Main idea 3rd grade

Finding the main idea in a non-fiction text can be tricky, but I've developed a few tried-and-true ways to make this important skill engaging, FUN and successful! Check out this anchor chart and a few other quick and easy lessons and activities to help students easily identify the main idea in a non-fiction text. #mainidea #languagearts #teachingwithamountainview

If you're teaching main idea in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade then you need to try this hands-on sorting activity! This main idea and details sentence sort activity is a great way to get students thinking about HOW details support a main idea. Using a main idea and details graphic organizer, students will sort the sentences and they will use higher-order thinking skills as they justify their answer.

Grab these free main idea passages on task cards - perfect for helping children in second, third, and fourth grade master this challenging skill!

Teaching your 3rd graders to find the main idea can be tough! In this post, I share 5 engagement tips that make this task much easier & more fun for your elementary students! Along with these tips are NO PREP main idea activities including main idea reading comprehension passages for 3rd grade that are perfect for whole group, guided reading groups, or literacy centers. By using the right tools like main idea & details anchor charts & graphic organizers, your students will master this skill!

These worksheets for main idea and supporting details are a great way to build reading comprehension in young students. Grab the free sample.

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These nine main idea strategies will help your students successfully master this important reading skill. The Teacher Next Door shares her favorite main idea strategies for teachers of upper elementary students.

One thing I have learned is that every reading skill needs to have a super fun and engaging lesson to go with it. If the students are doing something that does not feel like learning AT ALL then they will experience the skill and remember it. You cannot jump into reading and using the skill...