Maya’s Garden

This worksheet helps students in Grades 2-4 develop reading comprehension, main idea identification, critical thinking, and detail analysis through a short informational passage about Maya planting a garden. Learners read the text carefully, select the best main idea from multiple choices, and then identify supporting details, strengthening accuracy, inference, and understanding of how texts are organized.

Key Learning Objectives

• Main Idea Identification (Grades 2-4) – Determine the central idea of an informational passage from multiple options.
• Supporting Details Analysis – Recognize and underline details that clearly support the main idea.
• Reading Comprehension Skills – Improve accuracy and understanding through close reading of nonfiction text.
• Critical Thinking & Inference – Evaluate how details contribute to a text’s overall message.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with elementary ELA standards.
• Clear, Structured Tasks – Combines multiple-choice and text-based evidence for balanced practice.
• Flexible Implementation – Suitable for whole-group instruction, small groups, independent work, or homework.
• Supports Diverse Learners – Encourages rereading, discussion, and evidence-based responses.

This printable worksheet supports students as they practice identifying main ideas, analyzing supporting details, and reading informational text with purpose. By connecting specific details back to a central message, learners strengthen comprehension, reasoning, and text analysis skills essential for academic success. Whether used in an elementary classroom or a homeschool setting, this no-prep resource provides focused practice that builds confidence in reading accuracy, inference, and critical thinking.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 2 Reading Comprehension collection.