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Comprehension Task Cards - Finding The Main Idea

  • Updated

    Updated:  30 May 2023

A set of comprehension task cards to help students find the main idea when reading.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  5 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 5

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teaching resource

Comprehension Task Cards - Finding The Main Idea

  • Updated

    Updated:  30 May 2023

A set of comprehension task cards to help students find the main idea when reading.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  5 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 5

A set of comprehension task cards to help students find the main idea when reading.

Finding the Main Idea Text and Questions

This comprehensive set of task cards has been designed to enhance student’s abilities to identify the main idea and supporting details within a text.

This teaching resource includes:

  • five comprehension task cards; including a text to read and accompanying questions
  • an enrichment task; where students use their creativity to make a product related to each text
  • question worksheets for each text
  • answers for teachers.

With these task cards, teachers can provide their students with targeted practice in a fun and engaging manner. By developing a solid foundation in identifying the main idea and supporting details, students will become more proficient readers, capable of comprehending and analysing a wide range of texts.

Download and Create a Main Idea Activity Box Today

With so many different comprehension strategies for your students to comprehend, keeping a box full of activities specifically looking at each comprehension strategy is a must!

Use the drop-down menu to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slide version of this resource.

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