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Main Idea Pinboard

Students read a short article or fable, write the main idea or central message on a card, then pin the exact sentences that prove it; a meter shows how many key details the card covers and flags pins that only repeat the idea.

Play style: Explorer
Module: Main Idea with Text Evidence: Find the central message or main ideas, summarize, and quote the text that proves them
Grade: Grades 3-5 · English Language Arts
Standards: RL.3.1 RI.3.1 RL.3.2 RI.4.2 RI.4.8 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 W.5.9
Collection: Evidence

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