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Reading Strategies: Main Idea

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Identify the main idea and the supporting details of a story in a literacy resource from Discovery Education. Complete with procedures, vocabulary, and assessment activities, this is a great way for pupils to practice their outlining skills. A DVD is available from the main site to guide you through each step.

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main ideas, central ideas, supporting details, details, literature, retelling, speaking skills, textual references

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finding the main idea, main idea of a news article, main idea of a news story, expression, literature, retell, supporting details, textual references, key details informational text, connect ideas, Discussion, speaking, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Fine Print: Educational Use

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Main Idea in Informational Text

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Individuals complete a pre-assessment to gauge their ability to determine the main idea and supporting details in nonfiction text. They examine a new piece of nonfiction reading by looking at the table of contents, headings, and index...
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Worksheet

Find the Main Idea: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Readers are asked to use the provided graphic organizer to list the main idea and supporting ideas in a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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CCSS: Designed
Organizer

Main Idea Analyzer

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Show the connection between the main idea and supporting details with a graphic organizer. Pupils fill in the main idea of a text in the circle and the supporting ideas in the boxes connected to the circle.
5th - 10th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Listening for Main Idea and Supporting Details

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Did you hear that? It's the main idea! Teach your class listening and note-taking strategies for determining the main idea by following the steps provided in this plan.
5th - 8th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Worksheet

Find the Main Idea: The Meerkat

K12 Reader
After examining a short article about African meerkats, readers identify the main idea and supporting ideas in the paragraph.
2nd - 3rd English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Organizer

I Can Infer the Main Idea When I Read

Polk Bros Foundation
While reading any text, ask your pupils to keep this graphic organizer on hand. They can note down the main idea and three supporting details during or after reading. The instructions allow for individuals to use words or images to...
3rd - 8th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Worksheet

Paragraphs: Main Idea and Supporting Details

Curated OER
This is a great way to review the concept of main idea and supporting details with younger learners. Learners read two short passages and identify the main idea and supporting details using visual prompts and a graphic organizer.
2nd - 3rd English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

The Best Main Idea

Curated OER
What is the main idea? Interest your young readers with this fun introductory instructional activity! After selecting several items from a paper bag, the teacher leads learners to determine the big idea for those items. This concept is...
K - 4th English Language Arts
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Lesson Plan

Reintroduce: Main Idea

Curated OER
What would a main idea be without important details? Readers use a graphic organizer to record key details from an informational text (a fiction text would also work). Review main idea as a concept before beginning, asking scholars...
K - 3rd English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

Guided Reading: Main Idea

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Readers are presented with a list of three questions and asked to actively listen to a story or article to answer them. They verbally answer the questions to learn the strategy. Next, read a story to them or have them silently read a...
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