A five-part learning module with links to videos and images about finding the main idea of a text.

A learning module that includes six links to videos, images, graphic organizers, and websites that reinforce the reading skill of finding the main idea.

An interactive quiz with seven multiple choice questions over four short reading passages. Questions focus on identifying the main ideas and supporting details and choosing an appropriate summary. When finished, students can submit...

This lesson plan uses the book Explorers of North America - A True Book by Brendan January to teach students how to identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text and specific paragraphs within the text. Students are...

This lesson operates on the Scaffold Instructional of Release model (I do, we do, you do). Students will use the main idea and supporting details to expand understanding of a variety of texts.

A slide show with fourteen slides with information and examples on finding the main ideas and supporting details in an informational text.

You will learn how to synthesize ideas and details in texts and support the connections with textual evidence.

In this lesson, you will practice making connections between ideas on the same topic. Some of the ideas will differ from each other, so we will learn how to identify and synthesize important details and draw conclusions. W.9-10.7 Research

A lesson plan in which students read a text and then read it again highlighting the key words and phrases that are important for understanding the text. Materials are included.

This interactive assessment features 6 matching and 5 multiple-choice questions over terms relating to the main idea and their definitions. These terms include the following: topic, topic sentence, main idea, detail, supporting details,...

In this interactive learning game, students match terms relating to the main idea with their definitions. These terms include the following: topic, topic sentence, main idea, detail, supporting details, summary, summarize, retell, infer,...

An online learning game where students choose the correct supporting detail and then see how far they can get an ant to travel through the air. Answer more questions to get more tries for the farthest distance.

This interactive assessment features 4 multiple-choice and 3 true/false questions relating to the main idea and their definitions. These terms include the following: main idea, details, summarize, data, connecting, explicit facts, and...

This interactive assessment features 7 multiple-choice questions over terms relating to the main idea and their definitions. These terms include the following: main idea, details, summarize, data, connecting, explicit facts, and...

In this interactive game, students match terms relating to the main idea with their definitions. These terms include the following: main idea, details, summarize, data, connecting, explicit facts, and self-monitoring.

This set of interactive flashcards focuses on terms relating to the main idea and their definitions. These terms include the following: main idea, details, summarize, data, connecting, explicit facts, and self-monitoring.

This interactive set of flashcards, helps students learn the terms and definitions associated with the main idea. These terms include the following: topic, topic sentence, main idea, supporting details, summary, summarize, retell,...

In this learning module, students are given a model passage with an explanation of the main idea and supporting details followed by a practice passage with questions.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this lesson to review main idea and detail. Students can do this whole group and then practice as a center.

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.

Nonfiction terms are included in this review exercise. Interactive vocabulary flashcards are provided for the following words: stated main idea, inferred, implied, and main idea.

Nonfiction reading terms are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: stated main idea, inferred, implied, and main idea. Images of each of these nonfiction reading terms are also included.

An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about Texas, and click on the correct main idea.

An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about pollution, and click on the correct main idea.