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Worksheets on Common Core Standard - RI.4.2

RI.4.2 - Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Identify Main Idea Graphic Organizer - worksheet educational content
Identify Main Idea Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting details.
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Main Idea and Suporting Details Graphic Organizer - worksheet educational content
Main Idea and Suporting Details Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting details.
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Snorkeling & Scuba Diving - worksheet educational content
Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
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Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer - worksheet educational content
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting details.
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The Space Needle - worksheet educational content
The Space Needle
Students read a passage about the history and features of Seattle's Space Needle, then answer comprehension questions to...
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The Rubik's Cube - worksheet educational content
The Rubik's Cube
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Graphic Organizer for  Main Idea - worksheet educational content
Graphic Organizer for Main Idea
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting details.
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Pollination: A Crucial Ecosystem Service - reading educational content
Pollination: A Crucial Ecosystem Service
Explore the vital role of pollination beyond plant reproduction, as it sustains ecosystems by ensuring food security, pr...
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The States of Matter: Solid - reading educational content
The States of Matter: Solid
Discover the differences between solids, liquids and gases by exploring how their particles are arranged and move. This ...
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What is a Simple Machine - reading educational content
What is a Simple Machine
Discover the power of simple machines! This informational text explores how basic tools like levers, pulleys and incline...
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How Do Scientists Study Past Climates? - reading educational content
How Do Scientists Study Past Climates?
Students will analyze how tools like ice cores and tree rings provide scientific evidence about Earth’s historical clima...
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The Role of Pollinators in Nature - reading educational content
The Role of Pollinators in Nature
Learn about the fascinating world of pollinators and discover their crucial role in the reproductive process of flowerin...
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Seed Dispersal: How Plants Travel - reading educational content
Seed Dispersal: How Plants Travel
Plants may seem stationary, but their seeds have amazing ways to travel! Explore the fascinating world of seed dispersal...
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Earth Day and Types of Pollution - reading educational content
Earth Day and Types of Pollution
Earth Day is coming! Get ready to learn about pollution and test your knowledge. Click for a free reading passage and qu...
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Earth Day and Green Initiatives - reading educational content
Earth Day and Green Initiatives
Celebrate Earth Day with this fun and educational activity! Students will begin by reading a short passage that explains...
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Earth and Recycling Initiatives - reading educational content
Earth and Recycling Initiatives
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Learn about the Inner Planets - reading educational content
Learn about the Inner Planets
The inner planets of our solar system—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—are fascinating worlds made of rock and metal. Clo...
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The Sun: Our Nearest Star - reading educational content
The Sun: Our Nearest Star
The Sun is the heart of our solar system and the closest star to Earth. Composed of hot plasma, the Sun generates energy...
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Exploring Space: Rockets and Spacecraft - reading educational content
Exploring Space: Rockets and Spacecraft
Space exploration has been one of humanity's greatest achievements, made possible by rockets and spacecraft. Rockets act...
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Understanding the Inner Planets - reading educational content
Understanding the Inner Planets
The inner planets of the solar system—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—are known for their solid, rocky surfaces. Mercury...
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The Sun: Our Special Star - reading educational content
The Sun: Our Special Star
The Sun is the closest star to Earth and the center of our solar system.
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Twinkling Stars and Galaxies - reading educational content
Twinkling Stars and Galaxies
Learn about stars, the massive balls of gas that produce light and heat, and their life cycles, from birth in nebulas to...
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The Milky Way - Our Galactic Home - reading educational content
The Milky Way - Our Galactic Home
The Milky Way is a massive spiral galaxy containing billions of stars, including our Sun. It features a central bulge, s...
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Andromeda - Our Galactic Neighbor - reading educational content
Andromeda - Our Galactic Neighbor
Andromeda, also known as Messier 31, is a massive spiral galaxy with about one trillion stars, located 2.5 million light...
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The Water Cycle - reading educational content
The Water Cycle
The water cycle describes how water continuously moves through our planet via evaporation, condensation, precipitation, ...
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The Carbon Cycle - reading educational content
The Carbon Cycle
The carbon cycle shows how carbon travels through the atmosphere, living organisms, and the Earth. It maintains the bala...
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The Nitrogen Cycle - reading educational content
The Nitrogen Cycle
The nitrogen cycle describes how nitrogen moves through the air, soil, and living organisms. It involves processes like ...
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The Phosphorus Cycle - reading educational content
The Phosphorus Cycle
The phosphorus cycle explains how phosphorus moves through rocks, soil, water, and living things. Essential for DNA and ...
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The Oxygen Cycle - reading educational content
The Oxygen Cycle
The oxygen cycle illustrates how oxygen moves through the atmosphere, water, and living organisms. Driven by photosynthe...
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Understanding the Carbon Cycle  - reading educational content
Understanding the Carbon Cycle
The carbon cycle explains how carbon moves through the environment, plants, and animals. Processes like photosynthesis a...
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Understanding the Phosphorus Cycle - reading educational content
Understanding the Phosphorus Cycle
The phosphorus cycle details how phosphorus travels through rocks, soil, water, and organisms. Essential for DNA and bon...
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Understanding the Oxygen Cycle - reading educational content
Understanding the Oxygen Cycle
The oxygen cycle explains how oxygen circulates through air, water, and living organisms. Plants produce oxygen during p...
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The Life Cycle of a Frog - reading educational content
The Life Cycle of a Frog
The frog's life cycle takes it from water to land in amazing stages. Starting as eggs, they hatch into tadpoles, grow le...
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly - reading educational content
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
The butterfly's life cycle is a fascinating journey through four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult. Caterpi...
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The Life Cycle of a Salmon - reading educational content
The Life Cycle of a Salmon
Salmon have a remarkable life cycle that takes them from rivers to the ocean and back again. They hatch as alevin, grow ...
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The Life Cycle of a Plant - reading educational content
The Life Cycle of a Plant
The life cycle of a plant begins with seed germination, followed by growth, leaf development, and photosynthesis. The pl...
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Journey of a Sea Turtle - reading educational content
Journey of a Sea Turtle
Sea turtles lay their eggs on beaches, and their hatchlings begin a dangerous journey to the ocean. After growing in the...
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Heroes for Freedom: Martin Luther King Jr - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. was a key leader in the civil rights movement, advocating for equality through nonviolent protest...
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Heroes for Freedom: Harriet Tubman - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, born into slavery, became a hero who risked her life to lead others to freedom through the Underground R...
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Heroes for Freedom: Cesar Chavez - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez fought for farm workers' rights, co-founding the United Farm Workers (UFW) and leading peaceful protests. H...
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Heroes for Freedom: Malala Yousafzai - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai's advocacy for girls' education led her to become a global symbol of courage. Despite an attack by the ...
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Heroes for Freedom: Nelson Mandela - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela's struggle against apartheid made him a global symbol for peace and equality. After spending 27 years in ...
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Heroes for Freedom: Susan B. Anthony - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a key figure in the women's rights movement, tirelessly campaigning for women's right to vote. Her ...
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Heroes for Freedom: Mahatma Gandhi, - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Mahatma Gandhi,
Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence through non-violent resistance. His peaceful protests, like the Salt March, ins...
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Heroes for Freedom: Frederick Douglass - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass overcame slavery to become a leader in the fight for freedom and civil rights. His powerful speeches ...
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Heroes for Freedom: Thurgood Marshall - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall's legal career helped end racial segregation in schools and secured civil rights protections. He made ...
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Heroes for Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer - reading educational content
Heroes for Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer overcame racial segregation and poverty to become a powerful voice for civil rights. Her fight for voti...
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Sports: LeBron James - reading educational content
Sports: LeBron James
LeBron James is known for his exceptional basketball skills and his philanthropic efforts, including opening the I Promi...
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Sports: Serena Williams - reading educational content
Sports: Serena Williams
Serena Williams is not only a tennis champion with 23 Grand Slam titles but also an advocate for women's rights, making ...
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Sports: Usain Bolt - reading educational content
Sports: Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt, known as the 'Lightning Bolt,' won eight Olympic gold medals and set world records, inspiring athletes world...
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Sports: Simone Biles - reading educational content
Sports: Simone Biles
Simone Biles has won 32 Olympic and World Championship medals and is known for her incredible skill, power, and advocacy...
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Sports: Lionel Messi - reading educational content
Sports: Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi, known for his unparalleled dribbling and passing, has broken records, won multiple FIFA Ballon d'Or awards...
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Natural Disaster: Earthquake - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Earthquake
Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates move, causing the ground to shake. Understanding earthquakes helps us prepare and...
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Natural Disaster: Volcanic Eruptions - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Volcanic Eruptions
Volcanoes can erupt with lava and ash, changing the landscape. While dangerous, they also create fertile land and new la...
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Natural Disaster: Tornadoes - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Tornadoes
Tornadoes are dangerous spinning columns of air. Knowing the signs and having safety plans can help protect you from the...
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Natural Disaster: Hurricanes - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Hurricanes
Hurricanes are massive storms with strong winds and rain. Tracking and preparing for them helps protect people in their ...
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Natural Disaster: Floods - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Floods
Floods occur when excess water overflows onto land. Knowing how to prepare for and respond to floods can help protect pe...
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Natural Disaster: Droughts - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Droughts
Droughts are long periods with insufficient water, leading to crop failures and water shortages. Conserving water and pl...
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Natural Disaster: Wildfires - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Wildfires
Wildfires spread quickly and can cause significant damage. Understanding fire safety and prevention is key to protecting...
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Natural Disaster: Tsunamis - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Tsunamis
Tsunamis are massive waves caused by underwater disturbances. Early warnings and evacuation plans are crucial to saving ...
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Natural Disaster: Landslides - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Landslides
Landslides occur when masses of rock or debris move down a slope. They can cause massive destruction and can be triggere...
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Natural Disaster: Blizzards - reading educational content
Natural Disaster: Blizzards
Blizzards are intense winter storms with strong winds and heavy snow. They can create dangerous conditions and require p...
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The Wise Owl - reading educational content
The Wise Owl
This engaging first-grade reading passage introduces young learners to the fascinating world of owls, a prime example of...
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Life in the Great Barrier Reef - reading educational content
Life in the Great Barrier Reef
This passage delves into the rich biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef. It describes the vast array of marine life, in...
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Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef - reading educational content
Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef
This passage explores the profound impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef. It details how rising ocean tempe...
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How Kids Can Help Protect the Great Barrier Reef - reading educational content
How Kids Can Help Protect the Great Barrier Reef
This passage focuses on empowering children to take action in protecting the Great Barrier Reef and the environment. It ...
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Simple Machines: How They Work - reading educational content
Simple Machines: How They Work
Students read an informative paragraph on simple machines and fill in key technical vocabulary terms to demonstrate unde...
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Stars and Galaxies - reading educational content
Stars and Galaxies
Stars and galaxies light up the vast universe, with stars generating their own heat and light. Stars, born in nebulas, c...
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Life cycle of a Butterfly - reading educational content
Life cycle of a Butterfly
Follow the extraordinary metamorphosis of a butterfly in this informative science text! The passage explores the major s...
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