3rd Grade · Writing
Summarize a Story
Free printable 3rd Grade writing worksheet: Summarize a Story. It practices summarizing (Common Core RL.3.2). For ages 8-9. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Writing
- Skill
- Summarizing
- Ages
- 8–9
- Standard
- RL.3.2
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Summarize a Story” is sheet 20 of 30 in our free 3rd Grade Writing Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on summarizing.
In the set it comes after “Similes: As Fast as a Cheetah” and before “Opinion Essay: Best Class Pet”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
RL.3.2 · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 3
Reading: Literature · Key ideas and details
Children work on finding the central message or main idea and retelling or summarizing what was read.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Talk through the plan out loud before writing. A child who can say their three reasons will write them far more easily.
- 2
After the planner, copy the paragraph onto lined paper. Keeping planning and writing separate is how 3rd graders learn to organise ideas.
- 3
Use the CUPS checklist on every piece of writing, not just the sample paragraph.
