RI.4.2 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
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."
These worksheets, workbooks, and lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
What's It All About? Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Worksheet
What's It All About? Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Get to the point with this worksheet about the main idea and how supporting details help it make sense.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Nonfiction Main Idea
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Nonfiction Main Idea
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Nonfiction Main Idea.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Glossary: Nonfiction Main Idea
Worksheet
Glossary: Nonfiction Main Idea
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Nonfiction Main Idea.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Shark
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Shark
Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: The Moon
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: The Moon
Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Ada Lovelace Biography
Worksheet
Ada Lovelace Biography
Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Lesson Plans
Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries
Lesson plan
Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries
Students are often taught that written pieces should be long and detailed, but this isn't the case when it comes to summaries. This lesson gives students the chance to practice keeping summaries concise in a fun and engaging way.
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Reading Closely
Lesson plan
Reading Closely
Young readers will love this story-filled reading comprehension lesson. It's packed with engaging exercises designed to help students become better at looking for details and annotating passages of text.
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Reading to Find the Main Idea and Details
Lesson plan
Reading to Find the Main Idea and Details
Informational texts isn't just found in textbooks. In this reading lesson, kids will examine the writing of a middle school student and use it to learn more about main ideas and supporting details.
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Biomes: Comparing and Contrasting
Lesson plan
Biomes: Comparing and Contrasting
This lesson combines an introduction to biomes with some fun Venn diagram exercises. Not only will students learn more about nature, they'll also learn how to make comparisons between different things in nature.
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Día de los Muertos: Traditions in History
Lesson plan
Día de los Muertos: Traditions in History
Sugar skulls and fancy dress aren't all there is to the Day of the Dead. In this lesson students will learn about several societies that celebrate their dead, as well as some of the history behind the traditions of the Día de los Muertos.
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Jazzy Bio Poems
Lesson plan
Jazzy Bio Poems
Integrate reading, writing, and social studies in this lesson about famous jazz musicians! This lesson would fit perfectly in a unit about biographies or Black History Month.
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Workbooks
Gross Symbiosis
Workbook
Gross Symbiosis
Nature documentaries might make the animal world seem graceful, but it's actually pretty gross! Explore all the icky, sticky and smelly things animals do to help each other survive in the wild.
Science
Workbook
Terrestrial Biomes
Workbook
Terrestrial Biomes
A biome is a community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region. In this great introductory overview, we explore the vocabulary, flora, and fauna of the world's biomes: tundra, taiga, grasslands, deciduous forest, chaparral, desert, savanna,
4th Grade
Workbook
Games
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Exercises
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