Main Idea Resources : Page 2

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

This short nonfiction text will teach students about the ocean, and includes questions to help students identify the author’s point of view and purpose for writing the text by focusing on important vocabulary words that support the main idea.

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Help your kindergarten students identify the main topic and key ideas in nonfiction texts using this fun horse-themed worksheet.

Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.

Kids put their reading comprehension skills to work as they write out the main idea and come up with their own concluding sentence for this paragraph.

Get to the point with this worksheet about the main idea and how supporting details help it make sense.

This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.

Dive into the sea life of Monterey, California, with this third-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Practice reading nonfiction and making connections in a text with this informational worksheet all about George Washington!

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

In this exercise, EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

This worksheet provides students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. After reading and completing Part 1 as a class, challenge your students to complete Part 2 on their own or with a pa

Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.

Facts about ostrich include that they are the largest birds in the world and that they can't fly, but that's not all. Learn all about this amazing bird!

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

This social studies worksheet is a great way to encourage the next generation to understand the value and impact of voting while helping learners practice reading comprehension strategies.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Maximize what your students learn from reading nonfiction by having them fill out a KWL chart before and after reading.