Summarising Scaffold Cards

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Summarising Scaffold Cards: Portrait A4 page with large title 'Summarising Scaffold Cards' and instruction to cut along dotted lines; a 3x3 grid of dotted-line boxes numbered 1–9, each box includes a coloured circle number, a bold heading (e.g. READ; IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA), a simple icon (book, lightbulb, magnifying glass, bin, speech bubble, ruler, shield, quotation marks, clipboard) and 1–3 short bullets of instructional text; moderate text density, clear colour-coded sections.

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This A4 printable contains nine numbered, colour-coded summarising prompts (Read; Identify the main idea; Find key details; Leave out extras; Put it in your own words; Keep it short; Check for accuracy; Use evidence (optional); Final check). Each card has an icon, a short heading and 1–3 bullet prompts to scaffold students as they move from reading to a polished summary. Use it as a visual checklist, prompt set for guided groups, or a cut-apart desk reference for independent writing.

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