Develop understanding of main idea concepts in informational text with our Main Idea worksheets. Tailored for elementary students, these resources provide engaging exercises to help learners identify and comprehend the main ideas in various texts.
The Benefits of Physical Activity
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The History of the United States
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Exploring the Universe
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Climate and Water Cycle
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Penguins— Main Purpose
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Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage
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Doctors—Citing Text Evidence
This informational text on doctors with comprehens...
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Handy Helpers —Authors Point of View
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Informational Text —Enormous Elephants
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Informational Text —Digging for Dinosaurs
This informational text on dinosaurs with comprehe...
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Reading for Main Details—Orcas
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun scien...
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Reading for Main Details—Birds
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Reading for Main Details—Beavers
This informational text on beavers is a great way ...
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Reading Comprehension— Storms
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun scien...
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Ocean Animal Adaptations
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Ocean Acidification
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Spider—Main Idea
This informational text on spiders is a great intr...
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The Space Needle
Students read a passage about the history and feat...
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Koi Fish What’s the Main Idea?
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Reading for Main Details—Veternarians
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun infor...
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What's The Main Idea?
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Community Helpers: Police Officers & Firefighters
This informational text on community helpers will ...
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Informational Text —The History of Toothpaste
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Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
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Pizza Party — Supporting Details
Engage students with this fun pizza party passage ...
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Musuem Visit — Supporting Details
Students will read a passage about a science museu...
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Zoo Visit — Supporting Details
Students read a passage about a trip to the zoo an...
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Hawks vs Falcons—Compare and Contrast
This informational text is a great way to practice...
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Pleasant Day
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Natural Disasters and Urban flooding
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The Park—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early r...
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Animals at Farms—Informational Text
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Main Idea Graphic Organizer
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Graphic Organizer for Main Idea
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Identify Main Idea Graphic Organizer
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Main Idea Graphic Organizer
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Main Idea and Suporting Details Graphic Organizer
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Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer
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Author's Use of Reasons and Evidence
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Mountain Animal Adaptations
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Yummy Ice Cream
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The Playground Slide
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Lily the Duckling
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Benny the Bunny
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Happy Birthday Cake
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Fun in the Park
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The Olympic Games
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Baxter and the Vanishing Veggies
Baxter investigates disappearing vegetables from E...
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Baxter and the Missing Diary Caper
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