Main Idea

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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Storyboard Graphic Organiser

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

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