teaching resource

Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction - Interactive Activity

Updated: 14 Jun 2023

Help your students easily find the main idea and support details in a nonfiction text with this interactive activity.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 1 - 4

Curriculum

VC2E1LY12

Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising and questioning, and draw on learnt vocabulary and growing knowledge of context and text structures to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>identifying information and details from spoken informative texts</li> <li>building topic knowledge and learning new vocabulary before and during reading</li> <li>making predictions from the cover, from illustrations and at points in the text before reading on, and confirming and adjusting understanding after reading</li> <li>drawing inferences and explaining inferences using clues from the text</li> <li>making connections with existing knowledge and personal experiences</li> </ul>
VC2E2LY10

Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, and begin to analyse texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context and text structures to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>listening for specific information and providing key facts or points from an informative or persuasive text</li> <li>listening and responding to detailed instructions</li> <li>integrating information from print, images and prior knowledge to make supportable inferences</li> <li>identifying the main idea of a text • predicting vocabulary that is likely to be in a text, based on the topic and the purpose of the text; for example, predicting that ‘station’ and ‘arrive’ would be in a text recounting a train journey</li> <li>using prior knowledge to make and confirm predictions when reading a text</li> <li>using graphic organisers to represent the connections between characters, order of events or sequence of information</li> </ul>
VC2E3LY10

Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, to analyse texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>making predictions about a text, drawing on knowledge of the topic, subject-specific vocabulary and experience of texts on the same topic</li> <li>identifying important ideas, events or details in texts</li> <li>learning new content from reading and listening, and asking questions to expand understanding</li> <li>comparing and contrasting how different texts present similar ideas or information</li> <li>drawing inferences, using evidence from the text and prior knowledge and experience; for example, making predictions about a character's likely actions or about the content of tabbed pages on a website</li> <li>determining the relevance of a text for a particular task</li> </ul>
VC2E4LY09

Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and begin to evaluate texts to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>making connections between information in print, images and sound</li> <li>reading or listening for key topic-specific vocabulary words to build understanding</li> <li>reading or listening to interpret the main idea and supporting ideas</li> <li>identifying evidence and reasoning used by authors to support points or arguments</li> <li>applying self-monitoring strategies such as re-reading, pausing and questioning, and self-correction strategies such as confirming and cross-checking</li> <li>connecting the use of colours, images, symbols and patterns in texts by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and illustrators</li> <li>evaluating an author’s use of evidence to support arguments</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction - Interactive Activity

Updated: 14 Jun 2023

Help your students easily find the main idea and support details in a nonfiction text with this interactive activity.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 1 - 4

Help your students easily find the main idea and support details in a nonfiction text with this interactive activity.

📗 7 Nonfiction Texts to Find the Main Idea

Are you currently teaching your students about the main idea and supporting details? This interactive main idea activity is the perfect way for your students to show their knowledge and skills in this area when it comes to finding the main idea in a nonfiction text.

The skill of finding the main idea in nonfiction texts is crucial for children’s development and academic success. When children understand the main idea, it serves as an anchor for remembering and retaining the content of the text. By focusing on the central message, children can better recall supporting details and relevant information.

💻 Interactive Activity for English Groups

This interactive activity is the perfect addition to your small group work during rotational work. For each of the 7 nonfiction texts available, students need to identify the main idea plus three bits of supporting detail for each text. To take this further, you can use this text for activities that support students understanding of nonfiction texts.

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Please be sure to open in Edit mode, not Presentation mode. Students drag and drop and use the colour tool to complete each of the activities.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.

Curriculum

VC2E1LY12

Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising and questioning, and draw on learnt vocabulary and growing knowledge of context and text structures to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>identifying information and details from spoken informative texts</li> <li>building topic knowledge and learning new vocabulary before and during reading</li> <li>making predictions from the cover, from illustrations and at points in the text before reading on, and confirming and adjusting understanding after reading</li> <li>drawing inferences and explaining inferences using clues from the text</li> <li>making connections with existing knowledge and personal experiences</li> </ul>
VC2E2LY10

Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, and begin to analyse texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context and text structures to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>listening for specific information and providing key facts or points from an informative or persuasive text</li> <li>listening and responding to detailed instructions</li> <li>integrating information from print, images and prior knowledge to make supportable inferences</li> <li>identifying the main idea of a text • predicting vocabulary that is likely to be in a text, based on the topic and the purpose of the text; for example, predicting that ‘station’ and ‘arrive’ would be in a text recounting a train journey</li> <li>using prior knowledge to make and confirm predictions when reading a text</li> <li>using graphic organisers to represent the connections between characters, order of events or sequence of information</li> </ul>
VC2E3LY10

Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, to analyse texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>making predictions about a text, drawing on knowledge of the topic, subject-specific vocabulary and experience of texts on the same topic</li> <li>identifying important ideas, events or details in texts</li> <li>learning new content from reading and listening, and asking questions to expand understanding</li> <li>comparing and contrasting how different texts present similar ideas or information</li> <li>drawing inferences, using evidence from the text and prior knowledge and experience; for example, making predictions about a character's likely actions or about the content of tabbed pages on a website</li> <li>determining the relevance of a text for a particular task</li> </ul>
VC2E4LY09

Use comprehension strategies, such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and begin to evaluate texts to build literal and inferred meanings <ul> <li>making connections between information in print, images and sound</li> <li>reading or listening for key topic-specific vocabulary words to build understanding</li> <li>reading or listening to interpret the main idea and supporting ideas</li> <li>identifying evidence and reasoning used by authors to support points or arguments</li> <li>applying self-monitoring strategies such as re-reading, pausing and questioning, and self-correction strategies such as confirming and cross-checking</li> <li>connecting the use of colours, images, symbols and patterns in texts by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and illustrators</li> <li>evaluating an author’s use of evidence to support arguments</li> </ul>

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