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Grade 3 Reading Informational Text - Main Idea Science Worksheets

Enhance the skill of identifying main ideas in informational text about science in young readers with our Reading Informational Text - Main Idea Science worksheets. These resources provide a structured approach to recognizing and understanding the central concepts of informational texts related to science in an interactive and printable format, improving overall reading comprehension.

interactive | printable worksheet on CCSS RI.3.2,RF.3.4,RI.3.1 - Koi Fish—What’s the Main Idea? - thumbnail
Koi Fish—What’s the Main Idea?
This informational text on koi fish is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be ...
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Handy Helpers —Authors Point of View
This informational text on pollinators and decomposers is perfect for teaching point of view. Studen...
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