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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 2nd Grade: Unit 2 Reading: Main Idea: Match

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this interactive learning game, students match terms relating to the main idea with their definitions. These terms include the following: topic, topic sentence, main idea, detail, supporting details, summary, summarize, retell, infer,...
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Super Summary [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text and then complete a graphic organizer to help them write a summary. Materials are included.
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Activity
Education.com

Education.com: Sl.1.4 Worksheets

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to reinforce the common core standard of describing people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Leads in Narrative Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
This lesson explains the purpose of a lead and introduces students to 6 different types of leads they can use in their writing.