Main Idea of Informational Text Worksheets
Related ELA Standard: RI.3.2
When we are working with bodies of work that have the primary purpose of teaching or providing information to be useful it can be tough to narrow down the main thoughts of the work. Students often can get lost in the details and miss the main points that the author is drawing forward. One of the best methods to making this right is to focus on the beginning and endings of the work. They should either push an idea or conclude a thought. Nonfiction is a little different to work with than fictional works because they do not always make it obvious as to salient parts of the work. These worksheets will help students better understand how to complete this technique and become better at it.
Main Ideas Worksheets To Print:
How Great Ideas Happen - Have you ever read a monster book that didn't have any illustrations? There is a full reading passage for you to work through and then you are asked to identify the significant details.
Treading Water - Keeping your head above water can be a difficult task at times. Underline the main idea in each paragraph. Write the supporting details on the lines.
The Story of the Earth and the Sky - Here is a myth about Nature. This is a two pager. The first page is a reading passage which is followed by a series of questions that will help you deeply analyze the passage.
Escape at Bedtime - Somebody just can't go to sleep in this poem. You will identify key concepts, themes, and use context clues in this single page worksheet.
Crate Training - Sometimes a crate can really help a puppy become potty trained. Reading this passage and identify the main idea with several supporting details to back up that thought process.
Fishing - This reading passage looks at all the different ways there are to fish. What details does the author provide to support the main idea?
How to Make an Igloo - I always wondered how they put them together. This worksheet discusses several different methods that you can use to build an igloo in your spare time.
Red Tailed Hawk - Big, solid birds, they grow over two feet long and can weigh as much as four pounds -quite a bit for a creature with hollow bones!
The Whistle - Outline this story and break it down. The story follows young Benjamin Franklin wish he had a whistle.
How to Make a Microscope - I never would have ever thought the materials that you could use.
Earning His First Dollar - We review a time in young Abe's life and explore his decision making. Explain why this was a significant event in Abraham Lincoln's life.
Honest Abe - We give you a page long reading passage that explores an evening in the life of Abe Lincoln. Analyze the passage and give two examples of how Abe Lincoln demonstrated his honesty.
Antarctica - How is Antarctica different from other places in the world? How are these differences used to contribute to scientific knowledge?
Animals of Antarctica - Many unique creatures live in Antarctica. From the microscopic to the immense, Antarctica is home to some very interesting creatures.
Civil Disobedience - Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, and is a peaceful form of political protest. Just because something is the law doesn't mean it is right and just.
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