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Are you looking for a new an exciting way to have your students work on identifying main idea in nonfiction texts?  This is a super low-prep activity that I’ve had great success with for years!

Have extra Time for Kids or Scholastic News pages cluttering your room? I have the perfect activity for you! (and if you have neither, you can easily go to Scholastic News or a similar site and print off kid friendly articles, like I did, for this project!)

My kids usually do fairly well determining the main idea of a fiction passage or story. Determining the main idea of non-fiction articles and books becomes a little bit more tricky for some of my students. Although I do eventually teach the 5 “W”s when we move into summarizing, I initially introduce nonfiction main idea with this concept.

It’s not as overwhelming as all 5 of the “W”s and the kids are usually pretty good at remembering the little saying.  I WILL also emphasize that the “why” can also be “how” in some cases.  We then talk about how a lot of the time, the title of a nonfiction piece of writing will often give you a broad idea of the main idea. 

Here’s a look at our main idea anchor chart.  The sticky notes make it an interactive anchor chart so that it can be used over and over again for different pieces of text.

To practice nonfiction main idea, I cut out a bunch of old Time For Kids and Scholastic News articles and also printed some off the internet.  I cut all of the titles off, fold a piece of construction paper in half, and then glue the article itself on the front flap and the title on the inside flap.  I paperclip the flaps together, and number each article.  The kids are then charged with re-writing the title of each article to represent the main idea of the article.  (I also explain that sometimes the real articles have “catchy” titles, so I let the kids write two titles if they want to–a main idea statement title, and a catchy title that encompasses the main idea).  When the kids are done, they can take a look at the title on the inside and then move on to the next one.

My students have always enjoyed this, and they often see it as a challenge to come up with a title as appropriate as possible (and then have fun coming up with a catchy one, too).  I have used it for years, and by the end of the stack, the students are excellent at writing main idea statements.

Using Multiple Articles on the Same Topic

Another spin I have put on this over the years is to gather several articles on the same topic that focus on different main ideas within the topic.  I’ve found that National Geographic for Kids Magazines   have AMAZING articles for this (affiliate link for the subscription, which is FULL of amazing informational text examples).  Here’s an example of what this looks like in my room…

All five of the short articles I used are about servals and how their bodies are specially adapted to be amazing cats.  Each article is about a specific adaptation they have.  The students write the “fun” title main idea as well as the more formal main idea.  Then they look at what they all have in common and write a title for the main article.  In this case, the actual title was “Weirdest. Cat. Ever.”  This is just one more extension of this activity!

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I’m so glad you are here. I’m a current gifted and talented teacher in a small town in Colorado, and I’ve been in education since 2009. My passion (other than my family and cookies) is for making teachers’ lives easier and classrooms more engaging.

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Wow! What a neat idea. My students can always use main idea practice. Looks like I'll be adding these to my Spring Break to-do list.

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Hi! I love your anchor charts! Do you sell this as an item we can download so we can create one, too? We are teaching main idea and details next week and I would love to make my anchor chart look like yours!

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Teaching Main Idea of Nonfiction Text

By far, one of the hardest skills to teach is determining the main idea of a nonfiction text. Not only is determining main idea pretty difficult for some (or most depending on your class that year) students, it is also so critical for understanding nonfiction text. To make matters more complicated, so many other nonfiction skills are also dependent on understanding the main idea. To help my students master determining main idea, I teach three different strategies or approaches.

What is Main Idea?

The main idea is the most important idea in a text or what the text is mostly about. The main idea is sometimes stated in the opening sentence or paragraph of a text, but not always. Sometimes, the author will even state the main idea more than once. Other times, students have to figure out what the main idea is based on the important details in the text. This is when it gets tricky.

Why is Main Idea Tricky for Students?

Teaching the main idea of nonfiction text can be tricky because students often struggle with the embedded or related skills needed. In order to identify the main idea of a nonfiction text, students need to comprehend the text they are reading (including reading and understanding the vocabulary), identify the key details, distinguish between important details and interesting details, and determine how those details connect or relate to one another.

It is pretty easy to see why this is such a tricky skill for students.

Let’s take a look at the three strategies I use to teach main idea.

Main Idea Strategy #1: Using Key Words

When teaching the main idea, one strategy you can use is to have students identify key words in the text. Key words are usually repeated throughout the text and can help readers identify the main idea. After identifying key words, have students can use them to create a main idea sentence.

To begin the teaching of this specific main idea strategy, I like to read a high interest article (for this lesson I used an article from Zoobooks about Owls) projected onto the smartboard.

Here is the main idea anchor chart that I used to introduce this main idea strategy:

With the students’ help, we came up with four key words from a paragraph in our article (specifically zoning in one paragraph at a time is key to scaffolding understanding). We supported the choice of key words by discussing which requirement they met to be called a key word. Then we turned our key words into a main idea sentence.

Finally, we completed a  “Sentence Check.” This is where we check each sentence (or randomly select a few) to make sure they match or support the main idea. If each sentence is not connected to the main idea in some way, our main idea sentence may not be accurate or complete. This really helps students not choose main idea sentences that are just interesting details.

Main Idea Strategy #2: What To Do When You Have Choices

After reading the section and discussing with our partners what we thought the author was trying to tell us with the important details, we looked at our choices. We read each choice and went back to the section to determine if it was the main idea.

We used our “Sentence Check” from the previous lesson to justify our answers. It was really great hearing the students say things like, “That is just a detail and the other sentences don’t really talk about that.” Or “That sentence is an opinion and doesn’t match the details in the paragraph.” We chose our answer if we could prove that all of our sentences in the specific paragraph supported that main idea.

Main Idea Strategy #3: What are the details or examples showing you?

The final main idea strategy focuses on looking at the important details shared in a text and seeing how they relate, connect, or what big idea they reveal about the topic.

After reading the short paragraph, we discussed how the main idea was not stated or even shown through key words. Instead, the reader used the examples and the details to show the reader the main idea.

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September 15, 2013 at 11:00 pm

I just did a blog post about the FRAME strategy that we use to help students focus on main idea. It is super helpful when reading non-fiction text or to use within your science and social studies time. The Frame starts with the main topic (which is hopefully easier to find)- and then breaks it down from there. Main idea is so hard to teach…and a lot of text isn't written with that feature in mind! Good luck!

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September 16, 2013 at 1:39 am

You're totally right- main idea is so tough for them! I like your anchor charts. I do them like you- short mini lesson statement, then we create the rest together. I think it's more meaningful for them that way!

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November 27, 2013 at 1:43 am

Thank you for the ideas. I plan to use this.

October 3, 2015 at 10:55 am

I LOVE THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT YOU ARE USING!! I WILL DEFINITELY IMPLEMENT THEM WHEN ITS TIME TO TEACH MI TO MY 4TH GRADERS!!

May 16, 2017 at 4:01 pm

I read an article using “Chunking” the paragraphs. Numbering them. Then using a Graphic Organizer (like a T-chart), students use “paraphrasing” skills. Student ‘Summarizes each Numbered paragraph (Paragraph #1, Paragraph #2, etc) by writing 1 sentence “about what the paragraph was mostly about”. Lastly, (on the Bottom of the page), the Student writes a Topic Sentence (incorporating the Main Idea), along with 3 supporting ideas.

April 23, 2019 at 5:13 pm

This has been so incredibly helpful. I like giving students different opportunities to be successful. I’ve used this as my framework for main idea this year and it has been much more productive than in years previous. Thanks for this blog post!

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Jennifer, I just want you to know how much I miss using your lessons and teaching materials!!! I moved to grade 2 from 4th and 5th and can not find other resources to use like the things YOU provided. Any chance you’re planning on switching grades;) I just wanted you to know how much I appreciated everything you’ve shared over the years. Thank you.

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2 – Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. Informational Text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.2 – Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.6 – Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2 – Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2 – Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.2 – Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.2 – Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.2 – Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.2 – Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2 – Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.2 - Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.

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Today’s episode is the second of this month’s Reading Comprehension Skill Series and will be focused on main idea. More specifically, finding the main idea in nonfiction texts. I remember when I used to teach my students by using an elaborate lesson and telling them they needed to do the same. What I realized was that after all the time I spent, I wasn’t showing my students how to find the main idea themselves.

Instead of showing them what I had done, I realized I should have provided them with the strategies to do it themselves. I’m sure I’m not the only one guilty of this! That’s why I’m walking you through the roadmap to use in order to teach your students strategies to find the main idea. Once you have these tools, your students will be able to find the main idea on their own. As the Reading Comprehension Skill Series continues, please head over to my page and let me know if you’re enjoying these mini-series as much as I am!

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It is a good web. It can help my teaching a lot. Would you mind me if I suggest answer key with file PDF?

Ms. Dela Cruz

Thank you for making such worksheets. As a tutor it really helped me. 🙂

Annie Smith

The “PAIN RELIEVER” article/worksheet question 8 – shouldn’t the answer be “C” both medicines, since the question asks “WHICH MEDICINE SHOULD ‘NOT’ BE TAKEN” if consume more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day??

misha jessani

nice website its very informative for me as a student.

very nice website its very informative for me as a student. thank you for making such website. 🙂

Allison Clark

These passages are awesome! I love your site. I can always be sure I will find something challenging and INTERESTING(!!!) for my students. Thank you SOOO much for this website!

I’m so happy to hear it. Best wishes!

You reading passages are very helpful for my 9 year old daughter. I hope you add more passages.

I am committed to improving and developing this site. Thank you for visiting.

I have been using your reading passages to teach my 9 year old kid. They are very helpful! I hope you add more passages to your collections.

Thank you and I am happy to hear it. I hope to add more reading passages this winter.

I am tutoring an adult in English and your reading passages have helped me tremendously. Will you be adding other passages to the site?

Yes, I should be improving the format and adding a bunch of new content this winter. Thank you for visiting!

Do you offer 5th or 6th grade reading level content and tests. Thank you….

I’ve got a bunch in the works. I should have them up sometime in December. Best wishes!

Theresa Fairchild

First of all, you are a life saver. I love your resources, and they have helped my students and me greatly. Another teacher and I would like to know why the answer for the the question listed below is A. With the movement to text dependent questions, C. is the only viable option. Logically, A. makes sense, but we were looking at the question from a text dependent viewpoint. 3. Which best explains why the original castles were first made from earth and timber?

a. It takes a lot more time and energy to build a stone castle.

b. It did not occur to people to build castles out of stone.

c. People did not realize how weak wooden castles would be against fire.

d. Wooden castles were prettier than dirty stone castles.

I think it is fair to require students to draw such an inference.

I believe most state tests will require them to draw similar inferences.

Perhaps the distractor C is unfair as you are suggesting.

When I revisit the content in the next year I will update this question. Thank you for your feedback.

Tina compton

I teach sixth grade. I don’t see where you have a grade or Lexie level for the passages you offer. They look close to what I need, a Lexie around 1,000 or greater. Can you give me an idea about where these passages are level wise? Thank you so very much! It looks like you’ve worked very hard! I appreciate it.

Tina Compton

Lexile is a proprietary term. As an educator you can use their system for free, but as an educational publisher I would need to license it.

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