Search 5th Grade Informational Text Identifying the Main Idea Educational Resources

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

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.

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

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

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.

Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Unwrap the history behind a spooky Halloween favorite: mummies! With this reading worksheet, your child will learn all about mummies.

In this biography worksheet, children are introduced to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in 1993 became the second female Justice of the Supreme Court in the United States.

Use this bubble map to compare two things in a visually-appealing way.

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

In this exercise, EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Introduce children to the highest-ranking female politician in the United States in this Learning About Nancy Pelosi worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Information from Multiple Sources.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Use this excerpt of the Constitution to help your students learn to evaluate primary sources.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Information from Multiple Sources.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Texts.