This printable teacher resource is designed to save time and support effective teaching in busy primary classrooms. As part of our trusted collection of teaching resources, it provides practical teaching tools that are ready to use and easy to implement.

SWBST (Summarising the Text or Summarizing the Text) is a simple yet powerful strategy that helps students identify the most important parts of a story.

By focusing on Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then, students learn to summarise narratives clearly and confidently — perfect for improving comprehension and retelling skills.

Each poster breaks down one step of the strategy to guide students in identifying the character, their goal, the problem, the solution, and the outcome.

Each poster guides students to summarise narratives with confidence:

• Somebody – Who is the main character?
• Wanted – The main character wanted...
• But – But the problem was...
• So – So the solution was...
• Then – Then it ended with...

This teacher resource includes:

• 1 x Summary Poster: British spelling (summarising) and US spelling (summarizing) 
• 5 x Individual Posters outlining the SWBST strategy

Designed to coordinate with the Little Circus classroom decor, this resource adds a cohesive and stylish touch to your learning environment.

Format: PDF

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