I love this challenge put together by Sparkling in Second Grade, Peppy Zesty Teacherista, Teach Create Motivate, and Third in Hollywood! It's just the kick in the pants that I needed to get started on my mile-long To-Do list.
I've had my TpT store for about 2.5 years, and I'd like to think my creative juices have improved over that time. The first big product I made was in March of 2013. I was teaching main idea and determining importance in informational texts, and I was having a really hard time finding texts that were concise yet challenging enough for my second grade kiddos.
So Main Idea Mania was born!
Tis product is actually my best seller! The content is great, but the fonts, clip art, and graphics were little to be desired. So I gave it a face lift!
If you already own this, please, please, PLEASE redownload it! The content is maybe 90% the same (I did add a new passage about volcanoes and lava!), but with the addition of all the black & white pages, it went from 129 pages to 160 pages! Here's a peek as to what's inside:
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THIS RESOURCE CONTAINS:
---teaching posters for interesting details, important information, wh-questions, main idea, and supporting details
---5 circle maps and coordinating writing paper for each map
---8 nonfiction, single paragraph passages to practice determining Main Idea and Supporting Details
---4 nonfiction, multi-paragraph passages to provide more of a challenge for higher students
---8 graphic organizers to use with any text
Want a closer look? I put together this FREEBIE for you, my awesome friends!
GUESS WHAT?! It's 20% off in my store through tomorrow (Friday, June 19th)! I also may or may not be having a little giveaway over at my Facebook page as well :)
I hope you all love the new version as much as I do!
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I've had my TpT store for about 2.5 years, and I'd like to think my creative juices have improved over that time. The first big product I made was in March of 2013. I was teaching main idea and determining importance in informational texts, and I was having a really hard time finding texts that were concise yet challenging enough for my second grade kiddos.
So Main Idea Mania was born!
Tis product is actually my best seller! The content is great, but the fonts, clip art, and graphics were little to be desired. So I gave it a face lift!
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| AHHH the old cover BURNS MY EYES!! Haha! |
---teaching posters for interesting details, important information, wh-questions, main idea, and supporting details
---5 circle maps and coordinating writing paper for each map
---8 nonfiction, single paragraph passages to practice determining Main Idea and Supporting Details
---4 nonfiction, multi-paragraph passages to provide more of a challenge for higher students
---8 graphic organizers to use with any text
Want a closer look? I put together this FREEBIE for you, my awesome friends!
GUESS WHAT?! It's 20% off in my store through tomorrow (Friday, June 19th)! I also may or may not be having a little giveaway over at my Facebook page as well :)
I hope you all love the new version as much as I do!
