TheLearnDenYear 5 · English
Identify And Summarise Main Ideas
Year 5 learners practise summarising key events in a story using who what why.
The activities include Sum Up and Order Key Events From a Story, Summarise and Order a Story Using Who, What and Why, Summarise and Order Events in a Story Using the 5 Ws, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Sum Up and Order Key Events From a Story
- Summarise and Order a Story Using Who, What and Why
- Summarise and Order Events in a Story Using the 5 Ws
- Summarise and Order Key Events
- Summarise and Order the Events in a Story
- Use Who, What and Why to Summarise Texts
Checked learning resources
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Who Is Summarising Sheba? | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 video demonstrates identifying key details and main ideas to produce a concise summary.
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Comprehension
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS2 comprehension teaching supports identifying main ideas, sequencing events and summarising texts.
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LKS2 Summarising Sheba Challenge Cards
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Challenge cards practise selecting key information, ordering events and summarising in a limited number of words.
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World War II eBook Guided Reading 1 Y5 - comprehension, carousel, whole class, inference, deduction, history, Non-Fictio
Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 5 English resource matched to summarising key events in a story using who what why.
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World War II eBook Guided Reading 2 Y5 - comprehension, carousel, whole class, inference, deduction, history, non-fictio
Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 5 English resource matched to summarising key events in a story using who what why.