3rd Grade 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dive into the sea life of Monterey, California, with this third-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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.

Practice reading nonfiction and making connections in a text with this informational worksheet all about George Washington!

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.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.

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.

This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Repeated Words and Phrases.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

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

Learn to whip up a delicious treat as you practice important reading skills in this colorful worksheet!

Hook young learners into reading with this colorful passage on crochet!

What do animals do when the weather gets cold and snow starts to fall? Learn about it in this worksheet!