Main Idea Prompt Cards

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Main Idea Prompt Cards: A single A4 page header 'MAIN IDEA PROMPT CARDS' with a 3-by-4 grid of dashed‑border cards to cut out; each card has a coloured circular number (1–12), a bold question (one short sentence), a thin coloured underline, and a small themed icon (book, megaphone, star, speech bubble, Venn diagram, puzzle, lightbulb, key, target, pencil, document, signpost). Text density is low — one question per card in large, readable font.

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This A4 printable contains numbered, colour-coded prompt cards titled 'Main Idea Prompt Cards' — each card shows a single question (e.g. 'What is this text mostly about?', 'What is the most important idea?') with a simple icon and dashed cut lines for easy trimming. Use them as discussion prompts, guided-reading question prompts, or quick checks to support students practising summarising and identifying central ideas in a variety of texts.

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