🍔 The Details Come Together to Make a Scrumptious Burger

If you’re teaching your class about the main idea and how bits of detail support the main idea in a piece of text – you’ll want to grab this burger template to help! This is a great visualization to show how the bits of detail come together to create the main idea in a text.

Using the hamburger, students can identify and capture the main idea of a passage, article, or story. The top bun is a concise statement encapsulating the central theme or message. Encouraging students to articulate the main idea in a brief and focused manner helps them develop their summarization skills and grasp the overall significance of the text.

Moving on to the hamburger filling, students can record supporting detail that reinforces and provides evidence of the main idea.

Create a Main Idea Burger Classroom Display

Once your students have created their main idea and supporting detail hamburgers – why not create a classroom display? How cute would it look?

Print the burger pieces on thick colored card to ensure the display’s durability. Not only will this look great in your classroom, but it will also serve as a visual reminder to your students as you progress down this learning path.

Download Now for Burger Fun!

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This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.