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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Main Idea and Details 2nd Grade Flashcards

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Flashcards with main idea statements are available on this site. Students will read a series of details. Then students will read the main idea after each set of details.
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Main Idea and Details 2nd Grade Match

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Identifying the main idea is the task for this "Match" game. Students will read a series of details and match the main idea that "matches" the list of supporting details.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Ccisd 4th Grade Main Idea Test

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Reading comprehension terms (nonfiction) are included on this test. This test assesses the following words: topic, main idea, supporting details, summarizing, conclusion, point of view, author's perspective, author's purpose, details,...
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Ccisd 4th Grade Main Idea Match

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Reading comprehension terms (nonfiction) are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: main idea, summarizing, point of view, summarizing, topic, support, conclusion, details, author's purpose,...
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Ccisd 4th Grade Main Idea Flashcards

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Reading strategy terms (nonfiction) are included in this review exercise. Flashcards are provided for the following words: topic, main idea, supporting details, summarizing, conclusion, point of view, author's perspective, author's...
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Graphic
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Analyze Nonfiction: Central Idea [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This graphic organizer will help students analyze nonfiction pieces. Students will use the graphic organizer to guide them as they identify the central idea and supporting details.
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Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Summary, Note Taking, Main Idea & Details

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A to Z Teacher Stuff offers a lesson, submitted by a teacher, using different sized post-it notes to discuss summarizing, note taking, main idea, and details. RI.11-12.2 Central IdeaS/Anal/Summ
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Sl.3.2: Determine the Main Ideas and Supporting Details of a Text

For Students 3rd Standards
Links to 44 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually,...
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Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Activities for Struggling Readers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
How can you help the struggling readers in your classroom? This site offers some insight into activities to help develop your students reading skills.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Where Does Food Go?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the process of food digestion. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Celebrate National Nutrition Month!

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text listing some simple things people can do to help them stay healthy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Is It Time for a New Toothbrush?

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains questions and teacher guides and...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Trouble in the Amazon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the causes and effects of the decreasing rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Explore Our Solar System

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about planets in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Lesson Plan
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Lessons and Activities on Main Ideas for First Grade

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
This site offers links to several lesson plans for teaching main ideas to first and second graders; it also provides and explains some activities for teaching the main idea to first graders.
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: It's All in the Details

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Using this comprehensive lesson plan, students will use a web graphic organizer to learn to record the main idea and details learned from informational text read aloud to them.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Classifying Info [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text and complete a graphic organizer to find the main idea and supporting details. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

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

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text and record the main ideas and supporting details on a graphic organizer. Students then complete the organizer by writing a summary of the text. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Main Idea Mania

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text and record the main ideas and supporting details on one of the graphic organizers provided. Materials are included. [PDF]
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Classic Classifying

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text and write main ideas and supporting details in boxes on a graphic organizer. Materials are included. [PDF]
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Detail Delight [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which learners read a text use a graphic organizer to record the topic and supporting details. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Main Idea [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
A lesson plan in which young scholars read a text and then read it again highlighting the key words and phrases that are important for understanding the text. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Exploration [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text and complete a graphic organizer to identify the main idea and supporting details. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Keys to the Main Idea [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text a complete a graphic organizer to identify the main ideas and supporting details. Materials are included.