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

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 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.

Ever wonder why we hunt for Easter eggs? Discover how this spring holiday was started with this interesting look at the history of Easter.

Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.

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

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.

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.

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

In this reading comprehension worksheet, children will learn about the St. Johns River, the longest river in Florida.

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

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

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

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.

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

Help your active readers identify key vocabulary and important details with the help of two graphic organizers!

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.

Unwrap the history behind a spooky Halloween favorite: mummies! With this reading worksheet, your child will learn all about mummies.