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"These topple games are a great way to practice reading skills while keeping students engaged in a fun game!"
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Kristi F.
"I love using this activity with EL learners. My students need the opportunity to speak and listen as part of their standards and this activity has them doing it, without even realizing! So fun! "
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Julie S.

Description

Engage your students in practicing MAIN IDEA with this incredible game! Inspired by Hope King's use of Jenga games in the classroom, students will use colored Jenga blocks while practicing their reading skills. Each colored block has six questions. When a student pulls a certain color, they must answer a question that corresponds to the color.

Regular Answer Key Included as well as two score keeping/STEM options.

This is also included in my Reading Games BUNDLE!

**NOTE: You will need a set of colored Jenga style blocks to play this game. You can purchase them on Amazon HERE. (Affiliate Link) You can also paint the edges a set of regular Jenga blocks found at WalMart!

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CLICK HERE to read a blog post about how I use this game in my classroom!

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Main Idea Game

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What others say

"These topple games are a great way to practice reading skills while keeping students engaged in a fun game!"
star
Kristi F.
"I love using this activity with EL learners. My students need the opportunity to speak and listen as part of their standards and this activity has them doing it, without even realizing! So fun! "
star
Julie S.

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Get ready to increase engagement as your students master 14 key reading skills with this deeply discounted bundle of Topple Blocks™ Reading games. These games make the perfect reading activity - they're fun and rigorous!This is a huge bundle of Topple Blocks™ Reading Skills games! Students will use
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Reading, Math, and Language have never been so fun with this set of 47 Topple Blocks games that are the perfect test prep resource. This is a huge bundle of Topple Blocks™ games that are a fun and engaging way to help students master important skills.Inspired by Hope King's use of Jenga games in the
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Description

Engage your students in practicing MAIN IDEA with this incredible game! Inspired by Hope King's use of Jenga games in the classroom, students will use colored Jenga blocks while practicing their reading skills. Each colored block has six questions. When a student pulls a certain color, they must answer a question that corresponds to the color.

Regular Answer Key Included as well as two score keeping/STEM options.

This is also included in my Reading Games BUNDLE!

**NOTE: You will need a set of colored Jenga style blocks to play this game. You can purchase them on Amazon HERE. (Affiliate Link) You can also paint the edges a set of regular Jenga blocks found at WalMart!

MORE Main Idea Resources!

Main Idea Task Cards

Theme Vs. Main Idea

MORE Block Tower Games!

Place Value Game

Inference Game

Restating The Question Game

Factors, Multiples, Prime, and Composites Game

FREE Elapsed Time Challenge Game

CLICK HERE to read a blog post about how I use this game in my classroom!

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

Reviews

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Rated 4.88 out of 5, based on 296 reviews
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Great resource
Rated 5 out of 5
June 9, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Love this resource for reviewing main idea in centers.
Emily Mayo
(TPT Seller)
377 reviews • Alabama
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th
Excellent resource
Rated 5 out of 5
June 3, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Thank you so much for this! My kids loved them during centers.
Erin M.
496 reviews • Tennessee
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Building & Main Idea Fun
Rated 5 out of 5
April 18, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Thanks for creating this resource! I utilized this with my 4th graders in order gamify test prep!
967 reviews • Indiana
Grades taught: 4th
Student populations: Learning difficulties
Easy to prep and fun
Rated 5 out of 5
November 11, 2025
This resource was very engaging and students enjoyed working on it!
Meghan I.
289 reviews • Pennsylvania
Grades taught: 4th
Engaging skill practice
Rated 5 out of 5
July 31, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
These topple games are a great way to practice reading skills while keeping students engaged in a fun game!
Kristi Flynn
(TPT Seller)
414 reviews • Indiana
Grades taught: 3rd
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 5 out of 5
July 28, 2025
This main idea resource really helped my fifth graders understand the concept better. The passages were interesting and kept them engaged. The questions helped them practice finding the main idea and supporting details. My students enjoyed the activities and stayed focused while learning. This main idea resource really helped my fifth graders understand the concept better. The passages were interesting and kept them engaged. The questions helped them practice finding the main idea and supporting details. My students enjoyed the activities and stayed focused while learning. This main idea resource really helped my fifth graders understand the concept better. The passages were interesting and kept them engaged. The questions helped them practice finding the main idea and supporting details. My students enjoyed the activities and stayed focused while learning. This main idea resource really helped my fifth graders understand the concept better. The passages were interesting and kept them engaged. The questions helped them practice finding the main idea and supporting details. My students enjoyed the activities and stayed focused while learning. This main idea resource really helped my fifth graders understand the concept better. The passages were interesting and kept them engaged. My students enjoyed the activities and stayed focused while learning.
Donielle B.
123 reviews
Grades taught: 5th
Rated 5 out of 5
February 27, 2025
I love using this activity with EL learners. My students need the opportunity to speak and listen as part of their standards and this activity has them doing it, without even realizing! So fun!
Julie Serey
(TPT Seller)
250 reviews
Grades taught: 5th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals
Rated 5 out of 5
January 3, 2025
I use this with my 6th grade students on thier choice board activities and it is always a hit.
Kerrilyn M.
201 reviews
Grades taught: 6th

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