Students make and test predictions about sinking and floating, and classify objects according to whether they sink or float.

Students identify and interpret what tall tales, urban legends, and cyberlore are and to find them in their own lives. They practice telling and listening to these types of tales and explore why people tell them. Students also identify...

Students complete an activity by looking and gathering data on plants and soils.

Students experiment with and analyze moving objects and explain their motion in relation to Newton's Laws of Motion. Students then work with partners to design and construct cars that are powered by balloons.

Students practice their writing and editing skills by developing a plan for and then writing a grammatically correct description of an item (car or otherwise) that they would like to sell.

Learners are engaged in discussing air quality through hands-on demonstrations using balloons, sealed jars, and toy cars. Students conduct a home radon test to measure their air quality.

Students practice strategies that can be applied to current and future reading materials. Using a matrix, students monitor which strategies they have mastered and which strategy needs more practice. Students read health related materials.

In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on neural pathways of emotion. They explain what aspect of emotion is similar across all cultures.

In this Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea worksheet, students elaborate on dynasties and kingdoms that prospered in Southeast Asia and Korea as they complete 2 graphic organizers and respond to 1 short answer question.

Eighth graders design and compile a booklet of published and original poems reflective of a specific theme.

Links to 44 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Reading comprehension strategies are the focus of this ReadWorks lesson. Students will pay attention to headings, subheadings, and other text features to help them comprehend nonfiction text. Renee Le's...

Students will learn how to identify the central idea of a text about human impacts by examining key details.

Read a short informational text and determine the main idea and supporting details. Click to check your answers then click on Practice.

Read a passage from a story to see how to determine the main idea and supporting details then practice on your own. Click on Model and then Practice.

A reference article for students to learn about how to determine the main idea and supporting details from the text. Click on the Model for an example with explanation and then click on Practice for a practice exercise.

Get the feel of running a newspaper by selecting articles and pictures. If you are interested in checking out real newspapers, there is a clickable list of online newspapers for younger readers.

Students read forty short texts and choose the main idea of each text. Correct answers are provided for any missed, and the score is tallied along the way.

Smithsonian Education presents a activity covering the WWII's propaganda program which enforced the ideals of Civic Responsibility. Provides eight pages of poster examples, detailed background over the time period, and the goals of the...

Use this example to see if you understand how to pick out the main idea and supporting details to that main idea.

An example to guide students in choosing the main idea and supporting details. Click Practice for a practice quiz.

In this reading comprehension instructional activity unit, students are guided in learning how to find the main theme or idea of a text and understanding how details in the text convey that. Includes lots of exercises and examples, as...

This article suggests uses for picture books in 3rd-grade classes including for sequencing, imagery, to determine the main idea, to create their own picture books, to create the missing connection between picture and text, and to aid...

This is a five-question multiple choice practice quiz over the main idea; students work with a partner to determine the main idea of each of a set of five pictures.