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Kindergarten - 8th Grade Common Core Main Idea Educational Resources : Page 5

Engage students in reading before they even start! Students prepare for reading a nonfiction text by looking at the pictures in the book and answering a series of questions that get them thinking about what they already know about the topic.

activate that background knowledge

Activate That Background Knowledge

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

glossary main idea and details in nonfiction

Glossary: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

After students read informational books, have them share and connect their learning by filling out this handy concept map. When they're done, students will have a fun visual representation of what they've learned.

main topic map

Main Topic Map

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sharing Opinions About Stories.

vocabulary cards sharing opinions about stories

Vocabulary Cards: Sharing Opinions About Stories

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Describing Our Homes.

vocabulary cards describing our homes

Vocabulary Cards: Describing Our Homes

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

vocabulary cards main idea and supporting details

Vocabulary Cards: Main Idea and Supporting Details

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

vocabulary cards information from multiple sources

Vocabulary Cards: Information from Multiple Sources

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

vocabulary cards main idea or topic you decide

Vocabulary Cards: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

recommended by me

Recommended By Me! 

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

vocabulary cards main idea and details in nonfiction

Vocabulary Cards: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Nonfiction Details.

glossary discovering nonfiction details

Glossary: Discovering Nonfiction Details

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Nonfiction Details.

vocabulary cards discovering nonfiction details

Vocabulary Cards: Discovering Nonfiction Details

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

Have students record questions on sticky notes as they are reading, then they'll compile them all on this helpful worksheet before tracking down and recording their answers.

question tracker

Question Tracker

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Topic.

glossary main topic

Glossary: Main Topic

Kids show off their reading comprehension skills with this quiz, written to recall details from the informational text Flightless Birds.

flightless birds reading comprehension

Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension

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

glossary repeated words and phrases

Glossary: Repeated Words and Phrases

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

vocabulary cards sorting  describing books

Vocabulary Cards: Sorting & Describing Books

When reading nonfiction books, it’s important to understand the meaning of related vocabulary words. In this activity, students identify sentences that include key vocabulary. When they're done they'll hold the key to reading success!

vocabulary is the key

Vocabulary is the Key!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Topic.

vocabulary cards main topic

Vocabulary Cards: Main Topic

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

glossary sorting  describing books

Glossary: Sorting & Describing Books

Procedural texts are a great way to engage students in reading nonfiction. This worksheet has students writing their own how-to texts.

just tell me what to do

Just Tell Me What to Do!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sharing Opinions About Stories.

glossary sharing opinions about stories

Glossary: Sharing Opinions About Stories

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

vocabulary cards nonfiction main idea

Vocabulary Cards: Nonfiction Main Idea

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

This worksheet offers helpful preparation for students as they learn to become intentional, careful readers of nonfiction.

brainstorm before reading

Brainstorm Before Reading

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction.

vocabulary cards sharing facts from nonfiction

Vocabulary Cards: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction

As students read informational books, encourage them to use sticky notes to record what they learn. Help them keep track of the information they learn with this helpful worksheet.

write  mark

Write & Mark

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

glossary prepositional phrases as key details

Glossary: Prepositional Phrases as Key Details

Help students get the most out of their reading with this super helpful question and answer tracker. Before students read nonfiction books, have them make a list of information they’d like to learn. As they read, have students track the information on thi

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