Teaching Main Idea in 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade -Try This Hands-On Activity! - Thrifty in Third Grade
Main Idea and Details can be hard to teach! This activity has students sort sentences and use higher order thinking skills to determine the main idea and key details. There are ways to differentiate for multiple grade levels.
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Top 10 Books for Teaching Main Idea in the Elementary Classroom + Freebie
Make teaching main idea engaging and memorable for your students with these read aloud books! This list of mentor texts is the perfect way to teach main idea in the early elementary classroom. Your kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students will love them! Plus, you probably already have them in your classroom or school library! As a bonus, get FREE main idea bookmarks for a fun interactive activity to include in your lesson. Read more here!
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