Summarizing Fiction / "An Armadillos' Song" A Folktale
by Reading Past Bedtime-Norma Lewis © 2021
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Price: $3 USD
Subjects: ela
Grades: 5,6,7
Description
Help students master the essential reading skill of summarizing with these engaging, self-grading Boom Cards™! This interactive digital resource gives students meaningful practice identifying key ideas, eliminating unimportant details, and writing effective summaries using a high-interest folktale. Students begin with a student-friendly reference card explaining how to summarize informational text. They then read "The Armadillo's Song: A Bolivian Folktale" and complete STAAR®-style reading comprehension questions followed by an interactive drag-and-drop sorting activity that reinforces the difference between key ideas and details that should not be included in a summary. Perfect for 5th grade, 6th grade, and middle school ELA, this no-prep digital activity provides immediate feedback while helping students strengthen one of the most important reading comprehension skills. This Boom Cards™ deck includes: Student reference card for summarizing Student directions High-interest folktale reading passage 3 STAAR®-style multiple-choice questions 1 interactive drag-and-drop sorting activity Instant feedback and self-grading Students will practice: Summarizing Identifying key ideas Eliminating unimportant details Reading comprehension Text evidence Critical thinking Perfect for: Reading centers Independent practice Small groups Reading intervention Homework Progress monitoring Test prep IEP goal progress Early finishers Boom Cards™ are self-grading and work on computers, Chromeboo
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