Main idea second grade

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

This FREE main idea group activity was the perfect launch for our discussion about main idea and details in readers' workshop. Read about this first grade activity and grab the FREEBIE here!

Finding the main idea in a paragraph can be hard for students to understand. I finally know where I should have started when teaching it!

Main idea and details is one of my favorite reading standards! Click to find great activities you can use to practice main idea and supporting details.

Do you use mystery bags to teach your students about main idea and supporting details? If not, you should be! They are such a fun way to teach this skill and kids love the mystery part! Instant engagement!

These worksheets for main idea and supporting details are a great way to build reading comprehension in young students. Grab the free sample.

If you're teaching main idea in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade then you need to try this hands-on sorting activity! 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.

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

I believe that the best way to teach main idea is through modeling think alouds in mentor texts. In this blog, I share tips for choosing.

Comprehension is always a hard skill to teach, especially in first grade. Here are some tips to teaching main idea in your primary classroom.