This Main Idea Worksheet helps 5th graders find two main ideas in any nonfiction text, back each one with key details, and write a clear summary of what they read.

Using this Wants Needs Reading Response Worksheet, students readAlexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday to build their understanding of wants and needs.

Using this Main Idea Banana Graphic Organizer, students organize details as they independently read to determine the main idea.

Using this Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer, students organize details as they independently read to determine the main idea.

Use this fishbone graphic organizer worksheet to help 5th grade readers map a text's main idea, four key points, and supporting details, then write a clear summary.

Using Retell the Story Activity, students read Floppy Ears aloud to students and then use the question chart to assess students ability to retell the story.

Using RI.5.1 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson, students quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Using RI.5.2 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson,students determine the main idea of a text and recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

This main idea octopus graphic organizer helps 5th grade students record two main ideas from a nonfiction text, back each one with key details, and write a clear summary.

This Now Presenting - Report on a Topic Activity is a fun way for students to learn about Summarizing and presentations!

Using this What's the Main Idea Activity, students recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea to build their comprehension skills.

Using RL.5.2 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson,students determine the main idea of a text and recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.