NEWLY UPDATED!!! Main Idea and Detail (Fall Edition)

Check out my newly updated Main Idea and Detail unit!! 

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Pumpkin Art!

Our kids don't get a lot of art time because we don't have specials except for once a week and us teachers do art and gym. But this week our 3rd graders were taking the Fall OAA so we decided to keep our homerooms instead of switching into our math groups! My students loved getting the extra time to actually finish their art project. After we were done we wrote stories to describe our pumpkins!! If you are looking for a simple but time consuming art project try this one!! The students get to draw and color three pumpkins and then design faces for them! Here's a picture of the one I created...

Learning our Related Facts!

At my school we are ability grouped so I teach the lowest math group, which I really enjoy! This year I have been trying to use more hands on activities and Amy Lemons from stepintosecondgrade had awesome resources! We have been working with related facts to help with memorizing math facts. This week we made Amy's hot air balloons! If you need supplements to go with your math lessons I highly suggest hers!!

Pouring out the Main Idea and Details....

Last week I introduced Main Idea and Details to my students and it did not go as I expected. They are having a really hard time understanding the concept. I pulled out the Main Idea and Detail cut and paste activity I created on TPT (it is listed on a previous post) and used it as a supplement but I still felt like I wasn't reaching my students so I decided to create my own unit on Main Idea and Detail. I am currently working on it so it is a work in progress. But be looking for it in the next couple of weeks! If you have any suggestions on what to include please post in the comments. I'd love some suggestions!!