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Scholastic

Scholastic Teaching Resources: Informational Reading Response [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards

This graphic organizer can be used with students when they read informational text. Students will write three facts they learned, two questions they still have after reading, and one interesting fact that they want to share.

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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Controlling Idea or Thesis, Purpose, and Textual Elements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Analyze the controlling idea and the specific purpose of the text, identifying the textual elements that support that purpose including the most important details. RI.9-10.2 central idea/summary [Unarchived version is accessible by TX...

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University of Houston

University of Houston: The Journalist's Desk

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards

This site includes eleven brief newspaper stories. Students must identify the main idea of each short news story.

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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Main Idea Worksheets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

In this learning module, students will learn how to identify the main ideas in individual pararaphs. Worksheets, PowerPoint lessons, and activities are provided to reinforce the concept of main idea. This module is designed to support...

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Baseball's Girl Umpire

For Students 3rd - 4th

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

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CommonLit

Common Lit: A Princess Who Can Tune an Engine

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Athena and the Dandelions

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Cobra Kite

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Dreams and Musical Feet

For Students 5th - 6th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: A Slick Little Robot

For Students 5th - 6th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Ataka

For Students 5th - 6th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Voyage to Pluto

For Students 5th - 6th

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Art on an Egg

For Students 5th - 6th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Don't Hate on the Trait" by Bird Brain Science

For Students 4th - 5th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Why Afghanistan's "Underground Girls" Skirt Tradition Live as Boys

For Students 7th - 8th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From My Mother's Voice: The Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

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Read Works

Read Works: Juiced

For Teachers 5th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about steroid use in Major League Baseball. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Frog and Toad Are Friends

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

In this lesson for early readers, students will describe the major events in the plot, describe the characters, and ask and answer questions about the first chapter in Frog and Toad Are Friends---Spring.

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Quizlet

Quizlet: Main Idea, Main Idea Test

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards

Terms associated with main idea are included on this assessment. This test assesses the following text feature terms: central idea, main idea, details, supporting details, summarizing, interesting detail, conclusion, topic, subject, and...

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Quizlet

Quizlet: Main Idea, Main Idea Match

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards

Terms related to main idea are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: central idea, main idea, conclusion, infer, inferences, interesting detail, subject, summarizing, and supporting detail....

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Quizlet

Quizlet: Main Idea, Main Idea Flashcards

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards

Terms related to main idea are included in this review exercise. Interactive vocabulary flashcards are provided for the following words: main idea, central idea, interesting detail, subject, topic, support, supporting detail, theme, and...

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Quizlet

Quizlet: Main Idea and Details 2nd Grade Flashcards

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards

Flashcards with main idea statements are available on this site. Students will read a series of details. Then students will read the main idea after each set of details.

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Quizlet

Quizlet: Main Idea and Details 2nd Grade Match

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards

Identifying the main idea is the task for this "Match" game. Students will read a series of details and match the main idea that "matches" the list of supporting details.

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Quizlet

Quizlet: Ccisd 4th Grade Main Idea Test

For Students 4th - 6th Standards

Reading comprehension terms (nonfiction) are included on this test. This test assesses the following words: topic, main idea, supporting details, summarizing, conclusion, point of view, author's perspective, author's purpose, details,...

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