Valentine's Day Reading - Main Idea and Supporting Details - Graphic Organizers

Fun Valentine's Day Activities for ELA! Students often struggle with the CCSS RI 4.2 & RI 3.2 skill of “Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Details” from informational text. Graphic organizers and high-interest short passages are a great way to scaffold this difficult skill. These Valentine's Day-themed passages and illustrated graphic organizers make practicing this skill fun and engaging. There are so many options on how to use this product.

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INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT:

- 5 Fun Valentine's Day-themed short passages

- 5 different graphic organizers that go with the theme of the passages

- Samples / Answer Key

- 2 scaffolding options of passages:

· Option One places the main idea as the first sentence in the passage to help scaffold for struggling students.

· Option Two places the main idea somewhere other than the first sentence to add a little more challenge to students who are mastering this skill.

OPTIONAL WAYS TO USE THE PRODUCT:

- Small group intervention or flex groups

- Whole group instruction

- Homework practice

- Reading centers or Literacy stations

- Morning Work / Bell Work

- Independent Work / Early Finishers Worksheets

- Formative Assessments

- Sub Plans