Main Idea Supporting Details Passage Worksheets Mini Lesson 5th and 6th Grade
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Learning Objective
Students will learn to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.
Description
These main idea and supporting details passage worksheets for 5th and 6th grade are based on our "Molly Pitcher" biography song. This resource includes multiple-choice questions, extension activities, and a graphic organizer, making for a great mini lesson.
Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to identify the main idea and supporting details for different sections of the lyrics as detailed below.
The song for this activity is clean and school-appropriate and explores the legend of "Molly Pitcher," also known as Mary Ludwig Hays and her historical impact during the American Revolution.
*Listen to the song with subtitles in the video preview above!*
This resource includes:
- the song lyrics for use as a reading passage
- a multiple-choice, identify the main idea, practice question
- a main idea and supporting details, graphic organizer writing activity with 2 sections
- 4 multiple-choice, identify the main idea questions with the answer key
- a multiple-choice, identify the supporting details question with the answer key
- a "Main Idea on Beast Mode!" challenge activity where students will identify the main idea of the entire song using their main idea and supporting details graphic organizer
- 3 extension activities where students are challenged to:
- create a dance for the song lyrics
- illustrate the lyrics through art
- *This section is included on the graphic organizers.
How to use this resource:
- Read and discuss the "What's the Main Idea?" section of the activity on page 1 with students.
- Have students preview the song lyrics on pages 3 and 4 to understand how the song lyrics are sectioned.
- Play the song and have students follow along with the lyrics.
- Pause the song after Verse 1A is finished
- Complete the practice question on page 1 together as a class for Verse 1A using the graphic organizer on page 2. Ask students for supporting details to complete the graphic organizer. Brainstorm together as a class to summarize the main idea as one sentence based on the chosen supporting details.
- Play the remainder of the song and have students complete the remaining graphic organizer activities. Review student answers as a class when students are finished.
- Have students complete the remaining activities listed above independently. Review as needed or refer students to the instructions on page 1 for help.
- The answer key is located on page 9.
- Have students choose an activity from the "Beast Mode!" activities section when all of the main idea and supporting details activities are complete. Students may work in groups or individually for these activities.
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