How to teach main idea

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!

I believe that the best way to teach main idea is through modeling think alouds in mentor texts. In this blog, I share tips for choosing.

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.

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.

How do you feel when you hear the words main idea or main topic? Do you cringe or do you get excited? If I’m being honest, I used to completely tense up when this unit was up next because it’s a HARD concept for students. Not only was it really difficult for students to understand […]

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

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.

Teaching Main Idea and Supporting Details - Ashleigh's Education Journey

Teaching students how to find the main idea can be hard. Here's what I used to teach my students how to find the main idea.

Working on main idea isn't just a reading skill, but a very important language skill as well. If you're overwhelmed or unsure about where to start when teaching main idea in your speech classroom, this blog post was written for you! I've also included my free resources to help you save time and teach main idea better!