Main Idea

Links verified on 11/12/2018

1. Concept Maps - [10 multiple-choice questions] lab activity to map the major and minor details that support the main idea [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
2. Concept Maps - [10 multiple-choice questions] lab activity to use concept maps to recognize how the author uses major and minor details to support the main idea .[This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
3. Creating a Summary from Annotations - a lab activity to complete a summary after reading from annotations made during reading [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
4. Determine the Main Idea - from IXL
5. Determining the Main Idea - a lab activity to identify the main idea in a paragraph by considering the supporting details [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
6. Finding the Main Idea -
7. Finding the Main Idea - strategies to use
8. Identifying Topics and Main Ideas - lab activity checking understanding of general and specific elements as they relate to topic and main idea [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
9. Implied Central Ideas - lab activity to identify the implied central idea of a longer passage [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
10. Implied Main Ideas - lab activity to use supporting details to determine the implied main idea [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
11. Implied Main Ideas in Analogies - lab activity to use details to determine the implied main idea in an analogy [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
12. Main Idea Practice - online stories and quiz for main idea practice - intermediate elementary [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
13. Main Idea Quiz - Find main idea Quia quiz
14. Main Points, Support Points, and Specific Details - lab activity to identify main points and develop support points and specific details [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
15. Main Points, Support Points, and Specific Details - another lab activity to identify main points and develop support points and specific details [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
16. Online Practice Reading Tests- Grades 1-8 -Questions are designed to have students process the information in the passage, analyze it, and organize it for the answer. In this way, these practice questions test students? analytical abilities, not just comprehension. Bubbling format very similar to Standardized testing format.
17. Outlining Main Ideas - a lab activity to outline the main idea and supporting details of a paragraph accurately [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
18. Outlining Major and Minor Details - a lab activity to outline the major and minor details supporting a main idea [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
19. Recognizing Main Ideas - lab activity to practice recognizing the qualities of a main idea in concrete, tangible ways [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
20. Supporting Details - a lab activity to identify the topic, main idea, and supporting major and minor details in a textbook passage [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
21. Supporting Details - another lab activity to identify the details that support the main idea [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
22. Supporting Details and Concept Maps - a lab activity to identify the major and minor details that support the main idea in a college textbook selection [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
23. Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details - determine the topic, main idea, and supporting details when they are listed as general and specific ideas [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]

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