Nonfiction main idea

If you're teaching main idea in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade then you need to try this hands-on sorting activity! This main idea and details sentence sort activity is a great way to get students thinking about HOW details support a main idea. Using a main idea and details graphic organizer, students will sort the sentences and they will use higher-order thinking skills as they justify their answer.

Last week I wrote a blog post on how I teach main idea in the classroom. You can read that HERE. Today I want to focus on choosing details that SUPPORT the

We've gathered up all of the FREE reading comprehension response sheets we've created and put them HERE! They can be paired with any book and are useful all year long! Grab these sheets for your Kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade classroom today!

These worksheets for main idea and supporting details are a great way to build reading comprehension in young students. Grab the free sample.

WHY TEACH STUDENTS TO FIND THE MAIN IDEA? Being able to find the main idea and supporting details of a text is a complex and important nonfiction reading skill for upper elementary students (3rd-5th grade). "Learning

Grab these free main idea passages on task cards - perfect for helping children in second, third, and fourth grade master this challenging skill!

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Help upper elementary students learn to identify nonfiction main ideas using authentic texts.

Grab this FREE topic and main idea graphic organizer that's great to use with any nonfiction text! Plus read some helpful tips for teaching topic vs. main idea to upper elementary students!