These Main Idea cards feature short informational text (nonfiction) passages to help your students master this challenging reading strategy. The informational texts cover three interesting topics: artists, fossils, and the three branches of government. There are 12 cards with differentiated and scaffolded questions. The total 28 questions are open-ended and multiple-choice (STAAR). The open-ended questions are more basic facts and details questions. The multiple-choice questions are focused on ideas. Some of the main ideas are stated in the paragraphs, but most of them are inferred from the details. These main idea task cards are great for grades 3-5. Included are: -12 Task Cards -12 Full-page cards for centers are group work. -28 total questions (16 open-ended, 12 multiple-choice) -Answer key for multiple-choice **************************************************** Best for on-level 3rd and 4th graders or for slightly below-level 5th grader. Reading levels 3.6-5.7 Lexile 520L - 830L STAAR Aligned to match question stems and vocabulary. TEKS Fig.19D; 3.13A; 4.11A; 5.11A Common Core Standards addressed in this set: These cards are correlated with the following Common Core Standard for grades 3 and 4: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea _________________________________ Other Great Reading Resources: Summarizing Task Cards Summarizing Lesson Bundle Summarizing Mini-Lesson #1 (PowerPoint, Quiz, and Handouts) Summarizing Mini-Lesson #2 (PowerPoint, Quiz, and Handouts) Cause and Effect Task Cards Main Ideas and Details Lesson Bundle Making Inferences Task Cards _________________________________ Copyright information: Purchasing this product grants permission for use by one teacher in his or her own classroom. If you intend to share with others, please purchase an additional license.

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Here are 24 printable non-fiction main idea task cards! This is a great low-prep game! The first set of main idea and supporting details task cards is easier with multiple choice questions. The second set of passages has the same stories, but students are asked to identify and write out the main idea in short answer form. This provides more of a challenge for fourth grade and above. ✅ Recording sheets for each set and answer keys are provided, so students can check their work. These cards range between 3rd to 5th grade reading levels. TEACHERS ARE SAYING: "EXACTLY What I was looking for!! I wish there were multiple sets of these task cards. I have yet to come upon main idea task cards that are as good as these. Rated 5 out of 5 " - Alexsandra M., Teacher ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❤️ Why you'll love this resource: ❤️ Task cards seem less overwhelming than longer passages for many students. Students get repeated practice in a shorter amount of time. The task cards have a variety of engaging passages your students will enjoy! Task cards seem more like a game, which makes them fun! The task cards give your students concentrated practice with the main idea, so students get multiple opportunities to identify the main idea in one time frame. These make a perfect activity for centers, whole-class, one on one, or for distance learning. Turn the cards into an EASY game or center by adding a tic-tac-toe on a whiteboard or by adding a board game like Sorry, Jenga, Chutes and Ladders, and more! To save colored ink I usually print my task cards, glue them to construction paper, & laminate. It also makes them more durable. Hence, these task cards are black & white. The self checking Google forms version of this resource can be found HERE. > You might also like the links below < Inference Task Cards Main Idea Task Cards Digital Main Idea (Non-Fiction), Reading Comprehension, & Strategy Posters: 3 Resource Bundle Main Idea Reading Passages & Activities Main Idea (Fiction) Main Idea of the Week! > Standards < CC.2.RI.2 - Identify the main topic of specific paragraphs in a text. CC.3.RI.2 - Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. CC.4.RI.2 - Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. CC.5.RI.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). Appropriate for grades: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, **I've used this in 3rd - 5th grade, but my own second grader is advanced, and it would work well for him. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WE STRIVE FOR 5 STARS! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NEED HELP? Before leaving feedback: Visit the FAQs section submit a help ticket ask a question on the Q& A tab ✨ Customer Tips: ✨ Stay updated on discounts, freebies, and product launches by following our store. One purchase grants access for one teacher or homeschool parent; for sharing, kindly purchase an additional license. Only to be printed or placed on password-protected websites like Google Classroom™ or SeeSaw and not made available on public platforms or district servers. Leave feedback on your purchases to earn TPT credits for future savings! Your insights help us tailor our resources to better serve your classroom needs. ✏️ Connect with Peas in a Pod Lessons! ✏️ Don't miss upcoming FREEBIES! Follow Peas in a Pod by clicking on the green star on any of my pages. You'll receive in app notifications when we post new resources! We appreciate all that you do for your students! Melissa (Peas in a Pod) Copyright: Copying any part of this product and placing it on the internet in any form (even personal/class website) is forbidden and is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Peas in a Pod and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Thank you!

I created these task cards to better integrate social studies into the reading block. These task cards have short passages correlated to Florida's third grade social studies standards about government. The topics include: What is Government? Levels of Government Local Government Democracy The Constitution Good Citizenship The questions are based on LAFS.3.RI.1.2 and all deal with main idea and key details. The questions are written in FSA/PARCC style with multi-select and text evidence (hot text) questions. They can be used for test prep or centers.

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Item description Are you teaching or reviewing the parts of the mass? If so, then this set of task cards is perfect for you! There are 3 sets of cards to help learn the parts of the mass. As well as being used as task cards, they can also be used for a game of SCOOT.   Included are: 3 Sets of Task Cards ▷ State 1-4 for which of the 4 main parts of the mass the name belongs ▷ State 1-4 for which of the 4 main parts of the mass the definition belongs ▷ State the name of the part of the mass that the definition belongs 3 Record Sheets 3 Answer Keys for the Record Sheets   This set of task cards does include the breakdown of the Eucharistic Prayer.   NOTE: This is for the Parts of the CATHOLIC Mass. UPDATE: (02/28/2023) “Acclamation” was misspelled on #12 (green border) card. It has been corrected, but this can’t be seen in the thumbnails/preview.  Customer Tips   Be the first to know about my discounts, sales, free resources and new products:    ★ Look for the red “Follow this shop” near the top of any page under the logo in my shop and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about my new products and sales.     If you like what you see here, please follow me at: ❋ The Treasured Schoolhouse  blog  ❋ Facebook page ❋ Instagram ❋ Pinterest ❋      *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *  * ☛ IMPORTANT NOTES ☚   This product is NOT editable and uses standard U.S. spelling, unless otherwise noted. Please take a minute to read the product descriptions and to view the thumbnails and/ore preview that are provided for this product.  If you have any questions or comments or need a custom alteration, leave a message in my Q&A.  For  custom alterations being able to do it will depend on current workload and other factors, but just ask so I can help! All products are for personal or for use in a single classroom ONLY.  If you’re interested in sharing with your team or co-op, please “Buy Licenses to Share” at a discount off the product price. All sales on digital resources are considered final and nonrefundable. Please make sure that you’re viewing with the most current version of Adobe Reader.  The newest version is DC, but X or higher will work.  Also, if you’re trying to open on a Mac, it will not open in “preview” and you will have to view in Adobe Reader   If you don’t have it or need to update, please visit www.Adobe.com to download it for FREE.  If you have any other technical issues after verifying and updating your version of Adobe Reader, please contact  support for further technical assistance, which is what they request be done. *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *    Copyright 2019 by Elaine G of “The Treasured Schoolhouse”. All Rights Reserved.

This Step-by-Step THEME unit is a complete STANDARD-BASED unit with a variety of activities scaffolded to help students learn an effective approach to identify theme and develop deeper understanding for reading comprehension. Through anchor charts, modeling, mentor text, differentiated passages and interactive pages, practice, task cards, and graphic organizers, students will have a thorough understanding of how to identify theme. It now comes in PDF, POWERPOINT, AND GOOGLE. See description below!

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This resource includes everything you need to teach students to correctly use frequently confused words (there, their, they're). Everything you need is here! These materials will allow you to explicitly teach, reinforce, and assess the correct use of frequently confused words. What’s Included: •PowerPoint Lesson (Monday) •Practice Printable (Tuesday) •30 Task Cards (Wednesday) •Sketch Notes (Thursday) •Assessment (Friday) •BONUS: Interactive Notebook Activity Download the preview for a detailed overview of the resource.   NOTE: This resource was written based on fourth-grade content standards. However, none of the student materials are labeled with a grade level. This will allow teachers to use this resource across grade levels.

Hello friends! A little over a year ago, I blogged about how I used decoding strategies to begin guided reading. I've loved using the task cards and hearing how they have worked for other teachers! So I decided to create similar task cards for comprehension. It's been a long process, but I'm so excited that they are finally finished! It is so important to explicitly teacher our readers to use strategies. This helps readers to be purposeful and effectively make sense of what they are reading. My favorite way to start off guided reading, is by choosing a strategy to focus on. The strategy that you choose may depend on the text you are reading. Or you might focus on a skill you know your guided reading group needs. You can also follow your curriculum and teach the strategy according to it. For example, if you notice your students are struggling with making predictions, you may want to focus on curious cat. Or if you are reading a book during guided reading that includes some unfamiliar vocabulary words and requires students to use context clues, you may want to use repair bear. Either way, you can't go wrong! We typically spend about 5-8 minutes working on the strategies before we begin reading. The time you spend working on them may depend on your group's grade level and how long they can focus. Please note, this blog post may contain affiliate links. That means I can receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you, if you purchase from one of the items linked. Affiliate links allow me to keep blogging and providing resources! You can read more about this at the end of my post. Before you start using your strategies, you need to get the cards organized! I store my cards in the Recollections Color Photo & Craft Keeper! Click the photo to grab the storage container! If you don't want to purchase the craft keeper, you can always hole punch them and store them on rings! Another way to organize the cards if you don't want to use the craft keeper! Before my students start reading, I show them the strategy we are focusing on as an "I can" statement" I explain to them what they will do and how to use the strategy. I attached this to the bottom of the lid of my craft box. Once I have chosen my strategy, I pass out the task cards to students! A Little About Each Strategy... You may wondering how each strategy works. Check out each strategy below or check out the video to see them in action! I apologize in advance for the terrible quality of the video...😱 Inferring Iguana: Make Inferences Students use the Inferring Iguana strategy to make inferences while they read. I've included two levels: "Inferences With Pictures" and "Inferences With Riddles." To use the picture cards, read or have students read the question on each card. Students will use the picture clues on each card to practice making an inference. These cards are recommended if students are just starting out with inferences. To use the riddle cards, read or have students read the riddles. Students will solve each riddle. Optional: print and laminate the picture choices. You can glue them on the back of the cards or students can match them. Curious Cat: Make Predictions Students use Curious Cat to make predications. I've included two levels titled: "Predict a Book By Its Cover" and "What Will Happen Next?" To use the first level, Predict a Book By Its Cover, read or have students read the book title. Students will look at the pictures. Students will practice making a predication based on the title and picture. Encourage students to give more detail than just the title. The next level, What Will Happen Next?, includes a short passage. Students will read or listen to the beginning of the passage and will predict what will happen next. Digger the Dog: Find the Main Idea With Digger the Dog, students will "dig" through the details to find the main idea. Two levels are included: "Details With Pictures" and "Details in Sentences." To use details with pictures, Read or have students read the main idea at the top of each card. Students will use a dry erase marker to circle the details that support the main idea. Once students have mastered details with pictures, you may want to move to details in sentences. To use these cards, Read the sentences or have students read sentences on each card. Students will use a dry erase marker to circle the main idea. Spinner the Spider: Make Connections Students will use Spinner the Spider to make connections while reading. Included are two levels: "Make a Connection" (with pictures) and "What Kind of Connection?" To use the first level, make a connection, students will look at the picture and make a connection. As students begin using this strategy, you may need to encourage them to give more detail. I tried to include pictures that students can easily make a connection to. To use the next level "What kind of connection?" students will read or listen to a short story. Then, they will choose which kind of connection they can make, text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world. Encourage students to tell more, if needed Repair Bear: Monitor and Fix-Up With the next strategy, Repair Bear, students will use it to monitor and fix-up their understanding as they read. The goal of this strategy is to get students thinking as they read. So often students are so busy decoding or reading words that they don't stop and think about what they actually are reading. There are two levels to using this strategy: "Choose the Correct Word" and "Context Clues." For choose the correct word, you will read or or have students read the sentences and two word choices. Students will use a dry erase marker to circle the word that makes sense. To use context clues, you can read or have students read the cards. Students will use the context clues to determine the given word’s meaning. Picturing Penguin: Visualize Next up is Picturing Penguin! This strategy gets students visualizing as they read. When using the visualization strategy, students "make a movie in their mind" and picture what they are reading. By using this strategy, students can better remember what they have read. Two levels are included, "Draw what you read" and "Choose the picture to match the sentence" For "Draw what you read", read or have students read the story on each card. Students can use the paper provided, scrap paper, or a dry erase board to draw what they visualized. Paper Included Next, for "Choose the picture" read or have students read the sentence(s) on each card. Students will use a dry erase marker to circle the picture that matches the sentence. They will need to pay attention to the details in each sentence to choose the correct one! Questioning Owl: Ask and Answer Questions Get students asking questions and looking for answers as they read with Questioning Owl! First, for "Ask Questions", read or have students read the book title, beginning of story, to the middle of the story, or entire story. All four are included! Students will ask a question. Encourage students’ questions to be something they want to know more about or something that can help them learn more about the story. With the next set of cards, "Find the Answer" read or have students read the question in the thought bubble. Then, read or have students read the title and short story. Students will answer the question. They can underline the answer in the story using a dry erase marker! I love these double sided markers for highlighting! Grab them here! Jabber the Reteller: Retell the Story Finally, we have Jabber the Reteller! Jabber the Reteller gets kids retelling and identifying the important story elements needed in a good retell! First, with the cards, "Identify Story Elements," read or have students read the story. Read the question at the bottom of the card. Students can use a dry erase marker to find the answer. Each question asks students to find a story element (character, setting, problem, solution, beginning, middle, end.) Once students can find important story elements, you can move to retelling! Read or have students read the story. Students will retell the story. Several options for retelling cards are included after the story cards. Students can tap each dot as they retell. You can put some Play-Doh on each dot. Students can squish each Play-Doh dot as they retell. Kids love this!! Play-Doh makes this one more fun! When you finish reading, you can have students fill out an exit ticket so they can reflect on the comprehension strategies they used. Just color in any startegies used. Quick and easy! I hope this was helpful! If you'd like to get these cards you can purchase them at my shop by clicking here! What strategies do you use in your classroom? Leave me a comment below! Happy Teaching! **** Want to come back to this blog post? Pin the image below! Like this post? Check out my blog post on decoding strategies! Glitter and Glue 4 K-2 is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com GRAB SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS FOR THE TASK CARDS: Love these markers for underlining information! Organize your cards! Fun and bright Play-Doh for the retelling cards!

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This product includes 2 sets of 24 main idea task cards. These sets are identical passages but the answer choices vary. Set 1 has the main idea explicitly stated, while set 2 has the student infer the main idea. Otherwise the 24 passages are exactly the same. These are ideal for: Language Arts stations grades 1-3 Special Education instruction Small group practice Daily warm-up/practice Partner work Check out my other Language Arts task cards here: Make a List Creative Writing

Main Idea Task Cards. Use these task cards to get kids practicing how to find the main idea and supporting details. Check out the full version: Main Idea Bundle Other Main Idea products: Main Idea Task Cards (70+) Main Idea Posters Main Idea Task Workbook Main Idea Graphic Organizers *** For problems and questions, contact me at [email protected]