Main Idea Passages

Description

This main idea resource comes with 40 main idea passages for you to teach your students how to recognize the main idea within a short, simple text. Comprehension questions are included as well. Comprehension questions include two response questions: What is the main idea? and What was one supporting detail? and one multiple choice question: What are other supporting details in the text?

Main idea can be a difficult concept to teach to the primary grades, but recognizing them within a short text can make it easier to teach and for your students to understand! There are a variety of fiction and nonfiction passages included.

Passage Titles Included:
-Oinkie The Pig
-All About Stingrays
-Baseball
-The Statue of Liberty
-Our Day At The Circus
-Going To The Dentist
-Pool Party!
-Family Road Trip
-The Lemonade Stand
-A Day At The Park
-Hula Hooping
-Recess
-Making Pizza
-Hummingbirds
-Sloths
-Ollie The Owl
-The Rock Show
-Day On The Farm
-My Birthday!
-All About T-Rex
-Making S’more
-How To Tie Shoes
-All About Space
-Cooking Class
-Ballet Class
-Pretty Painting
-Marching Band
-Dolphin Teeth
-Rascal The Dog
-Bedtime
-Cleaning Day
-Fishing Day
-Bath Time
-Time To Bake
-Bug Catching
-Firefighters
-Picture Day
-I Love Reading
-Camels
-Lazy Lucy

Answer Key included!

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