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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Repeated Words and Phrases.

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

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

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

This worksheet helps students identify and make connections between key ideas in nonfiction readings.

Dig into main ideas and details as you read about salsa gardens in this engaging worksheet!

This quick story of Captain Kidd brings pirates and reading on an adventure for your kids!

This worksheet teaches students to locate key ideas, provide evidence, and make connections in nonfiction texts.

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

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.

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

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

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

What do animals do when the weather gets cold and snow starts to fall? Learn about it in this worksheet!

Help your kindergarten students identify the main topic and key ideas in nonfiction texts using this fun horse-themed worksheet.

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

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