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Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Problems and Solutions in Fiction.

Glossary: Problems and Solutions in Fiction

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

Develop an Opinion About a Nonfiction Topic

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

Vocabulary Cards: Nonfiction Main Idea

This worksheet teaches first graders to be literature sleuths by identifying which of the sample texts are fiction and which are nonfiction.

Literature Sleuth

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling a Fiction Story.

Vocabulary Cards: Retelling a Fiction Story

Informational texts isn't just found in textbooks. In this reading lesson, kids will examine the writing of a middle school student and use it to learn more about main ideas and supporting details.

Reading to Find the Main Idea and Details

Help your student practice story organization with this exercise, where they'll identify the supporting details that properly support the main idea.

What is the Main Idea

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

Note-Taking from a Text

As students read multiple nonfiction books about a topic, they’ll begin to learn more. Help them organize their notes and keep track of the new information they're learning with this fun book-themed graphic organizer!

Same Topic, Different Sources

In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.

Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories.

Vocabulary Cards: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problems and Solutions in Fiction.

Vocabulary Cards: Problems and Solutions in Fiction

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

Find the Main Idea: The Moon

With this resource, give your students practice comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: The Influence of the Sun

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Connections in a Fiction Text.

Glossary: Making Connections in a Fiction Text

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts on the same topic.

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: What to Do with Waste

Young writers set off on the right foot with this realistic fiction graphic organizer.

Story Mountain: Realistic Fiction Graphic Organizer

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

Glossary: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

Identifying the Main Idea & Details

This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.

Main Idea: The Wright Brothers

Use this lesson to help your students learn how to find the main idea and details in a nonfiction text using a graphic organizer for support. 

Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text

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.

Find the Main Idea: Elephant

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 2

Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills as they learn about the characters, setting, and plot of their favorite fiction books by creating a story map.

The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map

Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.

Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Learning About the Ocean

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Connections in a Fiction Text.

Vocabulary Cards: Making Connections in a Fiction Text

Penguins are such interesting animals! Help your students practice identifying the main topic and key ideas in a nonfiction text using this fun penguin-themed lesson plan.

Interesting Animals: Penguins

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

Vocabulary Cards: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

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

Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden! 

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