5th and 6th Grade Main Idea Worksheets

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

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

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

With a movie word search and fascinating info about early films, this set of reading and writing worksheets is sure to entertain your budding movie-lover!

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

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

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

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Information from Multiple Sources.