Organized Elementary

Teaching students how to summarize using the 5 finger rule was a significant way for them to remember the different parts of a summary! My students remember how to summarize and as they summarize I see them use their fingers to remember what they need. The first two pages are the "cheat sheet" to know the parts. The second two are the actual graphic organizers that they complete. The middle of the hand- the palm, is used for them to write their complete summary using sentences. Not just the coup

This is a tool used for students to track what they are reading. At the end of each chapter they write what happened in the chapter and then they hand it in at the end of the book. I use it as a check-in too to see what they are reading throughout the book. Once printed out back to back the page can be folded in half and kept right in the book they are reading.

This is a weekly reading log for students to complete at home, and have parents sign. This has a variety of questions that they answer, they choose which question they want to answer after each time that they read.