Get to the point with this worksheet about the main idea and how supporting details help it make sense.

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 worksheet provides students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. After reading and completing Part 1 as a class, challenge your students to complete Part 2 on their own or with a pa

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

In this reading comprehension worksheet, children will learn about the St. Johns River, the longest river in Florida.

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.

Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.

Practice reading nonfiction and making connections in a text with this informational worksheet all about George Washington!

Help your second grade students identify the evidence behind the author’s purpose.

Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.

Maximize what your students learn from reading nonfiction by having them fill out a KWL chart before and after reading.

Learn about the grasslands biome, then use your knowledge to unscramble the missing words of the paragraph that follows.

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.

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

This worksheet teaches kids the importance of notetaking while reading using the shape of a well-known object: a tree!

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

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

Help your active readers identify key vocabulary and important details with the help of two graphic organizers!

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Students underline key details, such as vocabulary and important information, to strengthen reading comprehension.

The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Prepositional Phrases as Key Details.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

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

Have students record questions on sticky notes as they are reading, then they'll compile them all on this helpful worksheet before tracking down and recording their answers.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.