Elementary School Main Idea Resources

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

This short nonfiction text will teach students about the ocean, and includes questions to help students identify the author’s point of view and purpose for writing the text by focusing on important vocabulary words that support the main idea.

Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!

Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.

This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.