I've been teaching a long time, but one thing that hasn't changed is how difficult it is for my students to find the main idea of a given text. So over the years, I have searched and searched for fun ways to teach main idea and key details. Everything I found was so overused and outdated, so I decided to come up with my own idea. And you can do it too... all you need is a jigsaw puzzle! I'm explaining in detail the 5 steps I use to teach main idea and key details with my students. 1. The Mini-Lesson Using a puzzle, place one piece down at a time asking the students what they see. Continue put ..read more