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4th Grade Common Core Main Idea Worksheets : Page 2

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

Find & Support the Main Idea: The Transcontinental Railroad

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.

The History of African American Spirituals

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

Searching for Context Clues & Key Details

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

The Grassland Scramble

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

Discovering Details

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.

Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s <em>Wonder</em>.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #5

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

Ada Lovelace Biography

In this worksheet, students will learn how to use adverbial phrases in their writing.

Adverbial Phrases in Nonfiction

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

Find & Support the Main Idea: Dia de Los Muertos

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

Tracking Important Details: A Look into Marie Curie's Life

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.

Julia Child Biography

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

Underline Key Details

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

Vocabulary Cards: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

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

Learning About Nancy Pelosi 

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

Glossary: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

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

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Nonfiction Main Idea.

Glossary: Nonfiction Main Idea

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Nonfiction Main Idea.

Vocabulary Cards: Nonfiction Main Idea

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

Glossary: Prepositional Phrases as Key Details

Read about this dry, warm biome, then review what you've learned as you play a round or two of this fun-fact card game.

Chaparral Memory

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Prepositional Phrases as Key Details.

Vocabulary Cards: Prepositional Phrases as Key Details

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Nonfiction Details.

Vocabulary Cards: Discovering Nonfiction Details

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Nonfiction Details.

Glossary: Discovering Nonfiction Details

Dig into main ideas and details as you read about salsa gardens in this engaging worksheet!

Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden! 

Learn to whip up a delicious treat as you practice important reading skills in this colorful worksheet!

Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking

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