One big idea, three details
After reading a nonfiction passage, have kids write the main idea in the top box and three supporting details below. Ask: does each detail really support the big idea? That one question teaches more than the boxes themselves.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
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