2nd and 3rd Grade Main Idea Worksheets

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.

This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!

Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

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

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.

Help your second grade students identify the evidence behind the author’s purpose.

This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.