Main Idea Worksheets

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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.

This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!

Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!

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

Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

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

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

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.

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

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

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

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

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

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

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

Get your feet wet with this one-page reading comprehension worksheet on the challenging sport of artistic swimming!

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

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.