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2nd - 8th Grade Common Core Main Idea Worksheets : Page 2

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

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Compare and Contrast: Platypus

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

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Winchester Mystery House

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

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Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Thurgood Marshall

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

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Finding the Main Idea: Madam C.J. Walker

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

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Main Idea: The Wright Brothers

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

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Find the Main Idea: The Moon

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

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Finding Word Meaning: Context Clues & Text Features #2

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.

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The Ocean

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

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Identify Themes in Literature: Graphic Organizer

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.

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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1&ndash;38 of The One and Only Ivan.

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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

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

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Find the Main Idea: Native American Foods

Get your feet wet with this one-page reading comprehension worksheet on the challenging sport of artistic swimming!

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Informational Reading Comprehension: Artistic Swimming: One Tough Sport

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

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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1

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

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Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

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Informational Reading Comprehension: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

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Taking Notes With Informational Texts: Central Idea and Key Details

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

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George Washington, a Man of Firsts

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

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Finding the Topic and Main Idea of a Nonfiction Text

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

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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 2

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.

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Graphic Organizer Template: Concept Web

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

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What's It All About? Main Ideas and Supporting Details

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

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All About Mummies

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.

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Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

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Novel Study: Wonder: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

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Discovering Details

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

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