Summarizing Nonfiction Task Cards: Reading Passages & Comprehension Worksheets
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These reading comprehension task cards will help your students practice summarizing nonfiction texts in a fun, engaging, and quick way. These nonfiction task cards are perfect for independent practice, homework, literacy workstations, or to even use as part of your mini-lesson when teaching students how to summarize nonfiction texts.
Each reading task card contains a short nonfiction reading passage that could easily be summarized by students.
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What's Included?
This resource includes 20 reading task cards. Each task card contains a short reading passage (half a page) and includes a variety of printing options so you can find the exact format that will work for your students' needs.
Option 1: Just the Text
- You can print the task cards with just the text. This is a great option if you want to use these reading passages to teach something other than summarizing nonfiction.
- There are three different student response sheets included that you can pair with the task cards.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides.
Option 2: Text & Graphic Organizers
- This option needs to be printed front and back.
- One one side students have the reading passage (same as option 1), and on the back there is a graphic organizer template that will help students organize their thinking about the text.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides.
Option 3: Text & Reading Response Questions
- This option needs to be printed front and back.
- One side students have the reading passage (same as option 1), and on the other side there is a set of text-based comprehension questions and a space for a sticky note so they can "stop-and-jot" while they read the text.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides
*Each option also includes a digital version created using Google Slides so you can use this resource no matter what your teaching situation looks like.
How Can I Use This Resource?
There are TONS of ways you can use this resource in your classroom.
- Print the task cards on cardstock and use them in a literacy center to help your students practice identifying author's purpose.
- Use the task card passages as part of your strategy group or small group instruction. They are short and focused and are the perfect small group teaching tool.
- Make a copy of 1-2 of the task cards and give to students are part of your warm-up, morning work, or homework.
- Use as a quick assessment at the end of your lesson or unit.
- Use for ANY READING COMPREHENSION instruction - while these task cards are perfect for teaching how to summarize nonfiction, you can also use them to teach a variety of comprehension skills.
**The resource is also included in The Stellar Teacher Reading Membership.**
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