Pillars Insight Hunt

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen close reading, informational text comprehension, summarization, and evidence-based thinking through an accessible passage about the Five Pillars of Islam. Students read a short nonfiction text, identify the main idea, and locate three supporting details by underlining and highlighting text evidence, making abstract reading skills concrete and visible. The activity builds both literacy skills and cultural understanding in an age-appropriate, respectful way.

Skills Reinforced

• Main Idea & Details (Grades 4-6) – Identify the central message of an informational passage and distinguish it from supporting facts
• Textual Evidence – Underline and highlight specific details that support the main idea
• Informational Reading – Practice close reading strategies aligned with nonfiction standards
• Cultural Understanding – Learn foundational ideas related to Islamic beliefs and practices

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support upper elementary ELA and social studies standards
• Active Reading Format – Encourages annotation through underlining and highlighting
• Clear Skill Focus – Reinforces essential comprehension and summarization strategies
• Flexible Use – Ideal for classwork, guided reading, assessments, or homeschool instruction
• Low-Prep Printable – Ready to use with minimal preparation

This Pillars Insight Hunt worksheet helps students become stronger readers by practicing how to identify main ideas and support them with clear evidence from the text. By applying close-reading strategies to a passage about the Five Pillars of Islam, learners build comprehension, confidence, and cultural awareness. It’s a simple, no-prep resource for classroom and homeschool settings focused on nonfiction reading skills and global understanding.

This worksheet is part of our Ramadan Worksheets collection.