Based on the television show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, this activity tests understanding of the main idea by finding the one sentence that does not belong in the paragraph.

This resource defines main ideas and is an interactive way to assess a student's ability to correctly find main ideas from paragraphs.

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

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

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

Learners will synthesize information from multiple historical fiction books to find common themes and support them with evidence from the text. Working with a partner who has read a different book, they will share their theme from their...

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.

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.

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

An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about where different animals live, and click on the correct main idea.

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

In this reading comprehension instructional activity unit, students are guided in learning how to find the main theme or idea of a text and understanding how details in the text convey that. Includes lots of exercises and examples, as...

Students practice finding the central idea and summary of a nonfiction piece about sea turtle nesting.

ABCya! presents its fourth children's storybook for the classroom. Oli Finds His Place in the Dirt, is an original work by Michelle Tocci. The story is about an earthworm who feels sad about not being important. This is a great storybook...

"Making Progress" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about students clearing the trash from a vacant lot near the school and planting a garden to beautify the neighborhood and show they care. It is followed by constructed-response...

"My Community" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child talking about how his community has changed since his grandmother moved into that neighborhood 50 years earlier. It is followed by constructed-response questions...

"My New Brother" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about child whose mother has just had new baby boy. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes:...

"Pigeon Express" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a man who had carrier pigeons and sent messages to his sister on the other side of town everyday. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to...

"Summer" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a mother and her two children traveling from the city to the country to visit her parents for the summer. They discuss the modern conveniences they have now like cell phones and...

"Mama's Happy Christmas" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about children creating a play for their sick mother on Christmas day. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from...

"My New Brother" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about child whose mother has just had new baby boy. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes:...

"My First Baseball Game" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a boy and his sister going to their first baseball game and learning what it means to be Chicago Cubs fans. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...

"My First Baseball Game" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a boy and his sister going to their first baseball game and learning what it means to be Chicago Cubs fans. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...