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Browse our collection of summarising worksheets and text passages aimed at supporting readers to evaluate information and separate the main idea/s from the supporting detail. These resources also include a number of the graphic organisers that are designed to help students summarise a given text. Watch our Main Idea Video.
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Main Idea & Details: Dogs
Read the passage about dogs and work out the main idea and supporting details.
Main Idea & Details: The Beach
Read a short passage and work out the main idea and supporting details.
Main Idea & Details: The Banquet
Read a short passage and work out the main idea and supporting details.
Main Idea & Details: Growing Animals
Read the passage about how animals grow and work out the main idea.
Main Idea & Details: Turtles (1)
A middle years reading passage about sea turtles. Work out the main idea and the supporting details.
Identify Main Idea: Middle (2)
Read a collection of short passages and circle the main idea of each.
Identify Main Idea: Middle (1)
Read a collection of short passages and circle the main idea of each.