There are main idea task cards across multiple genres. Tell students that the other sentences in a paragraph tell more about the main idea. I designed these task cards when my students were having a difficult time distinguishing the difference between main idea and theme. Free inference task cards organized by lexiles and guided. A set of comprehension task cards to help students find the main idea when reading. Explain that very often the main idea is stated in the first sentence of a paragraph. They loved working with this flip flap book on main idea. Jan 26, 2016 do you sometimes feel as though there is not enough time to get everything done. Main idea using informational text the teacher next door. These cards can be used for learning centers, classroom games.
Main idea task cards are a wonderful way for students to. A welldesigned textbook uses a variety of graphical and text features to organize. The task cards can be used with primary source documents, works of. Each task card has a high interest, short informational text passage and asks students to identify the main idea. For each activity, you can try the tutorial, download a set of coding cards, or view the educator guide. This pack of task cards can be used for a variety of resources. Jan 21, 2014 task cards, classroom face lift, and a good book. Use this set of 24 free reading strategy task cards to help your. Mastering main idea using task cards simply skilled in. This set comes with 30 task cards to use at a literacy center or for a 24 player game.
You are not to alter the designs or claim them as your own. I love the fact that task cards target a specific skill. Literacy work stations writing station literacy skills third grade writing 2nd grade reading teaching poetry teaching reading poetry activities poetry lessons. I included 2 different sets to meet the varying needs of your students. Then, have students determine what supporting detail does not support the main idea of a paragraph. Task cards are an ideal tool to use in your whole group lessons, small groups, intervention groups, and centers. The specific levels make it easier to monitor student progress. Students love these task cards as an alternative to sitting down and doing a worksheet. Recording sheets are added to write one or the other. Then, they cut the flaps and wrote the main idea on the inside and one of the supporting details that supports the main idea. All 30 passages are about the cats going to the beach and ocean animals. Lafs question task cards grade 4 walton county school. Main idea details south hackensack school district. Characters who are the main characters in the story.
What is the most important lesson learns in the storypassage. Cards can be laminated so that students can circle the answers on the cards with dry erase markers. Over the past year, a team of teachers at fcrr has been collecting ideas and creating materials for use in kindergarten and. Students practice main idea using a web graphic organizer in a variety of ways. A welldesigned textbook uses a variety of graphical and text features to organize the main ideas, illustrate key concepts, highlight important. One of the things i really like about these main idea task cards is that they have short informational text passages about things that kids enjoy, such as the invention of the potato chip or how the slinky was created by accident. This pack comes with 30 task cards, a game board, a recording sheet, and an answer key. Download this resource as part of a larger resource pack or unit plan. The cards and appropriate questions should be selected based on the area the teacher wishes to target. Students are given supporting details and have to come up with the main idea. Main idea read each paragraph and choose the main idea. Literacy workstation task cards if you would like to see more about the cards check out my recent post here. Add this set of 100 informational text cards to your classroom routine and watch students comprehension abilities skyrocket.
Pdf files third grade paragraph writing worksheets with. The second set has the same stories, but students are asked to identify and write out the main idea on their own. The english language arts common core state standards can be downloaded here. Main idea task cards are a wonderful way for students to practice the skill of. Use the task cards as an independent station activity or with a small group. They also work great during guided reading or math groups. Teaching with task cards teaching ideas and resources. Students can also use the task cards to write a topic sentence. Wish list determining the main idea, task cards and assessment option. So i set out on my search for rachels main idea task cards and of course found the perfect set. This massive main idea task card bundle is a collection of 9 sets of main idea and details task cards. Printable task cards for teaching addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, geometry, and more. There are hundreds of ways these cards can be used, and the possibilities are limited only to your imagination. Determining the main idea, task cards and assessment option.
A supporting detail might be an example such as the color words on the. This is the key point in the paragraph, just as colors is the key word in the example on the chalkboard. Students are given several related words and have to determine which word represents the main idea. Whenever im in search of a specific set of task cards, i head right over to rachel lynettes tpt store because she is the queen of all things task cards. Informational text, the teacher should focus on questions. Use cards 1 to 19 will lower ability middle school students. Tell about the story in one sentence using those words. These cards can be used for learning centers, classroom games, or smart board document cameras. These task cards were for grades 36 so i only used them for my two highest reading groupswhich was perfect because they need a. Each task card has a short passage that students read and answer a multiple choice question about the main idea of the passage. Once upon a time, during a time after all the happilyeverafters, and perhaps even after the everafters after that, all the evil villains of the world were banished from the united kingdom of auradon and imprisoned on the isle of the lost. This english unit addresses the informative text type. Sep 25, 2012 how to use task cards sign up for an account at to access task cards below task cards updated.
A perfect lowprep activity for workshop or centers. Her teacher had even drawn a sad face beside the grade. The second set should be used with students who still need guidance. The first set should be used with students who are ready to generate their own main ideas and. Animate the letters of your name, initials, or favorite word. So i reposted the literacy workstation task cards in the pdf version. I have become obsessed with using task cards in my classroom. The first set should be used with students who are ready to generate their own main ideas and themes. Before having students identify the main idea within text, have students determine the main idea of a group of words. I like the idea of how you are going to give every student a notebook for these activitiesim thinking i want to do the same thing.
For example, if the school improvement plan is targeting an increase in the reporting category of informational text, the teacher should focus on questions from those cards. All 30 passages are about the cats going to the beach and ocean animalsthis pack comes with 30 task cards, a game board, a recording sheet, and an answer key. This set includes 12 paragraphs for students to read and state the main idea, as well as 12 photographs for students to view and identify the main idea. Nonfiction unit grade 4 5 weeks of lessons integrate unit with writing unit and use the nonfiction books for the research paper to address many of these standards. I am adding your creative thinker and early finisher task cards to my wishlist. Reading informational text thank you for downloading my product, close reading i hope you will find it to be a useful tool for reading instruction in your classroom. Analyzing the features of a text theres more to a good book or website than the words.
These main idea worksheets come complete with two pdf files. Main idea what would be another good title for the article. Comprehension task cards finding the main idea teaching. Index these activities were designed as small group activities to provide students with additional opportunities to practice skills that were previously instructed. Sep 7, 2016 pdf files third grade paragraph writing worksheets. Use cards 20 to 36 with proficient or advanced students elementary students.
A challenge card which can be used with any other card in the set is also included to extend the learning. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. Sep 07, 2016 main idea is a difficult concept for students to grasp. I click multiple in my print dialogue box when i am printing which prints 2 pages on one page which makes. Elementary lafs question task cards grade 5 932014 3 office of academics and transformation, department of english language arts, 20142015 lafs. Browse main idea and supporting details task cards resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. These main idea task cards will provide your students or child plenty of practice. Main idea is asked in a variety of ways using graphic organizers, openended questi. The chart below gives information about the levels of the task cards. Main idea and topic sentence task cards teachers takeout. All of the files have some color elements, but print fine in grayscale. I absolutely love them and i think i have purchased every single one of rachel lynettes and teaching with a mountain view. Which statement best describes the lessonmoral of this story. Sometimes parents have a hard time helping their child, but task cards are easy to understand and use.
Choose instruments, add sounds, and press keys to play music. Each reproducible card contains a highinterest minipassage and five key questions to hone mustknow skillsin just 10 minutes a day. However, the main idea can also be given in the middle or at the end of a paragraph. Apr 03, 2017 these main idea task cards will provide your students or child plenty of practice. Try out this sample version of my differentiated inference task cards for free.
Fact or opinion task cards plain local school district. These 8 reading passages are designed for 3rd grade or 4th grade students to read and determine the main idea. Social studies question task cards reading application main idea main idea which statement best expresses the main idea of the article. Its also a part of the main idea task card mega bundle.
Main idea task cards freebie teaching main idea, 3rd grade. Use the main idea task cards to practice identifying the main idea of a resource. Being able to find the main idea is an important comprehension strategy for students to understand. Free leveled main idea task cards click here to access them. The students read the text selection and underlined the main idea on the task card. The practice is leveled so that one set of the reading passages has multiple choice answers, and the other set of task cards are free response students must decide on the main idea indep.
These offbeat, kid friendly topics make kids want to. Give each student a prompt card page 3 then a task card pages 411. Main idea task cards can be used at centers welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Free inference task cards organized by lexiles and guided reading levels do you sometimes feel as though there is not enough time to get everything done. Printable task cards for teachers superteacherworksheets. Directions are included in the file for printing and usage. These free task cards are designed to make differentiation and progress monitoring much easier.
Free reading strategies task cards teachers pay teachers. If a student has difficulty with main idea, i can send home a pack of main idea task cards for extra practice. M ain idea task card bundle 3 addresses key ideas, main messages, and main ideas and details across fiction and informational texts. Find the main idea worksheets and practice questions. Elementary lafs question task cards grade 4 office of academics and transformation, department of english language arts, 20142015 932014 lafs. Lafs question task cards grade 5 walton county school. For use in reinforcing students understanding of the main idea in reading comprehension. Being able to find the main idea is an important reading comprehension strategy for students to understand. Cards provide guided support to help students identify main idea, make inferences, sequence events, compare and contrast, determine. They can be used as a group activity or individually. We highlighted each main idea in the same color and their reasons for why the. Teach the same skill at different levels, monitor progress, and save hours of planning time.
Crosscurricular approaches, grades 712 12 getting ready to read. Students are given the main idea and have to come up with supporting details. Feb 15, 2017 each task card has a short passage that students read and answer a multiple choice question about the main idea of the passage. Phonological awareness and phonics student center activities 2. These free main idea task cards are leveled to make it easier to provide specific data about student progress. Reading for information grades 23 student center activities aligned to the common core state standards go to. These 4 sets of 48 main idea and details task cards are great to use for reinforcing concepts taught, as well as challenging your early finishers.