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5th and 6th Grade Common Core Main Idea Worksheets

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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Informational Reading Comprehension: The Art of Embracing Cold Weather

Explore West Africa&#39;s historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

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The Gold and Salt Trade 

In this seventh-grade ELA worksheet, students read a fascinating informational text about the history of kites&nbsp;and answer comprehension questions covering a variety of reading skills.&nbsp;

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Informational Reading Comprehension: Discovering Kites

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

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Main Idea & Details: Icebergs

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

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After-Reading Response Choice Board: Informational Text

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Althea Gibson

Discover why an odd-looking tree is known as Africa’s "tree of life" with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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Informational Reading Comprehension: Baobab, Tree of Life

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Dorothea Dix

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.

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Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map

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

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Video Games: Not Just for Fun

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of George Washington Carver

Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!

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Informational Reading Comprehension: History of the Candle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #4

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

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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3

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.

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The History of African American Spirituals

In this biography worksheet, children are introduced to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in 1993 became the second female Justice of the Supreme Court in the United States.

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