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CCSS ELA Standard: 3.SL.2

Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Notice, Wonder: Fountain
Notice, Wonder: Fountain
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Dazzle
Notice, Wonder: Dazzle
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Burton Island
Notice, Wonder: Burton Island
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Tenzing
Notice, Wonder: Tenzing
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Main Idea and Details
Main Idea and Details
Young students can use this big idea organizer to identify the main idea and support it with details.
Gr 1-8
Power can be Visible or Invisible
Power can be Visible or Invisible
What are examples of unseen Power? And can invisible power be more powerful than visible power?
Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
What’s In My Brain: Paperclip vs Straw
What’s In My Brain: Paperclip vs Straw
We’re looking at magnetic vs. non-magnetic materials.
Gr 1-8
What’s In My Brain: Lion vs Bear
What’s In My Brain: Lion vs Bear
We’re looking at carnivores vs omnivores.
Gr 1, 3, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Brooklyn
Notice, Wonder: Brooklyn
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
What’s In My Brain: Spain vs Germany
What’s In My Brain: Spain vs Germany
One column is an example. The other isn’t. Can your students figure out the hidden rule before the reveal?
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
How to Reset Your Brain When You’re Flooded
How to Reset Your Brain When You’re Flooded
Allison Edwards explains how changing your senses can reset your brain.
Gr 1-8
Slow Motion Popcorn
Slow Motion Popcorn
What surprises can you spot when a kernel pops in super slow-mo?
Gr 2-8
Notice, Wonder: Sombrero
Notice, Wonder: Sombrero
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Silver Torch
Notice, Wonder: Silver Torch
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Barringer
Notice, Wonder: Barringer
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
What’s In My Brain!? Walnut vs Clouds
What’s In My Brain!? Walnut vs Clouds
Let’s look at living vs non-living things.
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
Notice, Wonder: Critter
Notice, Wonder: Critter
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: A House
Notice, Wonder: A House
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: SLS Test
Notice, Wonder: SLS Test
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Ramses
Notice, Wonder: Ramses
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Craters
Notice, Wonder: Craters
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Bloom
Notice, Wonder: Bloom
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Notice, Wonder: Skylight
Notice, Wonder: Skylight
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Krzywy Las
Notice, Wonder: Krzywy Las
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Scales
Notice, Wonder: Scales
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Vortices
Notice, Wonder: Vortices
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Notice, Wonder: Swirls
Notice, Wonder: Swirls
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Notice, Wonder: Witch’s Fingers
Notice, Wonder: Witch’s Fingers
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Green Circles
Notice, Wonder: Green Circles
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: An Orange Thing
Notice, Wonder: An Orange Thing
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Thinking With Art: Head Down
Thinking With Art: Head Down
One artist, two paintings. Notice details, compare, synthesize, then find a parallel in another creator’s work.
Gr 1-8
Notice, Wonder: Kuiseb
Notice, Wonder: Kuiseb
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: A Long Line
Notice, Wonder: A Long Line
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice Wonder: Blood Falls
Notice Wonder: Blood Falls
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Forest
Notice, Wonder: Forest
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice Wonder: Electronics
Notice Wonder: Electronics
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice Wonder: Turbine
Notice Wonder: Turbine
Your students will be surprised by the size of this turbine… and by what’s hanging from it!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice Wonder: Z-Machine
Notice Wonder: Z-Machine
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: Climber
Notice, Wonder: Climber
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: The Cliff
Notice, Wonder: The Cliff
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
What’s In My Brain – Independent vs Dependent
What’s In My Brain – Independent vs Dependent
These clauses are sorted into two groups. What’s the rule? No definitions given — just examples.
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Notice, Wonder: Plateau
Notice, Wonder: Plateau
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Notice, Wonder: A Ship
Notice, Wonder: A Ship
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Improving Presentations 4: The Big Day
Improving Presentations 4: The Big Day
How do you mentally (and emotionally) prepare yourself for the big day?
Gr 2-8
Improving Presentations 1: Watching The Greats
Improving Presentations 1: Watching The Greats
Get better at giving presentations by studying the greats!
Gr 2-8
Depth and Complexity: 📈 Trends
Depth and Complexity: 📈 Trends
Has something been changing recently? What might be causing that? What are the effects?
Gr 2-8
Depth and Complexity: 🏛️ Big Idea
Depth and Complexity: 🏛️ Big Idea
Let’s get students thinking big and focusing on more abstract ideas.
Gr 1-8
Depth and Complexity: Patterns
Depth and Complexity: Patterns
Can your students spot anything that repeats? Or that has stopped repeating?
Gr 2-8
Characters’ Talents and Multiple Intelligences
Characters’ Talents and Multiple Intelligences
How do characters from novels line up with Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences?
Gr 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8
Intellectual Intensity
Intellectual Intensity
Do you know someone who becomes a bit overexcited by ideas?
Gr 3-8