Most vegetables

are low in fat.

Eating vegetables helps lower

your risk for a heart attack.

Vegetables can be cooked

in the oven.

French fries are made of potatoes,

salt, and a lot of oil.

Covering broccoli in

cheese makes it taste better.

Vegetables come in many shapes and

colors.

Eating green beans can help keep

your bones healthy.

Carrots are orange with a

green top.

You can cut zucchini into noodles and eat it like spaghetti.

Pumpkins are most often seen around Halloween.

Fruits also keep you healthy.

Doctors recommend that you eat

vegetables to stay healthy.

Eating carrots can help keep

your skin healthy.

Spinach, kale, arugula, and

collard greens are all green.

Cauliflower is white.

There are more than

4,000 types of potatoes.

People argue about whether a tomato is a

vegetable or a fruit.

Eating broccoli can help improve your kidney

function.

Celery is very crunchy.

Most people don’t eat

vegetables for breakfast.

Vegetables are usually served at

Thanksgiving.

Some vegetables need to be

stored in the refrigerator.

Eating a lot of vegetables

may prevent cancer.

Vegetables give your body the energy it needs.

Bell peppers are not spicy, despite being

a pepper.

Celery can be eaten raw or

cooked.

Fresh vegetables

taste better than canned vegetables.

Steamed asparagus is

delicious.

Most vegetables are low in calories.

Pizza can be topped with a

variety of vegetables.

Main Idea: Vegetables help keep you healthy.

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Main Idea Maze Shade the Details

Shade in the details that support the main idea below to help the student find his backpack!

© 2016 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved.

1.  Write down one of the details you shaded in. How did you know that this detail supported the main idea?

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2.  Write down one of the details you did NOT shade in. How did you know that this detail did NOT support the main idea?

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3.  Use the main idea given and the details you shaded in to write a short paragraph below.

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Main Idea Maze Student Recording Sheet

Use the main idea and details from the maze you solved to answer the questions below.

Most vegetables

are low in fat.

Eating vegetables helps lower

your risk for a heart attack.

Vegetables can be cooked

in the oven.

French fries are made of potatoes,

salt, and a lot of oil.

Covering broccoli in

cheese makes it taste better.

Vegetables come in many shapes and

colors.

Eating green beans can help keep

your bones healthy.

Carrots are orange with a

green top.

You can cut zucchini into noodles and eat it like spaghetti.

Pumpkins are most often seen around Halloween.

Fruits also keep you healthy.

Doctors recommend that you eat

vegetables to stay healthy.

Eating carrots can help keep

your skin healthy.

Spinach, kale, arugula, and

collard greens are all green.

Cauliflower is white.

There are more than

4,000 types of potatoes.

People argue about whether a tomato is a

vegetable or a fruit.

Eating broccoli can help improve your kidney

function.

Celery is very crunchy.

Most people don’t eat

vegetables for breakfast.

Vegetables are usually served at

Thanksgiving.

Some vegetables need to be

stored in the refrigerator.

Eating a lot of vegetables

may prevent cancer.

Vegetables give your body the energy it needs.

Bell peppers are not spicy, despite being

a pepper.

Celery can be eaten raw or

cooked.

Fresh vegetables

taste better than canned vegetables.

Steamed asparagus is

delicious.

Most vegetables are low in calories.

Pizza can be topped with a

variety of vegetables.

Main Idea: Vegetables help keep you healthy.

© 2016 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved.

Shade in the details that support the main idea below to help the student find his backpack!

Main Idea Maze Answer Key

© 2017 Kalena Baker: Teaching Made Practical. All rights reserved. By copyright law, the download of this product entitles one teacher the use of the

digital and printed files for a single classroom. Files are not to be shared or published (including being displayed on a website) in any way without direct permission from the

author, Kalena Baker.

This is a sample of my Main Idea Bundle.

It includes cut and paste activities, centers, no prep activities, reading passages, and more. The

activities are scaffolded to help your struggling students to understand.

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