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Main Idea Worksheet

Students identify the main idea of a passage.

Exercise Main Idea

Short informational text about exercise with comprehension questions.

Exercise Main Idea

Short informational text about exercise  with comprehension questions.  2nd grade.

Exercise Main Idea

Short informational text about exercise  with comprehension questions.  3rd-5th grade.

Music Main Idea

Short informational text about reading with comprehension questions. 3rd-5th grade.

The Importance of Sleep Main Idea

Short informational text about reading with comprehension questions. 2nd-3rd grade.

The Importance of Sleep Main Idea

Short informational text about reading with comprehension questions. 3rd-5th grade.

Comparing Life Cycles Main Idea

Short informational text about comparing life cycles with comprehension questions. 3rd-4th grade.

Life Cycle Activity

Short science activity for the passage above.

Electromagnetic Forces Main Idea

Short informational text about electromagnetic forces with comprehension questions. 3rd-4th grade.

Reversible and Irreversible Changes Main Idea

Short informational text about reversible and irreversible changes with comprehension questions. 3rd-4th grade.

Reversible and Irreversible Changes Science Activity.

Short science activity for the passage above.

States of Water Matter Main Idea

Short informational text about states of matter with water with comprehension questions. 3rd-4th grade.

Beavers Main Idea

Short informational text about beavers with comprehension questions. 3rd-4th grade.

The Busy World of Bees Main Idea

Short informational text about beesg with comprehension questions. 3rd-4th grade.

Nutrition Main Idea

Short informational text about nutrition with comprehension questions. 3rd-4th grade.

The Magic World of Reading Main Idea

Short informational text about reading with comprehension questions. 3rd-4th grade.

Summarize Elephant Nose
Students read the passage and determine the main idea.

Reading Main Idea

Short informational text about reading with comprehension questions.

main idea printoutMain Idea Printout

Card to print out and display.

main idea smartboard fileMain Idea SMARTNotebook File

Students determine main idea of a passage.