Main Idea and Details Leveled Activities, Passages, Task Cards and Practice

This differentiated Main Idea and Supporting Details resource is a comprehensive, flexible, and engaging toolkit designed to meet the needs of all learners—from those just beginning to grasp the concept to students ready for more independent application.

✅ What’s Included:

🎯 Anchor Tools

• Main Idea Poster (8.5” x 11”)
• → Use for bulletin boards or to support instruction during mini-lessons and whole group work
• Graphic Organizer
• → Perfect for modeling, scaffolding during guided practice, or allowing independent use with any text (fiction or nonfiction)

📝 Practice Pages

• 14 Differentiated Worksheets
• → Range from guided to independent tasks
• → Great for classwork, homework, or small groups
• → Answer keys included for self-check or easy grading

🃏 Engagement Activities

• 24 Task Cards
• → Use for centers, early finishers, partner practice, or whole class review games like Scoot
• → Can also be projected for warm-ups or exit tickets
• File Folder Game: Main Idea Sorts
• → Contains 18 sorting activities
• → Includes two extension activities with differentiated options
• → Excellent for hands-on learners and reinforcement through sorting

🧠 Skills Covered:

• Identifying main ideas in fiction & nonfiction
• Recognizing supporting details
• Differentiating between central ideas and extra information
• Organizing ideas logically using graphic structure

🏫 How to Use in Your Classroom:

• Small Group RTI (Remediation or Extension)
• Centers / Stations (Task Cards, Folder Sorts)
• Whole Class Mini-Lessons (Poster + Graphic Organizer)
• Morning Work or Fast Finisher Bins
• Homework or Sub Plans