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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify main idea and supporting details from a short reading selection using a two-column note taking process. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 8th
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Students read a paragraph about the Gold Rush, select the best main idea from three statements, and identify details within the paragraph that support the main idea. Using "Main Idea Gold Rush" software, they complete the computer activity, then create a 3-D diorama of the Gold Rush days. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students identify the main idea of the book, "The Carrot Seed," and "Marsupial Sue." They discuss the main idea of a magazine picture, complete graphic organizers for both books, and create a class slideshow of main ideas of their favorite classroom book. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students observe a picture and discuss its main idea. They describe the size and color of things contained in the picture, the number and shapes of things in the picture, and the location of things in the picture. Looking again at the picture, they take turns telling about the picture describing it to the teacher. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students study test taking strategies for taking multiple choice questions. They examine strategies for identifying the main ideas of a passage by choosing the best title for it. After reading short passages, they chose the best title from a list of four after considering each answer. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students discuss and demonstrate how to identify the main idea and supporting details. They read a short story, decode unfamiliar words, and circle any unknown words. As a class, they identify the main idea and supporting details, and complete a Main Idea Flow Chart worksheet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students read the story passage carefully and find the best title that identifies the main idea in the passage. They then go over the correct answer with the teacher and discuss why it is right and dissecting each sentence to find the main idea for the entire passage. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate the concept of main idea and how it is used in the context of the fiction genre. They extract the main idea and important details from passages and compose a summary based upon the details of the fictional passage. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students identify the main idea and supporting details from a given passage. Students listen to a non-fiction passage and take notes on the characters, setting, mood, plot, and important events. Afterwards, they summarize the information and recall what makes good fiction and non-fiction summaries. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students differentiate between main ideas and supporting details in a video story and a newspaper article. In small groups, they choose four newspaper articles to identify the main ideas and supporting details. Each students reads one article aloud while others in the group make a chart. Full Review »
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