Guided Reading

In Guided Reading your child has been working on summarizing. When summarizing the following story elements are focused on:

Somebody- Who are the main characters?

Wanted- Tell what the main character(s) wanted or hoped would happen.

But- What was the problem that the main character had that stopped him or her from getting what he or she wanted?

So- How did the main character solve his or her problem?

Finally- What was the main character able to do since he or she solved the problem?

And- Tell any other important fact that helped the main character at the end of the story.