I worked with some groups from a different class than I normally see and the teacher asked for some support with main idea. The following stations were ones we used for that review.
Read Think Sort
I got this off of another website forever ago. I'm pretty sure it was even before Pinterest. But I really love this sort for students struggling or needing reinforcement with Main Idea. There are 5 sets of cards and each set can be divided into three groups. Then students must come up with a category for each group.
Read Think Sort
I got this off of another website forever ago. I'm pretty sure it was even before Pinterest. But I really love this sort for students struggling or needing reinforcement with Main Idea. There are 5 sets of cards and each set can be divided into three groups. Then students must come up with a category for each group.
Graphic Organizers
We also used these graphic organizers and articles that I got when I bought Hello Literacy's Informational Text bundle. They worked perfectly for Main Idea/Detail review.
We also used these graphic organizers and articles that I got when I bought Hello Literacy's Informational Text bundle. They worked perfectly for Main Idea/Detail review.
Games
I also pulled out a couple of Main Idea games/matches from Lakeshore for two other stations. These were very low level but they worked perfectly for some of the students that I was working with.
I also pulled out a couple of Main Idea games/matches from Lakeshore for two other stations. These were very low level but they worked perfectly for some of the students that I was working with.
Sort
Lastly on this day, I pulled out a Nonfiction Text Features matching game. I try to always tie in Text Features with Main Idea because the features always give us support and clues as to what the Main Idea is going to be. This match is super simple with an example on one card and the name of the feature on another card. There are stickers on the back so students can self-check.
Lastly on this day, I pulled out a Nonfiction Text Features matching game. I try to always tie in Text Features with Main Idea because the features always give us support and clues as to what the Main Idea is going to be. This match is super simple with an example on one card and the name of the feature on another card. There are stickers on the back so students can self-check.