Spring Reading Passages Main Idea and Supporting Details Activities Central Idea

Did you know that you can make finding the main idea and supporting details easy for your students? They no longer have to struggle or get confused when mastering this skill! These short spring-themed reading passages with graphic organizers make it easy for students to pinpoint the main idea. Supporting details are strategically placed so that students can easily practice identifying those small details that support the main idea. With repeated practice, your students will eventually be able to explain how the details of the passage support the main idea.

These PRINT & DIGITAL spring main idea practice activities include high-interest nonfiction reading passages that will spark the interest of students and encourage active participation and learning. The main idea in these passages may be found anywhere from the first sentence to the fifth sentence of the paragraph.

In this download, you will get:

• 20 Spring-Themed Printable Nonfiction Reading Passages with Graphic Organizers
• Google Slides Digital Version
• TpT Easel Activity Digital Version
• Answer Keys

Engaging and Interesting Topics That Make Learning Fun!

• Spring Fever
• April Showers
• Time to Grow
• Nesting Birds
• Sneezing Season
• Spring Cleaning
• Thundering Clouds
• Seasonal Folklore
• Changing Seasons
• Joking Around
• Creepy Crawlies
• Colorful Beginnings
• Spring Training
• Honoring Mom
• Springtime Babies
• Fascinating Twisters
• Hopping Around
• Celebrating Trees
• Frogspawn
• Spring Has Sprung

A scaffolded approach!

When teaching main idea and supporting details, it’s important to start small and basic. With this resource, you can provide your students with short, easy-to-read paragraphs with an obvious main idea and easy-to-find supporting details to choose from. This strategy helps students get in the habit of focusing on what the text is mostly about. It also allows students to pinpoint key ideas that support and help describe the main idea.

This resource is the fifth in a series of practice packs. The main idea may be found anywhere from the first sentence to the fifth sentence of the paragraph. If you're looking for an easier version with the main idea found in the first sentence, you may want to check out Main Idea & Supporting Details Worksheets and Graphic Organizers Print & Digital. It is the perfect resource for beginners just starting to learn how to find the main idea and supporting details of a non-fiction reading passage.

You can use these main idea practice activities as:

• individual printable worksheets
• a printable practice packet
• digital Google Slides assignments

⭐ The digital version of this resource was created in Google Slides. Each reading passage comes with its own Google link so that you can digitally assign these activities individually to your students.

These activities are perfect for:

• whole group instruction
• morning work
• small groups
• independent desk work
• assessments
• early finishers
• homework
• sub plans, and so much more!

Suggestions for Use:

Depending on how much your students know about finding the main idea will depend on how you use these non-fiction reading passages. Third-grade students may need modeling of the activity before completing one on their own. Fourth-grade students should easily be able to find the main idea and supporting details after a brief introduction. Fifth-grade students could use these passages to review third and fourth-grade skills on finding the main idea and supporting details.

Teachers like you said…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I own several sets of these seasonal main idea resources. They are perfect for practicing main idea and key details with my students. The digital option makes it so easy to assign on Google Classroom. I really like the variety of passages and how the main idea isn't always found in the first sentence of every passage. – Brandy V.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great resource for identifying main idea and supporting details! So many great passages that hold my students' interest. They get the practice that they need and within a time frame that they can view as manageable without giving up. I love all of your themed sets and my students have benefitted from using them this year! Thank you so much! – Karen G.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Passages were short, sweet, and to the point. There was enough information to allow students to easily identify the main ideas and details. I will use this often! – Sarah E.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This resource was a great one to use when reviewing main idea and supporting details during RTI time in class. It was the perfect level for my students who needed extra assistance when reviewing strategies for using main idea. 10/10 recommend! – BriAnne L.

Extension Activity:

RI.4.2 asks students to not only determine the main idea and supporting details but to also summarize the text. Once students have completed the activity, you could have them use their web including the main idea and three supporting details to write a summary of the text.

⭐ Bundle and save for a discount! ⭐

Purchase the Main Idea and Supporting Details Year-Long Bundle to get this pack plus 4 more resources that build on the other. Each packet in the bundle gradually gets harder and scaffolded instruction of main idea takes place.

Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

RI.3.2

RI.4.2

RI.5.2