Main Idea 1
Tara wants to be a teacher when she grows up.
She loves school, books and children. She wants to be just like her current teacher Ms. Fuller.
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Margaret wants to be a teacher.
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David picked 42 apples before lunch. He gave 6 apples away to his friends during lunch. After lunch he picked 27 more apples. How many apples does David have now?
42-6+27=63
My sister and I are building a volcano for science class. My sister helps me. She is great! We are even going to make "lava" flow from the volcano.
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My sister and I are making a volcano.
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Yijin and Ian are exploring a cave.
Aiken practiced soccer for 45 minutes. Rowan practiced soccer for 27 minutes. How much longer did Aiken practice than Rowan?
45-27=18 more minutes
Aiken practiced soccer 18 more minutes than Rowan.
There are beautiful roses in Grandma's backyard. The red ones are my favorite. The roses ar very pretty after it rains. The odor of flowers fills the air.
What is the main idea?
Grandma has a beautiful rose garden.
The fair is coming to town! Lili and Maddie are really excited. They have been talking about the fair all day. In fact, in UOI class the teacher asked them to stop talking so much. Lili said that last year she ate too much cotton candy.
What is the main idea?
Lili and Maddie are going to the fair.
Sofia is preparing appetizers. She needs to make 750 mini veggie pizzas. She divided her crew into 3 teams. If the first team made 235, and the second made 275. How many mini veggie pizzas should the third team make?
750-235-275=240
The third team needs to make 240 mini veggie pizzas.
HuangXin and Chika are getting ready for their plane ride. They are taking a trip to see their Uncle Li. They buckle their seatbelts and sit back.
What is the main idea?
HuangXin and Chika take a plane ride.
Everyone knows that horses don't fly. Well, that was what Matteo thought, until one day he saw a horse flying in the sky. That magical horse had a long white mane and dark eyes. Matteo told his dad what he had seen. His dad said, "Matteo you sure do have a wonderful imagination." But Matteo said, "I will never forget the day I saw a horse fly."
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For the main dish, they were asked to cook Veggie burgers. If the third and second team cooked 240 plates of veggie burgers, and the first team cooked 75 plates less than what the second and third team made...How many veggie burgers did they cook altogether?
240-75=165
Then: 240+165=405
They cooked a total of 405 veggie burgers.
Get two pieces of bread, peanut butter and jelly. Put the peanut butter and jelly on the bread. Put the pieces together. Time to eat!
What is the main idea?
How to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Have you ever seen a rainbow after a storm? The colors are amazing. Red, yellow, green, blue and many other colors appear in the sky. When a storm comes and I get scared, I remind myself that after the storm a rainbow may appear. As soon as the rain stops, I run outside and look into the sky.
What is the main idea?
Rainbows come out after it stops raining.
For the second meal, they were asked to make 500 pieces of sushi. If the first team made 189 pieces and the second team made 131 pieces, how many pieces should the third team make?
189+131=320
500-320=180
The third team should make 180 pieces of sushi.