Main idea games 3rd

Games and centers to help your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students practice main idea. These low prep 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 to make main idea more engaging for your upper elementary students. #mainidea #reading #thirdgrade

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 […]

Working on main idea isn't just a reading skill, but a very important language skill as well. If you're overwhelmed or unsure about where to start when teaching main idea in your speech classroom, this blog post was written for you! I've also included my free resources to help you save time and teach main idea better!

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

Check out these main idea games if you teach 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade!

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!

This week in reading we learned all about main idea and details. This is such a tricky concept to teach to the younger kiddos so keeping it fun and engaging for them is crucial! We started off getting our chef hats ready and put on so that we could start cooking in our kitchens (aka tables). Once we had our hats all set, I grouped my students in groups of 2. Each group got a recipe card. Their job was to read the recipe card and identify the main idea and details. Once they had their main…

This FREE Main Idea Activity Pack is a great way to help learners work backwards at figuring out the main idea of a text. You might also like our Retelling Bundle – for both fiction and nonfiction! *The free download can be found at the END of this post post. Click on the teal download ... Read More about Main Idea Activity Pack

Get 8 fun reading comprehension games ideas that are sure to grab and keep the attention of your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students! These printable reading comprehension activities for kids include fun worksheets, fluency reading passages, coloring activities, and seasonal and holiday reading games. Perfect for DIY reading centers, fun at home reading lessons, or small group activities

Are you looking for new ways to teach main idea to your upper elementary students? These main idea strategies are a fun way to help students identify the main idea. In this post, I share two main idea activities. Students can play a main idea game show which is a fun whole class game to practice the main idea. Students get to read a comprehension passage and then answer main idea questions. It is a ton of fun and can be played during readers workshop, Daily 5 or as an early finishers…