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The first icon contains multiple activities to help students practice finding text evidence.    The other two icons are links to a story that describes the key details of Animals. In the first story students will be asked to read or listen to the entire book and then choose two birds and write 3 key details about those birds using complete sentences.  The second story students will read or listen to and choose 5 animals and provide 1 key detail for each all in complete sentences.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2

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The first icon in this list is a video that can be shown to students when introducing "Main Idea" it is not a lesson within itself but is a good introduction to the lesson  and very helpful for our students that are kinesthetic learners or visual learners. The other three are lessons on teaching main idea, they make use of anchor charts partner discussion and whole class interaction. The different lessons provide different visuals for students as well as different approaches toward the same concept.
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The following are games and activities that will help students practice their skills with finding the main idea and/or key details of a passage.  The first link is a game that helps students practice  finding the main idea. The Second link contains three separate games 1 - Main idea and details maze. 2 - Matching game. 3 - Main idea and details sort.  The third icon links to task cards that can cover all of the RI and RL common core standards.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
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These graphic organizers will be available to the students when it comes time to write an informative response to a main idea topic.

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Each of the nonfiction books listed in this padlet can be used to enhance the discussion of Key Ideas and Details. The read aloud will be done every day as a whole class activity. Before, during and after the story I can take a formative assessment in the form of a class discussion to cover Main Idea and Key Details.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3

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These winter reading passages for comprehension and fluency will get your students to USE the text and prove their answers! Included in this reading intervention pack for comprehension and fluency are 44 text-based evidence passages. 22 high-interest topics are covered. Each topic includes a nonfiction informational passage AND a related fiction passage so that you can provide paired passages and help students make connections across both genres.

These interactive, hands-on passages provide your students with fluency, comprehension, and written response practice. Students read the passage three times for fluency. They keep track of the amount of times they read the passage (optional). The consistent format of the passages guide your students through the process of looking back into the text to support their comprehension and understanding with text-based evidence. Students will have a blast using their crayons to highlight and look for evidence! Finally, students practice responding to the text through a Read & Response activity. These response questions cover many big comprehension areas such as author's purpose, inference, visualizing, questioning, identifying the main/central idea, making connections, and more!

These passages are great to use in a whole group setting, small group setting, RTI, intervention classrooms, or as center work or independent work within the classroom.

The passages are written within the second grade reading range, making them perfect for first-grade stretch texts or first-grade students reading above grade level, second and third-grade independent reading, below-target third-grade readers, at-risk fourth grade students, intervention students, and small group settings.

This edition contains topics that integrate many science and social studies concepts, saving you time and resources! Practicing fluency and comprehension has never been so fun for students - and easy for educators!

****Download the Preview File for a FREE sample of this pack to use with your students!****

The following topics are covered in this pack. Each topic includes a coordinating fiction passage to pair with the informational passage:

Penguins
Seals
Polar bears
Snow
Winter
Moose
Grizzly Bears
Stars
Moon
Sun
Winter Games
Dental health
Electricity
States of matter
Staying healthy
Groundhog's Day
President's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr.
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Valentine's Day
St. Patrick's Day

I hope you enjoy this learning!
Want more passages?! You can grab enough for the whole year!

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Happy Learning!

Christina DeCarbo-Wagers
Miss DeCarbo, Inc.
Copyright ©2013
All Rights Reserved.

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Discover easy ways to teach main idea and topic with these free resources. Teaching how to find main idea to elementary students has never been so simple and straightforward.

Teaching how to find main idea is one of those skills that teachers are constantly asking me for advice on how to teach.

With the level of text for standardized testing and district assessments becoming more and more difficult... at every grade level... main idea continues to be a struggle for many students.
This blog post will elaborate on some simple strategies and anchor charts that will assist you with teaching your students:

introducing main idea

defining important vocabulary terms

understanding and finding main idea

reinforcing the idea of topic

locating topic

connecting details to the main idea

RTI / reading intervention small groups

This sounds very simplistic, but make sure that your kiddos actually understand the vocabulary and language of main idea.

Many students don't even understand what "main idea" means, so how could they ever find the main idea?

What main idea vocabulary words do my students need to know?

Topic: One or two words about what the whole text is about

Main Idea: The most important point or thought about the topic

Supporting Details: Facts, examples, or details that support and help to describe the main idea

Below is a list of additional words that your students will need to fully comprehend along with the main idea terms.

text features

fiction

nonfiction

text evidence

The Main Idea Vocabulary poster / anchor chart above is a great starting point. Along with displaying it in my classroom, I also print out a copy and have students glue it into their interactive reading notebooks.

Display the main idea vocabulary words on your word wall in your classroom. Along with the regular classroom word wall, I have another special area in my room where I post important vocabulary words that I am currently teaching and that are fairly new or confusing to students. Using a smaller, separate bulletin board, put up the word main idea with all of the other words that are necessary for students to know and understand when learning about main idea.

I have used this exact bulletin board for years, and it has worked perfectly for me. It is the perfect size, sturdy, and can be hung up either horizontally or vertically. Later, after I feel like my students are proficient with finding the main idea, I will typically move those vocabulary words over the the larger word wall. Whatever topic I will be focusing on next will be displayed on the smaller bulletin board.

Your students will benefit from more practice and exposure to these main idea terms. You can even have students create their own vocabulary flashcards by writing the word and definition on index cards. I like to use colored index cards with lines.

How to make vocabulary cards?

1. use lined index cards (neon colors are usually a big hit with the kiddos)

2. each student will need one card for each word

3. students write the vocabulary word on the blank side of the card

4. students write the definition of the word on the lined side

5. you can go a step further and draw a picture that helps to describe the word

If you are introducing main idea, or working with students that are struggling with main idea and comprehension, start with finding the topic of the text. Your RTI students will greatly benefit from starting with topic.

How to locate the topic of a text:

The topic will be only one or two words

It will be the most simple and basic form

Ask yourself, "Who or what is the text about?"

The topic is usually repeated throughout the text

Here are some examples of topic: dogs, skateboard tricks, boats, our classroom, pizza

When you download your main idea freebie, you will find Tips for How to Find Topic poster / anchor chart, is included. I also display this resource and then have students add it to their notebooks to use as a reference tool.

Once your students understand how to find the topic of a text, move on to finding the main idea. The How to Find Main Idea poster / anchor chart above is one of my favorites, and I have just updated all of these main idea resources with new fonts and beautiful clipart. So, even if you have downloaded my free main idea resource in the past, go and get it again.

How do you find main idea?

Here are some very simple steps for how to find the main idea of a text. We will be using the before, during, and after reading strategy for finding the main idea.

Read the title.

What is the text about?

What is the topic?

Look for and carefully read the text features.

Is the text fiction... nonfiction... ????

Look for information, words, and pictures that are repeated throughout the text.

Think about the most important point of the topic.

What details or examples back up and support the main idea?

You can use picture books as a mentor text to reinforce finding main idea and topic.

What picture books to use to teach main idea?

If this freebie is a good fit for your students, please click on the graphics below to check out the main idea resources. I have three new main idea kits in my TpT store, Teacher Karma.

Some links are affiliate links. At no cost to you, I make a small commission on those purchases.

Discover easy ways to teach main idea and topic with these free resources. Teaching how to find main idea to elementary students has never been so simple and straightforward.

Teaching how to find main idea is one of those skills that teachers are constantly asking me for advice on how to teach.

With the level of text for standardized testing and district assessments becoming more and more difficult... at every grade level... main idea continues to be a struggle for many students.
This blog post will elaborate on some simple strategies and anchor charts that will assist you with teaching your students:

introducing main idea

defining important vocabulary terms

understanding and finding main idea

reinforcing the idea of topic

locating topic

connecting details to the main idea

RTI / reading intervention small groups

This sounds very simplistic, but make sure that your kiddos actually understand the vocabulary and language of main idea.

Many students don't even understand what "main idea" means, so how could they ever find the main idea?

What main idea vocabulary words do my students need to know?

Topic: One or two words about what the whole text is about

Main Idea: The most important point or thought about the topic

Supporting Details: Facts, examples, or details that support and help to describe the main idea

Below is a list of additional words that your students will need to fully comprehend along with the main idea terms.

text features

fiction

nonfiction

text evidence

The Main Idea Vocabulary poster / anchor chart above is a great starting point. Along with displaying it in my classroom, I also print out a copy and have students glue it into their interactive reading notebooks.

Display the main idea vocabulary words on your word wall in your classroom. Along with the regular classroom word wall, I have another special area in my room where I post important vocabulary words that I am currently teaching and that are fairly new or confusing to students. Using a smaller, separate bulletin board, put up the word main idea with all of the other words that are necessary for students to know and understand when learning about main idea.

I have used this exact bulletin board for years, and it has worked perfectly for me. It is the perfect size, sturdy, and can be hung up either horizontally or vertically. Later, after I feel like my students are proficient with finding the main idea, I will typically move those vocabulary words over the the larger word wall. Whatever topic I will be focusing on next will be displayed on the smaller bulletin board.

Your students will benefit from more practice and exposure to these main idea terms. You can even have students create their own vocabulary flashcards by writing the word and definition on index cards. I like to use colored index cards with lines.

How to make vocabulary cards?

1. use lined index cards (neon colors are usually a big hit with the kiddos)

2. each student will need one card for each word

3. students write the vocabulary word on the blank side of the card

4. students write the definition of the word on the lined side

5. you can go a step further and draw a picture that helps to describe the word

If you are introducing main idea, or working with students that are struggling with main idea and comprehension, start with finding the topic of the text. Your RTI students will greatly benefit from starting with topic.

How to locate the topic of a text:

The topic will be only one or two words

It will be the most simple and basic form

Ask yourself, "Who or what is the text about?"

The topic is usually repeated throughout the text

Here are some examples of topic: dogs, skateboard tricks, boats, our classroom, pizza

When you download your main idea freebie, you will find Tips for How to Find Topic poster / anchor chart, is included. I also display this resource and then have students add it to their notebooks to use as a reference tool.

Once your students understand how to find the topic of a text, move on to finding the main idea. The How to Find Main Idea poster / anchor chart above is one of my favorites, and I have just updated all of these main idea resources with new fonts and beautiful clipart. So, even if you have downloaded my free main idea resource in the past, go and get it again.

How do you find main idea?

Here are some very simple steps for how to find the main idea of a text. We will be using the before, during, and after reading strategy for finding the main idea.

Read the title.

What is the text about?

What is the topic?

Look for and carefully read the text features.

Is the text fiction... nonfiction... ????

Look for information, words, and pictures that are repeated throughout the text.

Think about the most important point of the topic.

What details or examples back up and support the main idea?

You can use picture books as a mentor text to reinforce finding main idea and topic.

What picture books to use to teach main idea?

If this freebie is a good fit for your students, please click on the graphics below to check out the main idea resources. I have three new main idea kits in my TpT store, Teacher Karma.

Some links are affiliate links. At no cost to you, I make a small commission on those purchases.

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Standards-Based ELA Unit

Working towards a standards-based ELA unit, I completed Standard 1, which is our most basic, essential standard: Ask and Answer Questions.
has always been a really difficult area for my students. It is hard to teach the difference between fluff questions and questions that will really help us understand the text.

Answering Questions has been the easier of the two. However, PROVING where they have found their answer from the text is the hard part. In my CCSS: Ask and Answer pack, I start with three mini lessons that teach the students the difference between questions and sentences, how to ask a logical question, and how to find answers inside of text.

Mini Lesson 1:

Here, we're introducing Ask/Answer. Then reading mentor text. Followed by Turn and Talk partner sharing questions about the text.

Day Two Mini Lesson:

Students will fold text in half, and ask a question about the illustration with a partner. Then, after reading the text, they'll respond to the partner's question.

Mini Lesson 3:

Next, students will look at the title and illustration and write a question about the text. Then read the text, followed with highlighting or color-coding task cards. Finally, they'll answer questions using the text.

Here is what the entire standards-based ELA unit pack will come with:

Lessons and Printables

Reading Passages and Interactive Pieces

Task Cards and Assessment

You can grab the first grade pack or second grade pack.

(Same stories and worksheets- 2nd stories and (some) questions are a little more complex.)

Grabe your Ask and Answer Questions Standards-Based ELA Unit Here:

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Working towards a standards-based ELA unit, I completed Standard 1, which is our most basic, essential standard: Ask and Answer Questions. has always been a really difficult area for my students. It is hard to teach the difference between fluff questions and questions that will really help us understand the text.

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Animals Hibernating: How Animals Survive Extreme Conditions (Animal Behavior)

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ABCya! * Amazing Avian Alphabet - Learn the Alphabet Storybook

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ABCya! * Weird & Watery Alphabet - An Underwater Adventure

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This game helps students to focus on the main idea of a passage.
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I don't know very many teachers who actually LIKE teaching main idea. It's such a difficult, abstract, and BORING concept to teach. It seems like either kids get it or they don't - and more often than not they don't.

Because students are usually confused when finding the main idea and supporting details of a passage, it can be difficult to create main idea centers or games that students can complete independently and at the same time complete successfully.

Below are some (hopefully helpful) ideas to use as main idea games and centers in your classroom. You can create any of these activities on your own, but if you would like to save some time you can purchase these Main Idea Centers Here.

Or, join my membership and have access to ALL of the resources I have created. Find out more here.

Main Idea Center #1: Main Idea and Details Mazes

I've found that students can identify details from a passage fairly easily. However, it is much harder for students to identify which details from a passage support the main idea, and which details DON'T.

These main idea mazes are a fun way for students to practice that skill.

Students are given a main idea. In order to find their way through the maze, the students must shade in the details that support the main idea - and leave the details that DON'T support the main idea blank.

Many of the details I have provided are on topic, but do NOT support the main idea. This forces students to think more critically about what the main idea actually states.

You can download one of these mazes for FREE (as well as plenty of other resources) in my Members Area Here. Just look for the red "Free" underneath the section titled "Main Idea Centers."

Main Idea Center #2: Matching Game

Simpler is always better. That might not be true for everything in life, but it's my motto for games in the classroom.

If I'm wanting students to play a game with a partner with minimal supervision, the game and the rules have to be clear and simple. That's why the matching game (also called Concentration) is a common game in classrooms.

My Main Idea Matching Game requires students to match a main idea with the correct paragraph. Students turn over 2 cards (a paragraph card that's in one color, and a main idea card that's in another color), and try to match them up. Simple yet valuable.

The game I created has several paragraphs on similar topics. This makes the main idea less obvious to students, requiring them to think about the entire paragraph before matching it up with the main idea.

Main Idea Center #3: Main Idea and Details Sort

Another game with clear and simple instructions - students must match up the details with the correct main ideas.

In the game I created, all of the main ideas are on the topic of ears - the parts of an ear, how to protect your ears, etc. Students lay out the main ideas, and then match the 12 details to the correct main ideas.

Because all of the main ideas have the same topic, students have to actually consider why a certain detail supports a certain main idea.

I believe accountability is essential whenever having students work in centers, so when you buy these low prep, already created main idea centers, all of these center ideas also come with a recording sheet to help teachers understand their students' thinking.

Quality centers that really get students thinking critically require a lot of preparation and time. Save yourself that time by buying my Main Idea Centers resource!

Want Some Free, No Prep Main Idea Activities?

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When I attended classes to earn my ESL endorsement, one of the first ELL-friendly strategies I learned was to employ graphic organizers. However, teachers who use graphic organizers with their students will attest to the fact that graphic organizers are beneficial tools to use with ALL students, not just English language learners and students with disabilities.
Why are they such powerful tools?

1. Graphic organizers provide visual representations of cognitive processes.These visual cues help students organize concepts in a way that will aid in retention. Students can actually SEE relationships and connections between facts and concepts.

2. Graphic organizers improve comprehension. Students are able to break down bigger concepts into smaller, more understandable chunks of information.

3. Graphic organizers increase student engagement. When filling out a graphic organizer, students are actively participating and contributing to the learning process.

Because of these benefits, I like to use graphic organizers and other visual cues often in the upper elementary classroom. When I stop to picture the graphic organizers I use throughout the school year, the first one that comes to mind is my main idea ice cream cone graphic organizer. It immediately brings a smile to my face (I must admit, I DO love ice cream!), and students seem to enjoy it, as well.

Using a Main Idea Graphic Organizer Across Subject Areas

Before I continue, I want to let you know that I consider this blog post to be Part 2 of my main idea blog post series. If you'd like to read about how I use this graphic organizer to introduce the concept of main idea and supporting details to your students, click HERE to read my original blog post. (It even includes a couple free graphic organizer worksheets with reading passages!)

After the ice cream cone graphic organizer has been introduced, you can use it across subject areas by creating an anchor chart. What is the best feature of this anchor chart? It's reusable! As you can see, I use large sticky notes (the ones shown are 8 inches by 6 inches) so that the anchor chart can used again and again!

Once you have the anchor chart made, you can easily use it during social studies and science lessons. After reading a section from a textbook, you can have your students help you determine the main idea of that section, along with three important supporting details.

This completed anchor chart is the result of reading a section about erosion from a science textbook.

This completed anchor chart is the result of reading a section about how political parties were established in America from a 5th grade social studies textbook.

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When I attended classes to earn my ESL endorsement, one of the first ELL-friendly strategies I learned was to employ graphic organizers. However, teachers who use graphic organizers with their students will attest to the fact that graphic organizers are beneficial tools to use with ALL students, not just English language learners and students with disabilities.

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Task Cards for Informative and Literature

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*There is now a digital component included in this resource. The comprehension task cards are now created in Google Slides. You can get access to the digital versions on page 5 of the PDF.*
What is in this bundle?
3rd Grade RI Task Cards 3rd Grade RL Task Cards
What are Comprehension Task Cards?

Comprehension Task Cards are the newest resource for my growing ELA line. They are STANDARDS-BASED! Each standard has 5 stories. The 5 stories also have 6 questions for comprehension. They come with recording sheets, as well. The task cards fit 4 to a page, so you can print, cut, and put on a binder ring. They go hand-in-hand with my ELA products that you may already own. I have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade ELA resources for all Reading domains, Reading Foundations domains, and all standards within. These are a great resource to add into your ELA block!

Each standard (17 standards):

-5 texts

-6 questions for each story

-Numbered for easy organization

-Question sheets for assessment

(RI3.9 and RL3.9 are set up a bit differently. There are 2 texts [each 2 pages] and only 4 questions since one of the stories takes up 2 task card slots!)

So.... 5 texts for 17 standards is 85 passages!

Want to check out a sample of these task cards for free? Check them out here.

What standards are covered in this 3rd grade unit?

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2

Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3

Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events

Craft and Structure:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.5

Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.6

Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7

Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.8

(RL.3.8 not applicable to literature)

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9

Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

Craft and Structure:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.4

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.5

Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.6

Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7

Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.8

Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.9

Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

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Practice using supporting details that complement the main idea with this practice page. First, identify the sentences that provide support for the given main idea. Then, write your own supporting details on a topic prompt.

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A pre assessment will be given by individually providing a student with a passage based on the Unit we are studying.  The passage will be different for each student so that they will be able to read at their current reading level.  Students will be asked to communicate with words the main idea of their passage and be asked a series of questions about key details. The information will be recorded as their pre-assessment and will give me an idea of what information would be best for me to concentrate on as I teach the upcoming lessons. The post assessment will be given the exact same way with the same book in order to create a type of control group as assessments take place.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3