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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: Sea Turtles

Read the passage about sea turtles and work out the main idea and the supporting details.

Summarising Text: The Mess

Read a short passage and work out the main idea.

Main Idea & Details: Spot the Dog

Read a short passage and work out the main idea and the supporting details.

Summarising Text: Sports

Read the passage about sports and work out the main idea.

Identify Main Idea: Early

Read a collection of short passages and circle the main idea of each.

Page Summary Graphic Organiser

A summarising organiser that guides learners to summarise each page in a text.

Image Cluster Organiser

A summarising graphic organiser to help learners identify the main idea and organise their ideas.

Main Idea Concept Map

A concept map to help learners organise their ideas and help determine the main idea of a text.

5Ws Graphic Organiser

A graphic organiser that guides learners to answer the 5 Ws (who, what, when, where, why & how) to help learners identify the main idea of a text.

Main Idea & Supporting Details Organiser

A summarising graphic organiser to help learners show the difference between the main idea and the supporting details.

Beginning, Middle, End Graphic Organiser

A summarising graphic organiser to help learners summarise the beginning, middle and end of a text.

Story Map Template Organiser

This template helps learners map out a story, identifying all the key events.