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36 Main Idea & Details ELA Reading Skills Practice Worksheets
Give your students the skills they need to find/tackle any main idea or supporting detail question with these 36 ELA reading drills! Each worksheet includes tips that reinforce effective reading strategies, and can be used to drive home the fundamentals or prep for test day! Bundle this item & save: Core ELA Value Bundle | READING! Grade 3 | READING! Grade 4 & 5THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: 36 ELA comprehension drills (24 informational texts / 12 fiction passages) 135+ simulat
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3rd - 5th
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Compare & Contrast Informational Texts: ELA Reading Worksheets | GRADE 4 & 5
Students will integrate information from two or more texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate they are knowledgeable on the subject (RI.4.9/RI.5.9). This includes comparing and contrasting the passages. Students will find how the focus, ideas and details of the passages are similar/different. They will also draw conclusions based on information across texts, and determine how one passage helps to explain details in another. Last, students will integrate what they’ve read to write know
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4th - 5th
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Reasons & Evidence in Text: ELA Reading Comprehension Worksheets | GRADE 4 & 5
Students will explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support key points in an informational text (RI.4.8), and identify which reasons and evidence support which points (RI.5.8). This includes determining the points an author makes and finding the evidence that supports the respective points. These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson and notes at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by a nonfiction passage (or two) and several questions. Tips are included next t
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4th - 5th
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Main Idea & Details Reading Passages and Questions + Task Cards | Savings Bundle
Boost your students' main idea and detail skills with this activity bundle while saving $$! ♥ 36 Skills-Focused Reading Worksheets ♥ 44 Task Cards with 18 Activity SheetsMAIN IDEA AND DETAILS READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES AND QUESTIONSArm your students with the skills they need to tackle any main idea or detail-related question with these 36 ELA reading drills! Each drill includes tips that reinforce effective reading strategies, and can be used to drive home the fundamentals or prepare for te
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3rd - 5th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare & Contrast Points of View/Accounts: ELA Reading Worksheets | GRADE 4 & 5
Students will compare and contrast accounts in informational texts on the same topic or event. This includes describing similarities and differences in information provided, focus, and authors’ points of view between texts. Passages are written in firsthand or secondhand accounts. These ELA reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by two (or three) nonfiction passages and several multiple choice and open response questions. Tips are inclu
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4th - 5th
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Making Inferences: Reading Comprehension Worksheets | GRADE 4 & 5 ♥ NONFICTION
Students will make inferences and support them using text evidence in an informational text. This includes referring to details and quoting accurately from a text when drawing inferences and supporting them (RI.4.1/RI.5.1). These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson on inferencing (or drawing conclusions) at the top, followed by a non-fiction passage and several questions. Tips are included next to some commonly asked inference questions to mentor students on how to best answer
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4th - 5th
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Main Idea Task Cards and Guided Mini Lessons Google Ready!
Main IdeaTask CardsReading Comprehension Skills Do you love to read about unsolved mysteries? Capture your students' attention with nonfiction paragraphs about aliens, UFO's, crop circles, and much more! This is my students' favorite lesson. It is a great way to teach the main idea without boring the kids to death. I have two YouTube videos that preview and explain this lesson. Please check them out and like them! Unsolved MysteriesMeet Nala Bella in this video as she explains what this le
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Main Idea Task Cards Bundle
Main Idea Task Cards & Activity Sheets: Literacy Center
Your students will be able to find the main idea & recall supporting details with ease using these 44 animal-themed task cards & 18 corresponding activity sheets! Preview this resource and you’ll see its "funtastic" quality!TASK CARD LITERACY CENTER INCLUDES:44 task cards/passages, across 6 sets of informational text with pictures (all about animals!)18 activity sheets that correspond with task card sets and assess finding the main idea & recounting details Answer keys for students
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3rd - 5th
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Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details in Nonfiction GRADES 4-6 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review topic, main idea, and supporting details in nonfiction texts. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:highlight the parts of a paragraphlearn about main idea statements and sort examples and non-exampleslearn the difference between main ideas that are stated di
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4th - 6th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Sharks
Close Reading Point of View Compare and ContrastShould all the sharks in the world be removed from the ocean to protect people from shark attacks? Explore this topic in two different nonfiction articles!View the Video Preview: PreviewI wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted non fiction articles that would be easy to teach wi
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
States of Matter Reading Passages and Activities
In this NO PREP resource you will find three reading passages and comprehension questions that focus on states of matter and physical and chemical changes. There are word searches and a crossword puzzle, vocabulary practice and a states of matter picture sort activity. This resource is meant to save you time and to supplement and enhance your unit of study on states of matter. This is excellent to leave for a sub and is so easy to use. Just print and go!Included in this resource you will fin
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension and Activities Bundle
Text Structure: ELA Reading Comprehension Worksheets | GRADE 4 & 5 ♥ NONFICTION
Students will identify text structures of paragraphs and entire passages. This includes comparing and contrasting the structures of two texts and describing the role of paragraphs in helping a student’s understanding. The text structures found in this resource are: chronology, comparison, cause/effect, and problem/solution. Students will also use subheadings (section titles) to locate information and describe the sections they represent. These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-
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4th - 5th
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Patriot Day Reflections: Patriot Day Activities Reading Comprehension Passage
The "Patriot Day Reflections: Patriot Day Activities Reading Comprehension Passage" worksheet provides a collection of reading comprehension passages around Patriotic Day. Through the passages, students will learn about various aspects of Patriotic Day, including its historical significance and related activities."Patriot Day Reflections: Patriot Day Activities Reading Comprehension Passage" worksheet includes meaningful passages such as:The September 11th AttacksThe Patriot ActTrue Stories of 9
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3rd - 5th
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Visuals in Nonfiction Text: ELA Reading Comprehension Worksheets | GRADE 4 & 5
Students will interpret information presented visually, and explain how it contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears. Students will also describe how a visual supports details in a text, and identify the details that it supports. These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by a nonfiction passage and several questions. Tips are included next to some commonly asked questions to mentor students on how to best answer
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4th - 5th
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Cause & Effect Informational Texts: Reading Comprehension Worksheets GRADE 4 & 5
Students will explain events, ideas, concepts and relationships in a informational, historical or scientific text (RI.4.3/RI.5.3). This includes answering cause & effect-related "what," "why" and "how" questions by referring to what the text says explicitly (RI.4.1/RI.5.1).These reading comprehension worksheets include a mini-lesson on cause and effect, followed by a non-fiction passage and several questions. Tips for students are included to help them learn how to answer some commonly aske
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4th - 5th
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Nonfiction Summary Reading Intervention Unit
Close Reading Nonfiction Summary Intervention PackRunning out of ideas to help your struggling readers?Tired of being observed by your principal only to be caught without a lesson plan?Too busy to write learning targets?These are the reasons I wrote this intervention unit! I was frustrated with the lack of time and resources to plan for my small reading groups. I knew I needed data and lots of skill practice for my struggling readers. That's how this unit evolved. It has taken months of work
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension and Progress Monitoring Bundle
Compare and Contrast Two Nonfiction Articles
Compare and Contrast The World's Deadliest Island Nonfiction ReadingDid you know there is an island that has never been explored by modern day man because of a deadly tribe living there? Did you know there is an island in Brazil so deadly you have to have a doctor travel there with you? North Sentinel Island and Snake Island are two of the World's Deadliest Islands. Students will be captivated by this high-interest topic! You can teach them to compare and contrast the two islands, or go deep
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View in Two Nonfiction Articles
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View in Two Nonfiction ArticlesDid you know the blue-ringed octopus is so venomous that one bite will paralyze you? Did you know the bite from a snail could kill you? The blue-ringed octopus and cone snail are two of the world's most deadly sea animals. Students will be captivated by this high-interest topic! You can teach them to compare and contrast the two animals, or go deeper and teach them to compare and contrast the author's point of view. I
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast Close Reading Lesson Yellowstone Wolves
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastLots of options for differentiation!Check out my YouTube video that explains this lesson: Click hereTwo original articles about the Yellowstone Wolf controversy. Each article takes a different point of view. Students will have fun reading about each side and will form their own opinions about the controversy. Great way to teach close reading for the point of view without boring the kids to death. :)I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesti
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Main Idea Task Cards and Guided Mini Lessons Unsolved Mysteries
Main IdeaTask CardsMini LessonsUnsolved MysteriesAre you looking for engaging, high interest topics to teach main idea with? This is the unit for you! The theme is unsolved mysteries. If you liked my first Unsolved Mysteries Unit, then you will love this one!This lesson is a main idea lesson with two parts: guided mini lessons and also an independent literacy center for practice. You can also use the literacy center for your reading intervention groups. I used it both as a center and as re-te
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Main Idea Task Cards Bundle
Valentine's Day Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Articles
Valentine's DayCompare and ContrastNonfiction ArticlesGoogle Slides Included!How did Valentine's Day begin? How do other countries celebrate Valentine's Day? Students will read two original articles all about this! Then they will analyze it using close reading skills. They will compare and contrast using a double bubble map or Venn diagram, fill out two column notes, and finally write an essay. There is also a summary assignment- The Gossip Gazette, and a COOTIE CATCHER! Included is both bl
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast The Author's Point of View The Bermuda Triangle
Compare and Contrast The Author's Point of View The Bermuda TriangleTwo high interest nonfiction articles, written from two different points of view! Students will read "Killer Sea Farts" and "Alien Vortex." Both are original articles, two pages long, nonfiction, written by me. They investigate The Bermuda Triangle. Hundreds of planes and ships go missing in The Bermuda Triangle each year. Are the disappearances due to a hidden alien vortex? Or is there a logical explanation for these disa
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Cause and Effect PowerPoint
Cause and Effect PowerPoint
*** View it in "Slideslow" mode and display onto whiteboard***
This packet is designed to introduce the concept of cause and effect. This no prep, no print, PowerPoint, interactive lesson, will target skills that will help your students gain an understanding of cause and effect. This slides are differentiated so please feel free to choose which slides that will best suit your students’ needs. The real life and clipart images will keep your students engaged.
Use t
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1st - 4th
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