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Main Idea of a Story Worksheet
Main Idea of a Story Worksheet
Worksheet
Main Idea of a Story Worksheet
This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Fox and the Crow
The Fox and the Crow
Worksheet
The Fox and the Crow
Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop’s fable—The Fox and the Crow—to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Worksheet
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension Practice Test
Reading Comprehension Practice Test
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension Practice Test
What's the main idea? Help your child review reading comprehension questions like this with this at-home practice test.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Be a Text Detective
Be a Text Detective
Workbook
Be a Text Detective
Take reading a piece and a clue at a time to help your child improve his reading skills. Ask and answer questions like who, what, where, when and why, about details, key info and using text evidence.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Story Comprehension: What's in a Story?
Story Comprehension: What's in a Story?
Worksheet
Story Comprehension: What's in a Story?
Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Sorting & Describing Books
Sorting & Describing Books
Lesson Plan
Sorting & Describing Books
In this lesson, students will look at picture clues to determine the topic of texts. ELs will build vocabulary and language skills by working with partners to discuss and represent texts using drawings.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson Plan
The Lion and the Mouse Fable
The Lion and the Mouse Fable
Worksheet
The Lion and the Mouse Fable
Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Holiday Bedtime Stories
Holiday Bedtime Stories
Workbook
Holiday Bedtime Stories
Enjoy the holiday season with two classic tales, "A Kidnapped Santa" and "The Elves and the Shoemaker." Kids can color the illustrations then learn basic story analysis with review and vocab pages.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Learning to Listen With My Heart
Learning to Listen With My Heart
Lesson Plan
Learning to Listen With My Heart
Gabi Garcia's "Listening With My Heart" provides students with an opportunity to reflect on ways to extend themselves compassion all year long. This engaging lesson supports students in understanding what kindness is, as well as how to be kind to themselves and others in their daily lives.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson Plan
The Crow and the Jug
The Crow and the Jug
Worksheet
The Crow and the Jug
Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop’s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson Plan
Tree of Cranes
Tree of Cranes
Lesson Plan
Tree of Cranes
This winter-themed lesson plan, which incorporates the book *Tree of Cranes* by Allen Say, teaches students about Japanese traditions and customs. They will review the basic elements of a narrative story, and then write their own narratives about a special event or moment in their life.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson Plan
Learning About Día de los Muertos
Learning About Día de los Muertos
Lesson Plan
Learning About Día de los Muertos
Students will learn about the holiday El Día de los Muertos through engaging activities and connecting to their own traditions.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson Plan
Emily's Turtle
Emily's Turtle
Worksheet
Emily's Turtle
This short fictional text can be used to help students determine words and phrases the author uses to help the reader figure out the central message of the story.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Loki Myths: Loki and the Builder
Loki Myths: Loki and the Builder
Worksheet
Loki Myths: Loki and the Builder
Here's a Loki myth to satisfy fans of this sneaky god: Loki and the Builder, where he tries to outwit an equally sneaky human.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: What's the Moral?
Vocabulary Cards: What's the Moral?
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: What's the Moral?
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What's the Moral?
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Connect the Events
Connect the Events
Worksheet
Connect the Events
With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practice locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Glossary: What's the Moral?
Glossary: What's the Moral?
Worksheet
Glossary: What's the Moral?
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What's the Moral?
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Elves and the Shoemaker: Writing Response
The Elves and the Shoemaker: Writing Response
Worksheet
The Elves and the Shoemaker: Writing Response
Use this writing response to test your little reader's understanding of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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