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Main Idea/Detail Relay
Fourth graders discuss the difference between main ideas and supporting details. They use large placement cards made by the teacher with main idea and supporting detail statements on them to practice.
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Finding the Main Idea
Being able to identify the main idea in a text is an essential comprehension skill. After the term is defined, viewers examine a series of paragraphs and are asked to identify the main idea and the supporting details.
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When the Fly Flew In
Explore visual and verbal recall and sequencing with your youngsters. Start by reading a story and completing a worksheet after listening to the story. They work to identify the main idea and supporting details. The worksheet is included...
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Finding the Main Idea: The Storm
Readers analyze a brief excerpt describing a storm, then choose the most applicable from four main ideas. They jot down three details from the story in three boxes. The excerpt isn't anything special; however, for a quick practice with...
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Bubble Map
This PowerPoint provides a brightly colored "bubble map" featuring one large center circle and a smaller colored circle in each corner. This is an attractive generic graphic organizer that could be used in any content area.
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Vocabulary Content Worksheet 1
In this literary elements worksheet, students select pieces of literature to complete the questions the provided graphic organizer. Students list key word, the main idea, and supporting details from their selections.
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Reading Selection Content Worksheet
In this literary elements worksheet, middle schoolers read chosen literature and then complete the provided graphic organizer by listing key words, main ideas, and summarizing the selections.
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The Colourful World of Calum McCall: Pre-reading Activities
In this colors pre-reading activities instructional activity, 8th graders match colors with descriptive meanings, answer 4 comprehension questions and match 8 vocabulary words.
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My Family and Other Animals: Larry's Idea
For this my family and other animals: Larry's Idea worksheet, student answer 22 questions about the story, Larry's Idea, match characters, put events in order, and rewrite sentences.
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Nonviolent Conflict Resolutions with Cesar Chavez
Third graders investigate nonviolent conflict resolution strategies. In this interpersonal communication lesson, 3rd graders explore conflict resolution. Students construct a newspaper/magazine article detailing nonviolent conflict...
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Identifying Main Idea
Students locate the main idea in a nonfiction text. In this language arts lesson, students participate in a think aloud to locate the main idea of the story. Additionally, students respond to a text and locate the main idea and complete...
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The Beautiful Moon: Story and Comprehension
In this beautiful moon: story and comprehension activity, 3rd graders read a one passage about moon facts, then answer 5 multiple choice questions, with answer key provided.
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English Exercises: Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, 3rd graders interactively match 6 words with pictures, read a story and answer 28 comprehension questions about the story, with immediate online feedback.
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English Exercises: Kindergarten Songs
For this English exercises: kindergarten songs worksheet, students watch 2 musical videos, then interactively select the correct answer for 16 questions about the songs, with immediate online feedback.
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Comprehension: The Bouncing Ball
In this comprehension: the bounding ball worksheet, student color the picture, read the sentence, answer 3 multiple choice questions about the story, trace and write the word ball.
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Comprehension Quiz #1
For this comprehension quiz #1 worksheet, students interactively complete 8 sentences based on the story given with immediate online feedback.
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Context Helps: The Wild Foundation
In this Context Helps: The Wild Foundation worksheet, students read 7 words in context and write their own sentences, read a 2 1/2 page article about The Wild Foundation, use a graphic organizer to record the details, and rewrite the 5...
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Representing Text in a Timeline
In this representing text in a timeline worksheet, students interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions about timelines then click to check their answers.
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When Did It Happen in The Story?
In this when did it happen in the story worksheet, students read 2 paragraphs and interactively answer 10 multiple choice comprehension questions, then click to see the answers.
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Grade 5 Language Arts Test Book 1
In this grade 5 language arts test book 1 worksheet, 5th graders read 4 passages, answer 20 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format, then write a paragraph with supporting details.
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Grade 4 Language Arts Test Book 3
In this grade 4 language arts test book 3 worksheet, 4th graders read a passage and answer 2 questions by writing a paragraph using supporting details.
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Grade 6 Language Arts Book 3
In this grade 6 language arts book 3 worksheet, 6th graders read 2 passages and write 4 paragraphs using details from the passages.
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Language Arts Book 3 Grade 4 Writing Skills
In this language arts book 3 grade 4 writing skills worksheet, 4th graders read 2 passages, write short answers to 3 questions then write a short essay about one of the passages.
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Language Arts Book 1 Grade 4 Test
In this language arts book 1 grade 4 test worksheet, 4th graders read 5 passages, then answer 28 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format.