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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.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map
Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map
Worksheet
Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map
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.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Main Idea: Working Dogs
Main Idea: Working Dogs
Worksheet
Main Idea: Working Dogs
Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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.
4th grade
Social studies
Activity
Finding Word Meaning: Context Clues & Text Features #2
Finding Word Meaning: Context Clues & Text Features #2
Worksheet
Finding Word Meaning: Context Clues & Text Features #2
Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: The Moon
Find the Main Idea: The Moon
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: The Moon
Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.
4th grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Gross Symbiosis
Gross Symbiosis
Workbook
Gross Symbiosis
Nature documentaries might make the animal world seem graceful, but it's actually pretty gross! Explore all the icky, sticky and smelly things animals do to help each other survive in the wild.
4th grade
Science
Workbook
Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
Worksheet
Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
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.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Nonfiction Comprehension: St. Johns River, Florida
Nonfiction Comprehension: St. Johns River, Florida
Worksheet
Nonfiction Comprehension: St. Johns River, Florida
In this reading comprehension worksheet, children will learn about the St. Johns River, the longest river in Florida.
4th grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Native American Foods
Find the Main Idea: Native American Foods
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Native American Foods
Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Discovering Details
Discovering Details
Worksheet
Discovering Details
Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Adverbial Phrases in Nonfiction
Adverbial Phrases in Nonfiction
Worksheet
Adverbial Phrases in Nonfiction
In this worksheet, students will learn how to use adverbial phrases in their writing.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
Worksheet
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Discovering Nonfiction Details
Vocabulary Cards: Discovering Nonfiction Details
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Discovering Nonfiction Details
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Nonfiction Details.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Glossary: Discovering Nonfiction Details
Glossary: Discovering Nonfiction Details
Worksheet
Glossary: Discovering Nonfiction Details
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Nonfiction Details.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Read about and Discuss Historic Heroes
Read about and Discuss Historic Heroes
Lesson Plan
Read about and Discuss Historic Heroes
In this lesson plan, students will discuss characteristics of a hero and how to get information from texts to understand why a person is considered a hero. Partner discussions will help students have a deeper understanding.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson Plan
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