Main idea mini lesson

Stuck on ideas for teaching main idea? I've got you covered! Come check out my 5 favorite main idea mini lesson ideas plus a freebie!

Grab these free main idea passages on task cards - perfect for helping children in second, third, and fourth grade master this challenging skill!

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Games and centers to help your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students practice main idea. These games are designed to help your students differentiate between main idea and details, as well as to help them think about how details support the main idea. Includes a matching game, mazes, and a sort for your upper elementary students.

Practice locating the main idea and details by color coding nonfiction reading passages. When students can see the organization of a written paragraph, they can more easily identify the main idea. Check out these main idea worksheets. #4thgradeteacher #5thgradeteacher #mainidea

Discover engaging ways to teach main idea and details with worksheets and anchor charts. Perfect for educators, these resources simplify lesson planning while helping students master key reading skills. Get activity ideas and tips today!

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, […]

How do you feel when you hear the words main idea or main topic? Do you cringe or do you get excited? If I’m being honest, I used to completely tense up when this unit was up next because it’s a HARD concept for students. Not only was it really difficult for students to understand […]

5 Fail-Proof Ways to help you teach students how to identify the main idea & the supporting details of a passage, short story.

This is week 2 of our Animal Groups Science Unit! We are bringing a little science into our literacy block with this main idea game by digging deep into