How it works
This free printable reading log with summary opens on Monday to Friday, each night with the book title, the pages and a wide box for the summary. Other sheets run seven nights, follow one novel by chapter or give each book a block.
Read the full guide
Print the week, then write a little each night
Press Print the reading log. The reader writes the title, the pages read and what happened in the Summary box. The box has no ruled lines, so large and small handwriting both fit. For a signature each night, pick the sheet with a Parent signature column.
Other ways to keep a reading log with summary
The chapter log keeps one novel on a page, a row for each chapter. One book to a block prints four blocks with Title, Author, Date finished and five ruled lines. A young reader can draw what happened and write on two wide lines. The last sheet is a filled-in sample.
- Ask the reader to say the summary aloud first: who did what, and what changed.
- Show the filled-in sample before the first week, so the class sees how short a summary can be.
Questions and answers
What goes in the summary box?
What happened in tonight's pages, in the reader's own words: who did what, and how it turned out. The sample sheet sums up each of five fables in one or two sentences.
How do I get the reading log with summary pdf?
Press the print button and choose Save as PDF as the printer. The file holds the sheet that is on screen, on Letter or A4.
Is there a summary log for a chapter book?
Yes. Chapter log for one novel has Title and Author lines and eight tall rows: Chapter, Pages and a wide Summary box, one row for each chapter.
Is there a version for young readers?
Yes. One sheet has a large box to draw what happened and two wide lines with a dotted midline, headed My summary.