Main Idea Resources : Page 4

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Read about an important and controversial events that took place on American soil during WWII, at the Topaz War Relocation Center.

Read about this dry, warm biome, then review what you've learned as you play a round or two of this fun-fact card game.

When reading nonfiction books, it’s important to understand the meaning of related vocabulary words. In this activity, students identify sentences that include key vocabulary. When they're done they'll hold the key to reading success!

This worksheet offers helpful preparation for students as they learn to become intentional, careful readers of nonfiction.

Engage students in reading before they even start! Students prepare for reading a nonfiction text by looking at the pictures in the book and answering a series of questions that get them thinking about what they already know about the topic.

Help your kindergarten students think about key ideas they’ve learned about penguins using this helpful worksheet.

This worksheet helps students identify and make connections between key ideas in nonfiction readings.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Prepositional Phrases as Key Details.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

This one page printable features the Hanukkah story for kids in a very short version.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Procedural texts are a great way to engage students in reading nonfiction. This worksheet has students writing their own how-to texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sharing Opinions About Stories.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Texts.

Have students record questions on sticky notes as they are reading, then they'll compile them all on this helpful worksheet before tracking down and recording their answers.

The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Nonfiction Main Idea.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Topic.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Differentiating Main Ideas from Details.

As students read informational books, encourage them to use sticky notes to record what they learn. Help them keep track of the information they learn with this helpful worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Repeated Words and Phrases.