Main Idea Task Cards Print and Digital for 3rd – 5th Grades

***PLEASE NOTE: This task card set is also included in my Main Idea, Supporting Details, and Summary Units:
Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Summary for Third Grade
Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Summary for 4th and 5th Grades

Why you’ll love this resource:

• 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.
• The digital version has 4 smaller sets of 8 and is self-grading in Google Forms™,
• These make a perfect activity for centers, whole-class, one on one, or for distance learning.
• 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!
• Students view task cards as more of a game, which makes them fun!
• It’s easy to turn the cards into an actual 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!

Looking for more Main Idea passages, task cards, and games? This Main Idea Kit is differentiated for 3rd – 5th!
Main Ideas, Supporting Details and Summary for 4th and 5th Grades

Looking for completely digital Main Idea units for Google Classroom? These have original content and are interactive with moveable pieces:
3rd Grade Digital Reading Unit: Main Idea for Google Slides™
4th Grade Digital Reading Unit: Main Idea for Google Slides™
5th Grade Digital Reading Unit: Main Idea for Google Slides™

Thanks so much!
Jenn

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