Gardens in the City

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 practice identifying main ideas, supporting details, informational text structure, and reading comprehension through a passage about urban gardens. By underlining key sentences, restating the main idea, and selecting evidence-based details, learners build strong literacy skills while exploring environmental awareness, community solutions, and food access in cities.

Skills Reinforced

• Main Idea Identification (Grades 4-6)
  Determine the central idea of an informational passage using key sentences.
• Supporting Details Analysis
  Select details that clearly support and explain the main idea.
• Informational Text Comprehension
  Understand how facts, examples, and explanations build meaning.
• Text-to-World Reflection
  Connect urban gardening to real-world issues such as food access and community improvement.

Learning Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with ELA, social studies, and science literacy standards.
• Step-by-Step Structure
  Clear tasks guide students through underlining, summarizing, and evidence selection.
• Flexible Use Options
  Works well for independent practice, small groups, homework, or review lessons.
• Cross-Curricular Relevance
  Integrates reading skills with environmental and civic topics.
• Low-Prep Format
  Easy to print and use in both classroom and homeschool settings.

This printable worksheet strengthens essential skills in identifying main ideas, analyzing supporting details, and reading informational texts with purpose. By exploring urban gardens, students also develop awareness of environmental solutions, community needs, and civic improvement. It’s a practical, engaging resource for building comprehension across subject areas in classroom and homeschool learning.

This worksheet is part of our informational text worksheets collection.