Today we are going to provide two brand-new strategies for discussing and identifying the main idea. Before we begin, though, let’s get on the same page.
Working on main idea isn't just a reading skill, but a very important language skill as well. If you're overwhelmed or unsure about where to start when teaching main idea in your speech classroom, this blog post was written for you! I've also included my free resources to help you save time and teach main idea better!
This FREE Main Idea Activity Pack is a great way to help learners work backwards at figuring out the main idea of a text. You might also like our Retelling Bundle – for both fiction and nonfiction! *The free download can be found at the END of this post post. Click on the teal download ... Read More about Main Idea Activity Pack
Having trouble finding main idea activities your students can complete successfully on their own? Look no further! Here are 3 main idea games that work perfectly as centers and will give your students critical practice on this tricky skill.
Today we are going to provide two brand-new strategies for discussing and identifying the main idea. Before we begin, though, let’s get on the same page.
Finding the Main Idea can be tricky but this print and digital game gives your students lots of good practice!
This week in reading we learned all about main idea and details. This is such a tricky concept to teach to the younger kiddos so keeping it fun and engaging for them is crucial! We started off getting our chef hats ready and put on so that we could start cooking in our kitchens (aka tables). […]
Having trouble finding main idea activities your students can complete successfully on their own? Look no further! Here are 3 main idea games that work perfectly as centers and will give your students critical practice on this tricky skill.
Having trouble finding main idea activities your students can complete successfully on their own? Look no further! Here are 3 main idea games that work perfectly as centers and will give your students critical practice on this tricky skill.
Having trouble finding main idea activities your students can complete successfully on their own? Look no further! Here are 3 main idea games that work perfectly as centers and will give your students critical practice on this tricky skill.
5 Fail-Proof Ways to help you teach students how to identify the main idea & the supporting details of a passage, short story...
The main idea is defined as the central point or big picture of a story or informational text. The details are those statements that support (go along
Finding the main idea in a piece of text is difficult for students. One great strategy is to ask and answer the 5 W questions.
This main idea and details sentence sort activity is a great way to get students thinking about HOW details support a main idea. Using a main idea and details graphic organizer, students will sort the sentences and they will use higher-order thinking skills as they justify their answer.
Teaching main idea and detail to upper elemetnary students in an engaging and rigorous way! This will keep students learning about main idea all week long!
Today we are going to provide two brand-new strategies for discussing and identifying the main idea. Before we begin, though, let’s get on the same page.
These main idea practice pages are perfect for main idea beginners! Each page includes a short, easy to read passage with 2 questions. The first question asks students to write the main idea. The second questions asks students to color the statement that supports the main idea (supporting detail). There are 3 statements for students to read, only one of which supports the main idea. Check the preview for a closer look! Titles of Passages Include: *My Chores *Sweet Treats *A Rainy Day *Apples *Day at the Zoo *Going for a Run *Circus Fun *Soccer *Animals *Dogs *Our Communities *Birthday Parties *Summer Fun *Homework *Dancing *Horses *Collecting Sea Shells *Christmas Fun *Fish *Biking Tina Thank you!
Click Here To Access It There are many kinds of main idea questions. Knowing how to answer the different types of main idea questions is very helpful. To review main idea, try out my new game. The game cards, game die, and box are all from my new game. Each side of the die has a different type of main idea question. Students get practice answering main idea questions in a variety of ways. Click Here To Access It
This print-and-go reading comprehension worksheet can be used as an anchor chart, individual activity, or as a quick exit ticket. Students write the main idea on the umbrella and supporting details below.
This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!
The main idea is defined as the central point or big picture of a story or informational text. The details are those statements that support (go along
Pinterest This week in my classroom I’m going to be teaching my students to find the main idea and supporting details of a paragraph. I have to say….. this is one of my FAVORITE units! We spend a few weeks on the skill, but we continuously go back to it throughout the year. This year, […]
This can be used as an introductory activity or as a review to identify main idea and supporting details. Students will match supporting detail sentence strips to the corresponding main idea. Students can be put onto teams to be completed as a relay race. If completed in groups, this allows discussion and debate about which supporting details belong with which main idea--truly allowing students to understand the purpose of supporting details. For the complete Main Idea and Supporting Details Mini Lesson Unit, please visit: Main Idea and Supporting Details Unit You can also download a Single Mini Lesson that pairs with this relay race game by clicking here: Single Mini Lesson for Main Idea and Supporting Details
Having trouble finding main idea activities your students can complete successfully on their own? Look no further! Here are 3 main idea games that work perfectly as centers and will give your students critical practice on this tricky skill.
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Are you teaching main idea? Do you find it difficult to teach? I have found that students need a ton of practice when looking for the main idea of a passage or story. I have some resource that are easy to implement and may help. Here is a fun idea to reinforce Main Idea! This pack has 30 short passages that students read and tell what the Main Idea is of the passage and chooses the answer from a multiple choice answers. Students can use this at a reading center or for a 2-4 player game. Players move around the game board while reading a short paragraph and telling the main idea. Use the recording sheet to record answers. All the paragraphs are about the cats going to the beach. Here is a pack of 30 task cards that can be used for main idea, topic sentence, or as an inference lesson. Students read the 4 sentences on each task card. They write the main idea for each task card. This pack has a wide variety of ideas to use for main idea. Here are some resources you may like while teaching main idea: Main Idea Cards Main Idea Game What's the Main Idea? Main Idea, Summary, and Inference Getting the Main Idea Thanks for stopping by today! See you soon,
This is an amazingly fun way to give your students practice with main idea and details!!This match-up game allows you to see if your students can truly analyze supporting details and match them to the correct main ideas!!There are so many ways to differentiate this game for the different needs in yo...
Hello and welcome back to this series of “How to Actually Teach Reading Comprehension.” For more topics such as this one, I’d love for you to sign up for my monthly “How to Actually Teach” newsletters found HERE. Today’s topic is all about teaching Main Idea. This tends to be a very difficult topic for students, …
Pinterest This week in my classroom I’m going to be teaching my students to find the main idea and supporting details of a paragraph. I have to say….. this is one of my FAVORITE units! We spend a few weeks on the skill, but we continuously go back to it throughout the year. This year, […]
These nine main idea strategies will help your students successfully master this important reading skill. The Teacher Next Door shares her favorite main idea strategies for teachers of upper elementary students.
Learning about main idea and supporting details is FUN when you use the ice cream cone analogy! This blog post contains a main idea anchor chart activity and a FREE main idea worksheet. Everything you need for one main idea lesson is available here.
Having trouble finding main idea activities your students can complete successfully on their own? Look no further! Here are 3 main idea games that work perfectly as centers and will give your students critical practice on this tricky skill.
A fun, energetic game for understanding how to categorize words in order to find the main idea or common theme of the words. Great for introducing or practicing main idea. The concept can be used for categorizing just about anything! Included with the download: -Game instructions -Vocabulary Cards -Vcabulary printable list -Scoring rubric!
Main Idea and details review escape room / breakout for 3rd. Love classroom escape rooms or break outs? Escape from the Sea Emojis is everything you need to complete an escape challenge that reviews your main idea, details, and summarizing standards! Skip the multiple choice review problems and do this fun standard review instead! My escape rooms are the most fun way to review standards while encouraging team work, critical thinking, and problem solving! In this classroom escape, students will compete as teams to escape the Sea Emojis! Best yet, it takes only 15-20 minutes to prep and needs no locks or expensive materials. This resource is geared towards 3rd grade. Please see below for a list of the specific standards it covers. Click here to find other grade levels and other 3rd grade topics. This team escape challenge is great for teams of 4-6 students, up to 8 teams. The best thing is, you don't have to prepare envelopes for every single team. This activity was created to be much easier to prep than the traditional class escape challenge. You will use far less paper and far fewer envelopes than other challenges. Supplies Needed: 5 large manila folders (total) 1 letter envelope (total) Copies of this resource Markers, crayons, or colored pencils Scenario: You and your classmates were exploring a tide pool for a science project when a giant wave came from out of nowhere! Before you could do anything, you were swept off to sea. You wake up, not sure where you are. All you know is that you’re still underwater, but you can somehow breathe! In enters King Emoji. You’ve never seen anything like him in real life before! He tells the class that he saved everyone’s lives and you should all be grateful. You ask to go home. King Emojiponders the idea for a while, then says he has enough human scuba gear to only let one team return to the surface. In order to decide who gets to go home, you will compete in a series of challenges. The first team to complete all of the challenges will put on the scuba gear and return home safely. Estimated time for this escape: 60-90 minutes. During this game, they will review: ★ Main Idea ★ Details ★ Recounting (Retelling) ★ Team Building Want a preview of my escape challenges in action in the classroom? Click Here I also provide something very important for a group review game: individual student booklets to keep ALL students accountable. These are called escape logs in the game. I've even provided a way to prevent one student from doing all of the work. Directions and special cards are included in the game to help manage it so that all students are competing equal work and successfully working together! Don't bore your students with worksheets to check for understanding - let them ESCAPE THE SEA EMOJIS! *************************************************************************** ⇒ Coming Soon ⇐ I'll be releasing more topics soon. To be notified when these are released, make sure you are following my store AND SIGN UP FOR UPDATES HERE. *************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page after you log in. Beside each purchase see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and products: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. *****************************************************************************
What is the best way to teach main idea and details in your 1st or 2nd grade classroom? Peruse our collection of engaging ideas!
Ideas and activities for teaching main idea and supporting details that students find fun and actually work! Freebie included!
5 Fail-Proof Ways to help you teach students how to identify the main idea & the supporting details of a passage, short story...
What is the best way to teach main idea and details in your 1st or 2nd grade classroom? Peruse our collection of engaging ideas!
Are your students struggling with theme? No worries - here are 3 games/centers specifically designed to give students the theme practice they need without boring them with long passages.
Topic, Main Idea, and Summary Organizer Help your kids to understand the difference in these confusing Language Terms with this visual and graphic organizer! A FREEBIE by 2livNlearn! Enjoy! If you liked this product, check out these great resources: Sight Word Game Boards BUNDLE Uh-Oh! A Sight Word Game Illustrated Word Wall Cards: All Year Long Bundle Illustrated Classroom Labels: English Illustrated Vocabulary Desk Card Set The Teacher's Toolkit for Newcomer English Language Learners: Bundle!
WHY TEACH STUDENTS TO FIND THE MAIN IDEA? Being able to find the main idea and supporting details of a text is a complex and important nonfiction reading skill for upper elementary students (3rd-5th grade). "Learning
While I am a firm believer in students reading real books that they choose and doing this often, I also love to include reading games and reading centers in
Using online games to practice reading comprehension is fun. Find a variety of games to use for a struggling, average, or advanced reader.
When I attended classes to earn my ESL endorsement, one of the first ELL-friendly strategies I learned was to employ graphic organizers. However, teachers who use graphic organizers with their students will attest to the fact that graphic organizers are beneficial tools to use with ALL students, not just English language learners and students with disabilities. Why are they such powerful tools? Graphic organizers provide visual representations of cognitive processes. These visual cues help students organize concepts in a way that will aid in retention. Students can actually SEE relationships and connections between facts and concepts. Graphic organizers improve comprehension. Students are able to break down bigger concepts into smaller, more understandable chunks of information. Graphic organizers increase student engagement. When filling out a graphic organizer, students are actively participating and contributing to the learning process. Because of these benefits, I like to use graphic organizers and other visual cues often in the upper elementary classroom. When I stop to picture the graphic organizers I use throughout the school year, the first one that comes to mind is my main idea ice cream cone graphic organizer. It immediately brings a smile to my face (I must admit, I DO love ice cream!), and students seem to enjoy it, as well. Using a Main Idea Graphic Organizer Across Subject Areas Before I continue, I want to let you know that I consider this blog post to be Part 2 of my main idea blog post series. If you'd like to read about how I use this graphic organizer to introduce the concept of main idea and supporting details to your students, click HERE to read my original blog post. (It even includes a couple free graphic organizer worksheets with reading passages!) After the ice cream cone graphic organizer has been introduced, you can use it across subject areas by creating an anchor chart. What is the best feature of this anchor chart? It's reusable! As you can see, I use large sticky notes (the ones shown are 8 inches by 6 inches) so that the anchor chart can used again and again! Once you have the anchor chart made, you can easily use it during social studies and science lessons. After reading a section from a textbook, you can have your students help you determine the main idea of that section, along with three important supporting details. This completed anchor chart is the result of reading a section about erosion from a science textbook. This completed anchor chart is the result of reading a section about how political parties were established in America from a 5th grade social studies textbook. As an added bonus, I created a student version of the anchor chart. You can give each student a copy to keep in a folder. Then, when you want students to fill out a graphic organizer with you, simply distribute four standard-sized sticky notes to each student. Now they can complete the graphic organizer with you! After students have had many guided practice opportunities where you fill out the anchor chart together, you may want to instruct students to complete the graphic organizer with a partner, or even independently. As you listen to your students' discussions, or glance at their graphic organizers, you will quickly be able to assess your students' understanding of main idea and supporting details! (Click on the image above to download the printable!) Are you looking for additional upper elementary resources that address the concept of main idea and supporting details in a student-friendly way? Check out my main idea bundles, that build upon the ice cream cone analogy! This bundle is designed for 2nd-3rd grade students! Thanks for stopping by! FREE Newsletter! Blog TpT Store Instagram Facebook Pinterest My YouTube Video
Topic, Main Idea, and Summary Organizer Help your kids to understand the difference in these confusing Language Terms with this visual and graphic organizer! A FREEBIE by 2livNlearn! Enjoy! If you liked this product, check out these great resources: Sight Word Game Boards BUNDLE Uh-Oh! A Sight Word Game Illustrated Word Wall Cards: All Year Long Bundle Illustrated Classroom Labels: English Illustrated Vocabulary Desk Card Set The Teacher's Toolkit for Newcomer English Language Learners: Bundle!
Use this FREEBIE "Under the Sea" puzzle and graphic organizer to introduce or reinforce the concept of determining the main idea and identifying the supporting details! The "Main Idea & Details" graphic organizer can then be used for ANY TEXT as a teaching aid, scaffolding tool, assessment, etc.
