This activity is a great way to introduce the foundation of an informational ECR (writing a well-organized central idea) while learning more about your students at the beginning of the school year. These interactive discussion cards lead students to creating a solid central idea sentence that you may reference later when explicitly teaching how to write a central idea. You can project the slides for a whole group activity or cut the cards apart to use as a hands-on table activity. An Easel Activ