Concepts
What is the main idea?
a. the main idea is details that give more information on a topic
b. the main idea is the most important message of the text
b. the main idea is the most important message of the text
Hint: look at the title
A Day at the Carnival.
- Yesterday I had so much fun with my family at the carnival. I went on a bunch of rides. I ate cotton candy and popcorn. We were there from 9am to 4pm. We took a lot of pictures to remember the day.
What's the main idea?
a. She ate cotton candy and popcorn.
b. She spent a day at the carnival.
c. She went on rides with family.
b. She spent a day at the carnival.
I open my window and what do I see? SNOW! I'm from Florida, so seeing snow is a treat. I pull on my coat and boots and run outside. I start making snow angels. My brother comes outside and we have a snowball fight. Our mom then calls us in to get some hot chocolate.
What is a key detail?
a. The narrator has a snowball fight with her brother.
b. The narrator enjoys seeing and playing in the snow.
a. The narrator has a snowball fight with her brother.
The Perfect Ice Cream Sundae
If I could make the most perfect ice cream sundae, I'd start with a fresh, warm waffle bowl. Into that, I'd put in three scoops of ice cream (strawberry, cookie dough, and fudge brownie.) I would either top with marshmallow fluff or caramel, and then sprinkle on some rainbow sprinkles for extra goodness. I would probably eat it in 2 minutes!
The narrator describes her perfect ice cream sundae.
Ava rides her bike to the market to buy ingredients for dinner. Her mom wrote her a list. Ava looks at the list and sees rice, chicken, lemon, broccoli, and olive oil. She parks her bike and walks into the air conditioned supermarket. List in hand, she starts her search for ingredients.
- Ava rides her bike
- Ava's mom wrote her a list
- Ava's list includes rice, lemon, chicken, broccolii, olive oil
What are key details?
a. Key details support the main idea by adding information
b. Key details are the main message
a. Key details support the main idea by adding information
Hint: look at the first sentence.
Under the sea.
There are lots of animals under the sea. There are your typical fish, such as clownfish and pufferfish. Crabs crawl on the sand. Jellyfish float around. Larger animals may pass by and make big waves.
What is the main idea?
a. Many animals live under the sea.
b. Large animals pass by in the ocean.
c. Crabs crawl on the sand.
a. Many animals live under the sea.
"Are you guys home yet?" Garrett texts his friends. Sometimes after school, the boys play Among Us. His friends quickly text back "yes!" and they all load the game. Garrett picks the yellow character then finds out he's the imposter. The game begins.
What is a key detail?
a. Garrett and his friends play Among Us
b. Garrett finds out he's the imposter.
b. Garrett finds out he's the imposter.
Spot walked into his new home. It was his first day there. His new family just adopted him from the shelter. They fell in love with his soft brown fur and big, sweet eyes. The moment they saw him, they knew they had to sign the adoption papers. Spot's tail wagged all the way to his place. He walked in and already saw a bed and toys there waiting for him.
Spot was adopted by a family and has a new home.
It's a busy night at the restaurant. 15 couples and families have been waiting for their food for 30 minutes. Many of the chefs quit the night before. There are only 2 guys running around the kitchen. The waiters run around frantically.
- people wait a long time for their food
- a bunch of chefs had quit last nighht
- only 2 chefs are there
- the waiter run around
What are helpful ways to find main idea?
a. Look at the title and headings
b. Look at the first & last sentences
c. Summarize the passage in your own words
d. Look for words/ideas that repeat
e. ALL OF THE ABOVE
e. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Hint: look for words that repeat.
The Vet.
Every morning, Brooke the veterinary walks into her animal hospital. She treats over 100 animals there, including cats, dogs, bunnies, and the occasional snake. Brooke always wanted to work in a hospital for animals, also known as a veterinarian office. This animal hospital was located in Sarasota.
a. Different animals are treated at the vet.
b. The animal hospital is in Sarasota.
c. Brooke works in an animal hospital.
c. Brooke works in an animal hospital.
It's April, which means it's time for the 5th grade class trip to Epcot. The 5th graders wake up at 5:30am, and get on the bus when it's dark out. The bus is brimming with giggles and music and shouting. When the bus arrives at the park, the kids beeline for the rides. They enter lines for Frozen, Soarin, and Test Track. These are their favorite rides.
What is a key detail?
a. The kids ride Frozen, Soarin, and Test Track
b. The class trip to Epcot
a. The kids ride Frozen, Soarin, and Test Track
People throughout America label things differently.
One day in December in Ms. Hannah's first grade class, the kids learn about different holidays. There are many holidays that they don't know about or don't celebrate. Ms. Hannah has the kids raise their hand as she says holidays, to share if they celebrate it. 13 kids raise their hand for Christmas. 5 kids raise their hand for Hanukkah. 2 kids raise their hand for Kwanzaa. 3 kids raise their hand for Eid.
- Ms. Hannah has kids raise their hands for holidays
- 13 kids celebrate Christmas
- 5 kids celebrate Hanukkah
- 2 kids celebrate Kwanzaa
- 3 kids celebrate Eid
What do we look at to help find the main idea?
a. The title, headings, first and last sentence, ideas that repeat
b. We give up- it's too hard!!!
a. The title, headings, first and last sentence, ideas that repeat
we NEVER GIVE UP :)
Hint: look at the first sentence.
Welcome to School
It's finally the first day of school! Kids wait forever in the car line. Backpacks are overflowing with school supplies. Teachers greet their students with big smiles. There's humidity, but also excitement in the air. After a long summer and virtual classes, the kids are ready to return to learn in person.
a. The car line is backed up.
b. The first day of school is finally here.
c. Kids were in virtual classes last year.
b. The first day of school is finally here.
Annie and her mom go to the mall. Annie needs new clothes for school and a dress for her cousin's wedding.
She quickly finds clothes that fit into her school uniform, but finding a dress is much harder. Annie and her mom go to about 10 stores, and have some cinnamon sugar pretzels in between. Finally, they find a dress.
What is a key detail?
a. Annie needs a dress for her cousin's wedding
b. Annie and her mom go to the mall
*bonus: can you find ANOTHER key detail?
a. Annie needs a dress for her cousin's wedding
It's been forever since the Garcia family went to the movies. They played rock paper scissors and decided on Space Jam. Walking into the theater, the smell of buttery popcorn was overwhelming and definitely missed. Dad and son waited in line for the popcorn while the mom and daughter went to grab their seats.
The Garcia family goes the the movies.
- The kids prepare to learn about main idea and key details
- The kids go to speech 1-2x weekly
- The kids play jeopardy in speech
What else can we do to figure out main idea?
a. Think about ALL of the details in the passage
b. Summarize the passage in our own words
b. Summarize the passage in our own words.
*Think about if you told this story to a friend the next day. You probably wouldn't be able to tell it word for word, but you'd tell them what it's mostly about!
Hint: look for words that repeat.
A Warm Summer Day.
Nick and his friends decide to go to the beach since it's so hot out. At the beach, they set up their towels then run to the ocean. Later on, they play with the football they brought. Everyone else on the beach is enjoying the light breeze. Some people eat bbq, some build sandcastles, and some attempt to surf on the small waves.
a. A beach day
b. People barbecue-ing
c. Sandcastles get ruined.
a. A beach day
What is a key detail?
a. the universe is huge
b. the sun is a star
b. the sun is a star
Mark wakes up on February 14th- Valentine's Day. He groans and slowly gets out of bed. Every year, he despises this day. He isn't a fan of the colors red and pink all over the stores. He gets a stomach ache from the candy in class. And he always prefers other holidays, like the Fourth of July and Christmas.
Mark dislikes valentine's day.
"Here we go again" sighs Marty, the white crayon. Marty is the color white in a 64 pack of crayons. He NEVER gets picked. Kids always love to pick the blue crayons for sky. They use the green crayons for grass. They also always use the yellow crayons for sun. But alas, the kids never need to use the white crayon. Marty continues his stay in his original crayon box.
- the green/blue/yellow crayons are used
- Marty is a white crayon
- Marty is in a pack of 64 crayons
Main idea: Marty is never used