Main idea key details

Anchor Chart for Teaching Main Idea :) the whole pizza is the main idea and the toppings are the details that support it!

Finding the main idea in a paragraph can be hard for students to understand. I finally know where I should have started when teaching it!

Main Idea Anchor Chart

Anchor charts can be so helpful! In this post, I show you an easy-to-use anchor chart that my upper elementary students & I use to help us decide the main idea of the passage. I walk you through how my 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders & I use this reusable main idea anchor chart to determine key words AND write a main idea statement. I have even included a FREEBIE! Snag the FREE printable mini anchor chart at the bottom of the post! {special education, third, fourth, fifth grade, reading compre

Last week, we spent a lot of time on Main Idea. My class needed some practice with sorting and classifying before I could begin to introduce the main idea. So I began by placing several objects in a b

This week in reading we learned all about main idea and details. This is such a tricky concept to teach to the younger kiddos so keeping it fun and engaging for them is crucial! We started off getting our chef hats ready and put on so that we could start cooking in our kitchens (aka tables). Once we had our hats all set, I grouped my students in groups of 2. Each group got a recipe card. Their job was to read the recipe card and identify the main idea and details. Once they had their main…

• The main idea is the most important idea from a paragraph, passage, or article. • Details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.