Central idea

Reading Bundles Comprehension Fluency Phonics & Phonemic Awareness Reading Challenges Reversals Speaking & Listening Vocabulary VIEW ALL CHARTS

Learn how to teach main idea and supporting details in the upper elementary classroom with teacher-tested activities and strategies that...

Here are four steps to teach your middle school students how to find the central idea of informational text. It's a step by step method you can follow to determine the central idea.

The most effective way to promote full mastery of a complex topic is to use the scaffolding provided by the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model.

Central Idea/Supporting Details anchor chart

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

Browse over 170 educational resources created by Read it Write it Learn it in the official Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Teaching Main Idea and Supporting Details - Ashleigh's Education Journey

Teaching kids to identify the central message is not an easy task. Most central messages are implied and it takes some inferencing to piece it together. Once students get it though, it is truly like a lightbulb has turned on and they will start seeing central messages in every story, whether you’re focusing on that […]

Learn how to use main idea task cards for this quick and easy main idea activity. Also includes resources for main idea vs. theme.

The CENTRAL IDEA is “literally” in the center of everything!! It’s the MAIN thing a reader understands after reading the text!!

Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from Teacher Karma. FREE resource for FINDING MAIN IDEA~ Before reading During reading After reading Please click here to get your free main idea resource. Best wishes! You Might Also Like:The Power of Teaching Main IdeaSimple Steps for How to Teach Main IdeaHalloween No Prep Freebie!Main Idea: Easy Way to Teach ... Read More about How to Teach MAIN IDEA

Interactive Anchor Charts- My New Obsession - The Applicious Teacher

Main idea anchor chart

How you can find the main idea before, during, and after reading-- so smart.

How to Identify Central Idea /Main Idea

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.

Theme and Central Idea. Identifying the Main I dea of Literary and Informational T exts. What is Theme?. Theme is the central idea, or insight, about life and human behavior that a story reveals. The theme is what makes a story linger in our hearts and minds long after we have read it.

I took a little "field trip" to my sister's classroom last week. She teaches in San Diego and is the reason I found my way to education. She is a literacy queen and really knows her stuff when it co