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Main Idea, Problem, Solution
In this main idea, problem, and solution worksheet, students fill out graphic organizers for a main idea, problem, and solution in a story. Students can fill out all 5 graphic organizers.
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A Birthday Mystery: comprehension skills
In this comprehension skills instructional activity, students read the book A Birthday Mystery and complete comprehension activities. Students complete activities such as main idea, opinions, details, and drawing conclusions.
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Watching in the Wild: comprehension skills
In this Comprehension skills worksheet, learners read the book Watching in the Wild and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 3 main idea and details sheets, summarizing, and author's purpose.
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Main Idea II: Pre Test
In this main idea worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about the themes of different passages they read. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Past and Present Tense
Students make predictions about the coming up chapter in their book. Students are introduced to new vocabulary words and definition for this new chapter. Students create a table where they can input the new vocabulary word, definition...
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Lesson Two - Compound Words
Students complete activities with the book Sarah Plain and Tall. In this literature lesson plan, students read chapter two and complete attached activities. They list the compound words they find and study new vocabulary.
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A Birthday Basket for Tia
Students practice reading and math skills using technology. In this main idea lesson, students retell the important events of A Birthday for Tia in sequence using Kid Pix. Students create a bar graph using The Graph Club...
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Comprehension Review for Grade 1
In this comprehension review for grade 1 worksheet, 1st graders answer 15 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about the main idea and details in 4 passages.
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Comprehension Review for Grade 2
In this comprehension review for grade 2 instructional activity, 2nd graders answer 13 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about main idea and details of 2 passages.
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Comprehension Review for Fifth Grade
In this comprehension review for fifth grade worksheet, 5th graders answer 9 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about the main idea and details of two passages.
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Second Grade Language Arts: Topic Sentences
In this second grade language art topic sentences worksheet, student read short paragraphs and pick the best topic sentence for each one.
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Determining Main Idea and Supporting Details-Wild in the City
Students discuss the main idea of a story. In this writing process lesson, students use a video about parakeets as a tool to find the main idea of a story. After viewing the video, they engage in a discussion about...
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Main Idea and Details-Cloud
Learners distinguish between main idea and details. In this writing process lesson, students use a video on horses to learn about note-taking. They write details from the video on sticky notes, and then determine which ones...
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Main Idea and Supporting Details on Two Topics-Neeraj and Moths
Learners explore details, supporting details, and main idea statements. In this details and ideas lesson, students view two video segments and determine relevant details. Learners identify the main ideas and defend them.
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Plain Polly: Adding Relevant Details
Students use a stick figure to help them learn to write with details. In this details lesson, students brainstorm details to add to the stick figure 'Plain Polly.' Students then draw stick figures for their own writing and give them a...
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Main Idea Practice
In this main idea learning exercise, students write main idea sentences for the pictures that are given to them. Students write 8 main idea sentences for 8 pictures.
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Main Idea and Details
In this main idea and details worksheet, learners read the paragraphs and the examples sentences. Students write if the sentences are a main idea or detail to complete the 8 examples.
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Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage and answer questions based on the main idea of the passage. Students answer 4 questions about the passage.
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Main Idea Details
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students find the main idea and details in a story by completing the spider map graphic organizer.
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Contributing to the Main Idea
For this sentences in a paragraph worksheet, students learn that every sentence in a paragraph must contribute to the main idea. Students read 4 paragraphs and underline the sentence that does not belong.
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E chart
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students record the main idea on one line and the details to support it on three additional lines. These additional lines on the graph make an E.
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Building Blocks Of Comprehension: What Is The Big Idea?
Students engage in a lesson that is about finding the main idea of a passage of reading. They use a passage while focusing upon the words and defining vocabulary. The students work on fluency and then identify the main idea.
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Organizing Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Students read given information and identify the main ideas and specific detail of the story. In groups, they read a historical title and create a "book talk" for each one, summarizing the story. In addition, students create a...
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Main Idea- Fiction
Eighth graders investigate the concept of main idea and supporting details, and how they are used in the genre of fiction. In this literacy lesson, 8th graders listen to a fictional passage and take notes on the characters, setting,...