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Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Activity
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Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Fifth Grade
Reading
Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.
Activity
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Activity
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Activity
Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Worksheet
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Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Third Grade
Reading
Learn to whip up a delicious treat as you practice important reading skills in this colorful worksheet!
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Learn to whip up a delicious treat as you practice important reading skills in this colorful worksheet!
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Identifying the Main Idea & Details
Identifying the Main Idea & Details
Worksheet
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Identifying the Main Idea & Details
Fourth Grade
Reading
As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.
Worksheet
Identifying the Main Idea & Details
Identifying the Main Idea & Details
Worksheet
Identifying the Main Idea & Details
As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Find & Support the Main Idea: The Transcontinental Railroad
Find & Support the Main Idea: The Transcontinental Railroad
Worksheet
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Find & Support the Main Idea: The Transcontinental Railroad
Fourth Grade
Reading
As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.
Worksheet
Find & Support the Main Idea: The Transcontinental Railroad
Find & Support the Main Idea: The Transcontinental Railroad
Worksheet
Find & Support the Main Idea: The Transcontinental Railroad
As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Interesting Animals: Whales
Interesting Animals: Whales
Worksheet
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Interesting Animals: Whales
Kindergarten
Reading
Learn all about the interesting world of the whale while practicing fluency and reading comprehension skills using this helpful nonfiction reading worksheet.
Worksheet
Interesting Animals: Whales
Interesting Animals: Whales
Worksheet
Interesting Animals: Whales
Learn all about the interesting world of the whale while practicing fluency and reading comprehension skills using this helpful nonfiction reading worksheet.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Animals of the World
Animals of the World
Workbook
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Animals of the World
Second Grade
Reading
The world is full of amazing creatures! Learn about a few from around the globe, as your child hones reading skills in this fact-filled workbook.
Workbook
Animals of the World
Animals of the World
Workbook
Animals of the World
The world is full of amazing creatures! Learn about a few from around the globe, as your child hones reading skills in this fact-filled workbook.
Second Grade
Reading
Workbook
Find the Main Idea: Elephant
Find the Main Idea: Elephant
Worksheet
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Find the Main Idea: Elephant
Fourth Grade
Reading
Kids put their reading comprehension skills to work as they write out the main idea and come up with their own concluding sentence for this paragraph.
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Elephant
Find the Main Idea: Elephant
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Elephant
Kids put their reading comprehension skills to work as they write out the main idea and come up with their own concluding sentence for this paragraph.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Teach Me How To...
Teach Me How To...
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Teach Me How To...
Kindergarten
Reading
We all want to learn new skills! This worksheet engages students in thinking about what they’d like to learn to do or make, all while learning about nonfiction texts.
Worksheet
Teach Me How To...
Teach Me How To...
Worksheet
Teach Me How To...
We all want to learn new skills! This worksheet engages students in thinking about what they’d like to learn to do or make, all while learning about nonfiction texts.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Game
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Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Second Grade
Reading
Kids show off their reading comprehension skills with this quiz, written to recall details from the informational text Flightless Birds.
Game
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Game
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Kids show off their reading comprehension skills with this quiz, written to recall details from the informational text Flightless Birds.
Second Grade
Reading
Game
Fishing for Headlines
Fishing for Headlines
Activity
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Fishing for Headlines
Fifth Grade
Reading
Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.
Activity
Fishing for Headlines
Fishing for Headlines
Activity
Fishing for Headlines
Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Activity
Why Do We Vote?
Why Do We Vote?
Worksheet
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Why Do We Vote?
First Grade
Reading
This social studies worksheet is a great way to encourage the next generation to understand the value and impact of voting while helping learners practice reading comprehension strategies.
Worksheet
Why Do We Vote?
Why Do We Vote?
Worksheet
Why Do We Vote?
This social studies worksheet is a great way to encourage the next generation to understand the value and impact of voting while helping learners practice reading comprehension strategies.
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Endangered Species Exploration
Endangered Species Exploration
Lesson Plan
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Endangered Species Exploration
Fourth Grade
Reading
Teach your students the importance of text features with informational readings about endangered species around the world. This lesson on wildlife doubles as a great way for young learners to hone their reading comprehension skills.
Lesson Plan
Endangered Species Exploration
Endangered Species Exploration
Lesson Plan
Endangered Species Exploration
Teach your students the importance of text features with informational readings about endangered species around the world. This lesson on wildlife doubles as a great way for young learners to hone their reading comprehension skills.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
EL
Describing Our Homes
Describing Our Homes
Lesson Plan
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Describing Our Homes
Kindergarten
Reading
Kindergarten ELs will love practicing their writing skills as they learn all about homes around the world in this fun hands-on lesson plan! It can be used on its own or as support for the What's in Your Community? lesson plan.
Lesson Plan
EL
Describing Our Homes
Describing Our Homes
Lesson Plan
Describing Our Homes
Kindergarten ELs will love practicing their writing skills as they learn all about homes around the world in this fun hands-on lesson plan! It can be used on its own or as support for the What's in Your Community? lesson plan.
Kindergarten
Reading
Lesson Plan
Ada Lovelace Biography
Ada Lovelace Biography
Worksheet
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Ada Lovelace Biography
Fourth Grade
Reading
Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.
Worksheet
Ada Lovelace Biography
Ada Lovelace Biography
Worksheet
Ada Lovelace Biography
Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Second Grade
Reading
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Second Grade
Reading
Activity
Simple Machines
Simple Machines
Workbook
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Simple Machines
Second Grade
Reading
Did you know there are 6 simple machines that make up every complicated gizmo out there? This book introduces the pulley, the lever, the screw, the wedge, the inclined plane and the wheel & axle.
Workbook
Simple Machines
Simple Machines
Workbook
Simple Machines
Did you know there are 6 simple machines that make up every complicated gizmo out there? This book introduces the pulley, the lever, the screw, the wedge, the inclined plane and the wheel & axle.
Second Grade
Reading
Workbook
Find the Main Idea: Shark
Find the Main Idea: Shark
Worksheet
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Find the Main Idea: Shark
Third Grade
Reading
Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Shark
Find the Main Idea: Shark
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Shark
Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Worksheet
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Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Third Grade
Reading
Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.
Worksheet
Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Worksheet
Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Can You Dig It: Rocks and Soil
Can You Dig It: Rocks and Soil
Workbook
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Can You Dig It: Rocks and Soil
Second Grade
Reading
Get your hands dirty in the name of science! Explore the basic elements of the earth's surface with this beginner's guide to rocks, soil, and processes that change them.
Workbook
Can You Dig It: Rocks and Soil
Can You Dig It: Rocks and Soil
Workbook
Can You Dig It: Rocks and Soil
Get your hands dirty in the name of science! Explore the basic elements of the earth's surface with this beginner's guide to rocks, soil, and processes that change them.
Second Grade
Reading
Workbook
Light and Color
Light and Color
Workbook
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Light and Color
Third Grade
Reading
Did you know that light can bend? Help your curious kids learn the important physical properties of light and explore how light adds colors to our world, with this beautiful series on light and color.
Workbook
Light and Color
Light and Color
Workbook
Light and Color
Did you know that light can bend? Help your curious kids learn the important physical properties of light and explore how light adds colors to our world, with this beautiful series on light and color.
Third Grade
Reading
Workbook
Discovering Details
Discovering Details
Worksheet
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Discovering Details
Fourth Grade
Reading
Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.
Worksheet
Discovering Details
Discovering Details
Worksheet
Discovering Details
Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
Worksheet
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Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
Third Grade
Reading
This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.
Worksheet
Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
Worksheet
Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Worksheet
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Third Grade
Reading
Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.
Worksheet
Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Worksheet
Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Worksheet
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Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Third Grade
Reading
Dig into main ideas and details as you read about salsa gardens in this engaging worksheet!
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Dig into main ideas and details as you read about salsa gardens in this engaging worksheet!
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Missing the Main Topic: Horses
Missing the Main Topic: Horses
Worksheet
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Missing the Main Topic: Horses
Kindergarten
Reading
Help your kindergarten students identify the main topic and key ideas in nonfiction texts using this fun horse-themed worksheet.
Worksheet
Missing the Main Topic: Horses
Missing the Main Topic: Horses
Worksheet
Missing the Main Topic: Horses
Help your kindergarten students identify the main topic and key ideas in nonfiction texts using this fun horse-themed worksheet.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Missing the Main Topic: Sea Turtles
Missing the Main Topic: Sea Turtles
Worksheet
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Missing the Main Topic: Sea Turtles
Kindergarten
Reading
Help your kindergarten students identify the main topic and key ideas in nonfiction texts using this fun sea turtle-themed worksheet.
Worksheet
Missing the Main Topic: Sea Turtles
Missing the Main Topic: Sea Turtles
Worksheet
Missing the Main Topic: Sea Turtles
Help your kindergarten students identify the main topic and key ideas in nonfiction texts using this fun sea turtle-themed worksheet.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Find & Support the Main Idea: Dia de Los Muertos
Find & Support the Main Idea: Dia de Los Muertos
Worksheet
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Find & Support the Main Idea: Dia de Los Muertos
Fourth Grade
Reading
Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.
Worksheet
Find & Support the Main Idea: Dia de Los Muertos
Find & Support the Main Idea: Dia de Los Muertos
Worksheet
Find & Support the Main Idea: Dia de Los Muertos
Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
Worksheet
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Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
Third Grade
Reading
Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Video Games: Not Just for Fun
Video Games: Not Just for Fun
Worksheet
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Video Games: Not Just for Fun
Fifth Grade
Reading
Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.
Worksheet
Video Games: Not Just for Fun
Video Games: Not Just for Fun
Worksheet
Video Games: Not Just for Fun
Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
History of Valentine's Day
History of Valentine's Day
Worksheet
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History of Valentine's Day
Fifth Grade
Reading
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.
Worksheet
History of Valentine's Day
History of Valentine's Day
Worksheet
History of Valentine's Day
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.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
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