Main+Idea

Main Idea examples:

[|Power Thinking] Power thinking contains instructions and an example of how to create an outline and pull the main ideas and supporting details from a passage or book.

[|Story Pyramid] This story pyramid allows the students to pull out main ideas and describe them, including main charaters and important events.

[|Whole Group Summarizing] This is a whole group activity that allows the class to pull main points from a reading. This is a 3 minute pause, where students think, pose questions, and summarize key ideas.

[|Main Idea list of Activities] This brainpop page lists several activities that can be used to display main ideas of any reading. These can be used for any grade level.