good review for students before state testing.