Note Taking Worksheet

Note Taking provides three distinct spaces for processing information. The notes area holds key words or facts, the pictures area supports diagrams and visual reminders, and the summary section asks learners to condense what matters most. This progression can accompany a read-aloud, presentation, video, experiment, or independent text. Keeping raw notes separate from the summary helps students understand that summarising requires selection and synthesis rather than copying every detail collected during learning.
Year groups
Years 3–6 (Key Stage 2)
File type
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Updated Jul 26, 2021

Subject
Reading, English
Topic
Note Taking, Summarizing
Resource types
Graphic Organizers, Worksheets
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About this resource

This Note Taking Worksheet is a great way for students to take notes and summarise a book or story. This graphic organiser is simple and easy to use, and it will help students to understand the story better.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Record key information during a learning experience

  • Use pictures to represent or reinforce ideas

  • Synthesise notes and visuals into a concise summary

Teaching tips

  • Model abbreviations and key-word notes rather than full-sentence transcription.

  • Complete the summary only after reviewing both the notes and pictures.

Skills covered

  • Note capture

  • Visual representation

  • Summarising

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Core concepts

  • Notes

  • Pictures

  • Summary

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