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Main Idea: Working Dogs
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Main Idea: Working Dogs
Third Grade
Reading
Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.
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Main Idea: Working Dogs
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Main Idea: Working Dogs
Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
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Find the Main Idea: Shark
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Find the Main Idea: Shark
Third Grade
Reading
Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.
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Find the Main Idea: Shark
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Find the Main Idea: Shark
Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
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Main Idea Multiple Choice
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Main Idea Multiple Choice
Third Grade
Reading
Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.
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Main Idea Multiple Choice
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Main Idea Multiple Choice
Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
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What's the Main Idea?
Interactive Worksheet
What's the Main Idea?
Second Grade
Reading
The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.
Interactive Worksheet
What's the Main Idea?
Interactive Worksheet
What's the Main Idea?
The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.
Second Grade
Reading
Interactive Worksheet
Main Idea of a Story
Interactive Worksheet
Main Idea of a Story
Third Grade
Reading
Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!
Interactive Worksheet
Main Idea of a Story
Interactive Worksheet
Main Idea of a Story
Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!
Third Grade
Reading
Interactive Worksheet
Learning About the Ocean
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Learning About the Ocean
Third Grade
Reading
Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.
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Learning About the Ocean
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Learning About the Ocean
Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.
Third Grade
Reading
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Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
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Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
Third Grade
Reading
Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.
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Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
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Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.
Third Grade
Reading
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Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
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Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Third Grade
Reading
Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.
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Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
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Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
Worksheet
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
Kindergarten
Reading
This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.
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Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
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Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.
Kindergarten
Reading
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Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map
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Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map
Kindergarten
Reading
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.
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Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map
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Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map
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.
Kindergarten
Reading
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Third Grade
Reading
Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.
Third Grade
Reading
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Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
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Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
Third Grade
Reading
This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.
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Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
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Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.
Third Grade
Reading
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Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea
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Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea
Third Grade
Reading
Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.
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Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea
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Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea
Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
Third Grade
Reading
The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
Worksheet
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Monterey: A City of the Sea
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Monterey: A City of the Sea
Third Grade
Reading
Dive into the sea life of Monterey, California, with this third-grade reading comprehension worksheet!
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Monterey: A City of the Sea
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Monterey: A City of the Sea
Dive into the sea life of Monterey, California, with this third-grade reading comprehension worksheet!
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Light and Color
Workbook
Light and Color
Third Grade
Reading
Did you know that light can bend? Help your curious kids learn the important physical properties of light and explore how light adds colors to our world, with this beautiful series on light and color.
Workbook
Light and Color
Workbook
Light and Color
Did you know that light can bend? Help your curious kids learn the important physical properties of light and explore how light adds colors to our world, with this beautiful series on light and color.
Third Grade
Reading
Workbook
Graphic Organizer Template: Concept Web
Worksheet
Graphic Organizer Template: Concept Web
Second Grade
Reading
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.
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Graphic Organizer Template: Concept Web
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Graphic Organizer Template: Concept Web
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.
Second Grade
Reading
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George Washington, a Man of Firsts
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George Washington, a Man of Firsts
Third Grade
Reading
Practice reading nonfiction and making connections in a text with this informational worksheet all about George Washington!
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George Washington, a Man of Firsts
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George Washington, a Man of Firsts
Practice reading nonfiction and making connections in a text with this informational worksheet all about George Washington!
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Third Grade
Reading
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.
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
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.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Identifying Key Ideas with Repeated Words and Phrases
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Identifying Key Ideas with Repeated Words and Phrases
Third Grade
Reading
Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.
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Identifying Key Ideas with Repeated Words and Phrases
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Identifying Key Ideas with Repeated Words and Phrases
Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Second Grade
Reading
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Second Grade
Reading
Activity
Finding the Purpose
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Finding the Purpose
Second Grade
Reading
Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.
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Finding the Purpose
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Finding the Purpose
Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Third Grade
Reading
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.
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Worksheet
Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
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.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The Topic of Details
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The Topic of Details
Third Grade
Reading
This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.
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The Topic of Details
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The Topic of Details
This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Important Supporting Details: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Important Supporting Details: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Third Grade
Reading
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Important Supporting Details: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Important Supporting Details: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Glossary: Repeated Words and Phrases
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Glossary: Repeated Words and Phrases
Third Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Repeated Words and Phrases.
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Glossary: Repeated Words and Phrases
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Glossary: Repeated Words and Phrases
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Repeated Words and Phrases.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Leaders in the Journey to the 19th Amendment
Lesson Plan
Leaders in the Journey to the 19th Amendment
Third Grade
Reading
Use this lesson to teach your students about the lives of 10 important leaders during the suffrage movement. Children will read a picture book that highlights 10 leaders who strove to win the right to vote for American women. Children will then work in groups to research and learn more about these inspiring women who dreamed big and never gave up. Finally, students will share their findings with the rest of the class.
Lesson Plan
Leaders in the Journey to the 19th Amendment
Lesson Plan
Leaders in the Journey to the 19th Amendment
Use this lesson to teach your students about the lives of 10 important leaders during the suffrage movement. Children will read a picture book that highlights 10 leaders who strove to win the right to vote for American women. Children will then work in groups to research and learn more about these inspiring women who dreamed big and never gave up. Finally, students will share their findings with the rest of the class.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Frederick Douglass's Words
Lesson Plan
Frederick Douglass's Words
Second Grade
Reading
Use this lesson to teach your students about Frederick Douglass and the impact that words had on his life. First, they will read a picture book that shares facts and beautiful illustrations to teach about his life. Then, they'll complete a graphic organizer with peers to record important details and events in his life. Students will then demonstrate understanding by creating a poster with images and key words that stand out when they think about Frederick Douglass.
Lesson Plan
Frederick Douglass's Words
Lesson Plan
Frederick Douglass's Words
Use this lesson to teach your students about Frederick Douglass and the impact that words had on his life. First, they will read a picture book that shares facts and beautiful illustrations to teach about his life. Then, they'll complete a graphic organizer with peers to record important details and events in his life. Students will then demonstrate understanding by creating a poster with images and key words that stand out when they think about Frederick Douglass.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
All About the Pledge of Allegiance
Lesson Plan
All About the Pledge of Allegiance
Second Grade
Reading
In this lesson, your students will practice their reading comprehension and vocabulary with the Pledge of Allegiance. They will reflect on the meaning of the pledge.
Lesson Plan
All About the Pledge of Allegiance
Lesson Plan
All About the Pledge of Allegiance
In this lesson, your students will practice their reading comprehension and vocabulary with the Pledge of Allegiance. They will reflect on the meaning of the pledge.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
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Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Third Grade
Reading
Dig into main ideas and details as you read about salsa gardens in this engaging worksheet!
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Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
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Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Dig into main ideas and details as you read about salsa gardens in this engaging worksheet!
Third Grade
Reading
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