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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Learn about the grasslands biome, then use your knowledge to unscramble the missing words of the paragraph that follows.

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.

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

Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

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

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

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.

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

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

Students underline key details, such as vocabulary and important information, to strengthen reading comprehension.

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.

Use this bubble map to compare two things in a visually-appealing way.

Introduce children to the highest-ranking female politician in the United States in this Learning About Nancy Pelosi worksheet.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

In this worksheet, students will learn how to use adverbial phrases in their writing.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Information from Multiple Sources.