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Main Ideas and Supporting Details for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades. Informational Texts are fun and engaging with these Main Idea Task Cards that focus on supporting details, paragraph main ideas, and section main ideas. Topics include George Crum, the Michtom toy company, history of Frito-Lays chips, and more.
Great for STAAR prep, small group, warm-ups, daily review, stations, or independent practice, these main idea task cards include:
16 Total Main Idea Task Cards
12 Multiple Choice Task Cards
4 Multiple Choice with Graphic Organizer Task Cards
Answer Keys
Ideas for how to use over 3 days!
Free Resource Link
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Alignment
Common Core Alignment
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA. R.2CCSS RA.R2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
New 2019 TEKS Alignment
TEKS 3.6G, 4.6G, 5.6G: evaluate details read to determine key ideas
TEKS 3.9Di, 4.9Di, 5.9Di: recognize the characteristics and structure of informational text, including central idea with supporting evidence.
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Question Stems
This paragraph is mostly about –
The section titled ___ is mainly about –
What does this paragraph help you understand about ___ ?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What best completes the graphic organizer?
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Description
Main Ideas and Supporting Details for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades. Informational Texts are fun and engaging with these Main Idea Task Cards that focus on supporting details, paragraph main ideas, and section main ideas. Topics include George Crum, the Michtom toy company, history of Frito-Lays chips, and more.
Great for STAAR prep, small group, warm-ups, daily review, stations, or independent practice, these main idea task cards include:
16 Total Main Idea Task Cards
12 Multiple Choice Task Cards
4 Multiple Choice with Graphic Organizer Task Cards
Answer Keys
Ideas for how to use over 3 days!
Free Resource Link
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Alignment
Common Core Alignment
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA. R.2CCSS RA.R2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
New 2019 TEKS Alignment
TEKS 3.6G, 4.6G, 5.6G: evaluate details read to determine key ideas
TEKS 3.9Di, 4.9Di, 5.9Di: recognize the characteristics and structure of informational text, including central idea with supporting evidence.
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Question Stems
This paragraph is mostly about –
The section titled ___ is mainly about –
What does this paragraph help you understand about ___ ?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What best completes the graphic organizer?
****************
More Great Main Idea Task Cards
Main Ideas Task Cards #1 (STAAR Prep)
Main Ideas and Details Lesson Bundle
Drawing Conclusions Task Card Bundle #1
Drawing Conclusions Task Card Bundle #2
____________________________________
Copyright 2018 TeamTom Education, LLC
All Rights Reserved.
Sharing license available for purchase.
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Thanks for the 4-star review! We're happy to hear the Main Idea Task Cards 4 (Informational Texts) was the perfect resource for your 4th grade classroom. We appreciate the feedback!
We're thrilled to hear your students loved using these task cards for main idea review and general concept practice! It's fantastic that they were engaged and that the resource offers such flexibility for both whole-group activities and focused intervention. Thanks so much for sharing your positive experience!






