Facts about ostrich include that they are the largest birds in the world and that they can't fly, but that's not all. Learn all about this amazing bird!

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

This worksheet uses the shape of the sun to teach kids how supporting details come out of the main idea of a text like rays.

This worksheet gives students an opportunity to reflect on what they have read in an open-ended way.

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

This quick story of Captain Kidd brings pirates and reading on an adventure for your kids!

Track down the main idea in this foundational worksheet! 

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

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.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

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

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.