Teaching Resource Pack
Comprehension Strategy Teaching Resource Pack - Finding the Main Idea
A comprehensive resource pack helping students to learn how to find the main idea.
Being able to identify the main idea in a text is an important comprehension strategy for students to understand.
This teaching resource pack includes:
- Find the Main Idea Poster
- Finding the Main Idea – Blank Template
- Finding the Main Idea – Worksheets
- Finding the Main Idea – Sorting Worksheet
- Finding The Main Idea – Comprehension Task (Turtles)
- Finding the Main Idea – Comprehension Task (Thunderstorms)
- 120 Comprehension Strategy Question Cards
- Comprehension Task Cards – Finding The Main Idea
National Curriculum Curriculum alignment
- Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Lower
Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Lower covers students in Year 3 and Year 4.
- English
By the beginning of year 3, pupils should be able to read books written at an age-appropriate interest level. They should be able to read them accurately and at a speed that is sufficient for them to focus on understanding what they read rather than ...
- Reading
- Comprehension
- Key Stage 2 (KS2) – Upper
Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Upper covers students in Year 5 and Year 6.
- English
By the beginning of year 5, pupils should be able to read aloud a wider range of poetry and books written at an age-appropriate interest level with accuracy and at a reasonable speaking pace. They should be able to read most words effortlessly and to...
- Reading
- Comprehension

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