Central idea graphic organizer

Teaching main idea and details can be a difficult concept for younger students to grasp. Two years ago, I found this great idea of using a puzzle to do so. Basically, you compare the main idea to the "whole picture" of the puzzle and the details to the individual "puzzle pieces." When you put the puzzle pieces (details) together, you create the whole picture (main idea). After using this concrete example of a puzzle to teach main idea and details over the years, I have seen my most…

Identifying the main idea of the story when reading is a difficult soft skill for students to learn at times. Often the main idea can be implied, and providing students with the decoding skills are essential.

Add this 3 page download to your reading and writing centers to reinforce finding the main idea within stories, books and texts. This is a great resource that can be used again and again!

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Graphic Organizers are a great tool in the classroom, but all too often these three mistakes get in the way. (Writing organizers included!)

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Free printable Graphic organizers and graphic organizer templates for kids. Teachers can use our PDF graphic organizing writing template to help students to compare and contrast, outline cause and effect, and create story maps. Our simple graphic organizer printables will help your students organize their writing into beginning-middle-end story sequences, and provide a framework for building opinion, narrative, or informational writing.

Are you looking for a great way to teach your students elements of literature? A story map graphic organizer is a wonderful visual aid that you can use when teaching about story elements with reading and writing.

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