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 details.
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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 details.
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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 details.
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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. Students explain ho...
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Pizza Party — Supporting Details
Engage students with this fun pizza party passage and multiple choice questions that assess identification of main ideas...
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Musuem Visit — Supporting Details
Students will read a passage about a science museum field trip and answer engaging multiple choice questions that test c...
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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 details.
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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 details.
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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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Musuem Visit — Supporting Details
Students will read a passage about a science museum field trip and answer engaging multiple choice questions that test c...
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Pizza Party — Supporting Details
Engage students with this fun pizza party passage and multiple choice questions that assess identification of main ideas...
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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. Students explain ho...
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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. Students will read the ...
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Exploring the Universe
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Main Idea Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting details.
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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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 Details Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer on main idea includes space to write the main idea and three supporting details.
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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 details.
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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 details.
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The Benefits of Physical Activity
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The History of the United States
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Penguins— Main Purpose
This informational text on penguins with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and main ide...
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Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage
This informational text on falling leaves with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and ma...
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Doctors—Citing Text Evidence
This informational text on doctors with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and main idea...
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Squirrel & Badger—Moral of the Story
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the badger and ...
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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 about the frog who do...
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Reading Comprehension: Sun
This reading comprehension worksheet, aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.a, features short informational passages fol...
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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 passage, then give the m...
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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 passage, then give the mai...
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Reading Comprehension— Storms
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on storms! Students will give the main idea of t...
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Reading for Main Details—Orcas
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on orcas! Students will give the main idea of ea...
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Ocean Acidification
Download this reading comprehension worksheet about ocean acidification. The worksheet includes an informational text ab...
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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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Ocean Animal Adaptations
Students will read a passage that provides information about various adaptations that marine animals have developed to t...
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Reading Comprehension: Rosa Parks
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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 asked, in multiple c...
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Spider—Main Idea
This informational text on spiders is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple ch...
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Informational Text —Learn About Dinosaurs
This informational text on dinosaurs with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...
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Handy Helpers —Authors Point of View
This informational text on pollinators and decomposers is perfect for teaching point of view. Students will read the tex...
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Informational Text —Elephants Facts
This informational text on elephants with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...
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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 and then choose the m...
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Community Helpers: Police Officers & Firefighters
This informational text on community helpers will help students to practice their reading fluency as well as identify si...
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Reading for Main Details—Veternarians
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun informational text on veternarians! Students will give the main idea of eac...
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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 about the witch who g...
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Time to Travel!
This guided research worksheet on traveling to another country is perfect for learning about other places. Students will...
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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 or moral. Students wi...
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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 message or moral. Student...
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The Formation of Fossils
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Choosing a Concluding Statement
This worksheet is wonderful for introducing concluding statements. Students will read several mini paragraphs and choose...
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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 story about a black ca...
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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 a story about a mag...
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Free Response Writing —Kindness
This writing exercise is a great way to practice writing narratives. Following the prompt, students will recall a time w...
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Free Response Writing — Best Birthday
This writing exercise is a great way to practice writing narratives. Following the prompt, students will recall the best...
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Free Response Writing— Best Memory
This writing exercise is a great way to practice writing narratives. Following the prompt, students will recall their fa...
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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 prompts are listed o...
