1 scoop, 2 scoop.... What's the main idea?
Topic, Main Idea, and Details: Ice Cream Topic, Main Idea, and Details is one comprehension skill that our students sometimes have a hard time with.. When asked for the main idea, they would usually give us a 1-2 details not main ideas. The problem with most main idea resources is that they don’t teach students HOW To find the main idea; instead, the resources simply provide students with practice of a skill that they don’t really understand. And then students practice finding main idea in the wrong way and form misconceptions that can be very difficult to correct. Over the years, we've experimented with a variety of different ways to teach main idea and supporting details to our students. Below are the different strategies that we found most successful and that helped develop a TRUE understanding of main idea in my students. Teaching Main Idea: Start with the Title Teaching kiddos how to use a title to help them figure out the main idea of a reading p...