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Find the Main Idea: Shark
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Main Idea Multiple Choice
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Find the Main Idea: Butterflies
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Learning About the Ocean
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Main Idea: Working Dogs
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Monterey: A City of the Sea
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!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Graphic Organizer Template: Concept Web
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
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.
3rd grade
Social studies
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Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Identifying Key Ideas with Repeated Words and Phrases
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Finding the Purpose
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Main Idea: The Wright Brothers
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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George Washington, a Man of Firsts
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!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Graphic Organizer
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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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Important Supporting Details: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Important Supporting Details: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Important Supporting Details: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
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.
3rd grade
Social studies
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The Topic of Details
The Topic of Details
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The Topic of Details
This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Glossary: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Glossary: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details
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Glossary: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Glossary: Repeated Words and Phrases
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.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Vocabulary Cards: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Vocabulary Cards: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details
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Vocabulary Cards: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Search Printable 3rd Grade Identifying the Main Idea in Nonfiction Worksheets

Nonfiction is full of interesting details! Third-grade students learn to analyze key ideas in nonfiction texts. These educational worksheets give your third graders additional support by providing them with graphic organizers, writing practice, and comprehension exercises. After they understand key ideas in nonfiction texts, they can use those skills in their own writing.