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Grade 5 Main Idea Worksheets
Encourage reflective writing skills in elementary students with our prompts focusing on identifying the main idea. These interactive worksheets guide children through thoughtful reflection on various topics in an engaging and printable format.
Identify Main Idea Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
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Main Idea and Suporting Details Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
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Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
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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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Zoo Visit — Supporting Details
Students read a passage about a trip to the zoo and identify the main idea and 3 supporting details....
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Pizza Party — Supporting Details
Engage students with this fun pizza party passage and multiple choice questions that assess identifi...
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Musuem Visit — Supporting Details
Students will read a passage about a science museum field trip and answer engaging multiple choice q...
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Main Idea Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
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Graphic Organizer for Main Idea
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
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Main Idea Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
RELATED WORKSHEETS
Musuem Visit — Supporting Details
Students will read a passage about a science museum field trip and answer engaging multiple choice q...
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Pizza Party — Supporting Details
Engage students with this fun pizza party passage and multiple choice questions that assess identifi...
W.5.1.B
Zoo Visit — Supporting Details
Students read a passage about a trip to the zoo and identify the main idea and 3 supporting details....
W.5.1.B
Climate and Water Cycle
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Flowers—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Stu...
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Main Idea Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
Main Idea and Suporting Details Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
RI.1.2RI.2.2RI.3.2RI.4.2
Identify Main Idea Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
RI.1.2RI.2.2RI.3.2RI.4.2
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
RI.1.2RI.2.2RI.3.2RI.4.2
Graphic Organizer for Main Idea
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
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Main Idea Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting detai...
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Exploring the Universe
W.4.2.E
The Benefits of Physical Activity
W.4.2.E
The History of the United States
W.4.2.E
Squirrel & Badger—Moral of the Story
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage a...
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Froggie—Main Idea
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage a...
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Reading Comprehension: Sun
This reading comprehension worksheet, aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.a, features short inform...
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Doctors—Citing Text Evidence
This informational text on doctors with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading f...
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Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage
This informational text on falling leaves with comprehension questions is a great way to practice re...
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Penguins— Main Purpose
This informational text on penguins with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading ...
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Reading for Main Details—Beavers Teeth
This informational text on beavers is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the pass...
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Reading for Main Details—Birds
This informational text on birds is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the passag...
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Reading Comprehension— Storms
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on storms! Students will giv...
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Reading for Main Details—Orcas
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on orcas! Students will give...
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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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Informational Text —Elephants Facts
This informational text on elephants with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching ...
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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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Informational Text —Learn About Dinosaurs
This informational text on dinosaurs with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching ...
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Ocean Acidification
Download this reading comprehension worksheet about ocean acidification. The worksheet includes an i...
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The Space Needle
Students read a passage about the history and features of Seattle's Space Needle, then answer compre...
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Ocean Animal Adaptations
Students will read a passage that provides information about various adaptations that marine animals...
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Reading Comprehension: Rosa Parks
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Spider—Main Idea
This informational text on spiders is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be a...
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What's The Main Idea?
These short science texts are a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the paragraphs a...
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Community Helpers: Police Officers & Firefighters
This informational text on community helpers will help students to practice their reading fluency as...
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Reading for Main Details—Veternarians
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun informational text on veternarians! Students will give ...
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Informational Text —The History of Toothpaste
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Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
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Fable —The Journey to the Witch’s House
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage a...
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Character Traits—Camping with Elle and Sunny
This short fiction passage about two friends going camping is perfect for teaching central message o...
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Late to School—Story Retellingl
This short fiction passage about a girl who is late for school is perfect for teaching central messa...
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Hawks vs Falcons—Compare and Contrast
This informational text is a great way to practice compare and contrast. Students will read two pass...
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Time to Travel!
This guided research worksheet on traveling to another country is perfect for learning about other p...
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The Formation of Fossils
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The Black Cat —Writing Imagined Experiences
Students will practice their narrative writing skills with this fun activity. The first line of a st...
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Writing Imagined Experiences The Magic Box
Students will practice their narrative writing skills with this fun activity. The first few lines of...
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Free Response Writing —Kindness
This writing exercise is a great way to practice writing narratives. Following the prompt, students ...
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Free Response Writing — Best Birthday
This writing exercise is a great way to practice writing narratives. Following the prompt, students ...
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Free Response Writing— Best Memory
This writing exercise is a great way to practice writing narratives. Following the prompt, students ...
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12 'How to' Writing Prompts
These "how to" writing prompts are a great resource to help students brainstorm a writing topic. 12 ...
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