Main Idea
What is main idea?
What the story is mostly about
What is ong
song ong
How is a pitbull different than a toy poodle?
answers will vary
What are the paragraphs in a poem called?
stanzas
What is non-fiction?
a true story
What helps you find the main idea?
key details
What says /r/
ar
How are a cat and a lion similar?
answers will vary
How are poems and songs similar?
rhythm, rhyming words. beat
What is fiction?
a made up story
Main idea is also known as .....
Central Idea
what does er, ir, ur say?
/er/
How are Mrs. Strickland and her sister alike?
twins
What is something that is usually in a poem?
repetition, rhyming words, alliteration
If an author writes a story to entertain is it usually fiction or non-fiction?
fiction
True or False.
The main idea of a story is always written out in the first sentence.
False.
Spell a trick word of your teacher's choice.
answer will vary
Compare apples to grapes.
Both are fruits.
Finish the rhyme:
Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the ?
clock
A story written about Rosa Parks is fiction or non-fiction?
Non-fiction
What is the main idea.
The beach is a very peaceful place. I love visiting the beach with my family and friends. My favorite thing to do at the beach is lay under a tent in a chair and read a book.
Mrs. Strickland loves the beach.
Spell a trick word of your teacher's choice.
answer will vary
Contrast Granny Smith Apples to Red Delicious Apples.
Granny smith are green and tart (sour) and red delicious are red and bitter.
Finish the nursery rhyme:
Mary had a little lamb. Everywhere that Mary went the ?????
lamb was sure to go
I make up a story about a dog named Perry and the adventures he goes on with his best friend Gina the Giraffe.
Fiction