Fill the story chain
After reading, kids fill a first, next, then, last organizer with key events only. Then they add one transition word to each box and retell aloud. Choosing just the key events trains them to summarize.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
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