Writing Worksheet · Grades 3–5
Writing Conclusions Worksheet
Printable writing conclusions worksheet for grades 3-5 that teaches students how to close a piece of writing with strength: sum up the main idea, then leave the reader with a final thought. Students practice three different closer styles — a short summary, a call to action, and a thoughtful question.
Subject
Writing
Grades
Grades 3–5
Skill Focus
Writing Conclusions, writing skills
Lesson Length
25 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
A conclusion is the last thing a reader sees and the part of the writing that they are most likely to remember. Strong conclusions do two things at once: they sum up the main idea, and they leave the reader with one final thought. This worksheet keeps both jobs visible and practices three different ways to land that final thought.
Section A gives students three short paragraphs (biking to school, a class garden, getting enough sleep) and asks them to write one closing sentence for each. Students must try a different closer style for each item — a short summary, a call to action, or a thoughtful question — and underline the style they used. The reference example uses a paragraph about learning chess, which is in a different domain from any of the three assessed paragraphs.
Section B asks students to write a complete two-sentence conclusion. The numbered structure (1) sums up the main idea, (2) leaves a final thought keeps the two jobs explicit so students don’t write a one-sentence ending that only does half the work. This same two-part scaffold appears in most upper-elementary state writing rubrics.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and identify the three closer styles in the chess example.
Write a summary closer together for Section A item 1.
Complete Section A independently. Have students share one closer per paragraph with a partner.
Use Section B as the main writing task. Label the two sentences (1) and (2) so the parts stay visible.
Discuss as a closer: which closer style felt the most powerful, and why?
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Writing Conclusions Worksheet
Printable writing conclusions worksheet for grades 3-5 that teaches students how to close a piece of writing with strength: sum up the main idea, then leave the reader with a final thought. Students practice three different closer styles — a short summary, a call to action, and a thoughtful question.
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