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Activity 66 · Arts & Design

Main-Idea Organizer

Main-Idea Organizer
GradesK–8
STEAM🎨 Arts & Design
Materials Matching idea and detail cards.

What to describe

The Describer organizes a claim and its supporting evidence (science argumentation) so the Builder recreates the same main-idea-and-support structure.

Roles

How a round works

Make it harder or easier

Harder

Describe using only shape, position, and color words — no gestures, no questions.

Easier

Allow yes/no questions and agree on a shared starting shape or anchor point.

Reflect

Skills

Main ideasupporting evidenceorganization

Standards & alignment

TEKS Fine Arts / ELAR TEKS · describing, creating & precise descriptive language (confirm grade code)
NGSS NGSS SEP-8: Obtaining, Evaluating & Communicating Information

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