What's the main idea?
Whats the main idea?
Luca’s grandpa lives on a farm. His grandpa has a big garden, and many animals. When Luca was little, he was afraid of the chickens. When he helped his grandpa feed the chickens, the chickens chased him, crying, “Cluck, cluck, cluck!” But his grandpa showed him how to shoo the chickens away with his hand, saying, “Shoo chicks, shoo chicks!” Luca still doesn’t like the chickens much, but he isn’t afraid of them now. He feels very grown up.
Luca was afraid of the chickens on Grandpa's farm/
Main Idea- The desert is hot but many things live there. Name 1 supporting detail.
The desert is hot and dry, but many things live there. There are mice, chipmunks, squirrels, and many other animals. There are also many kinds of plants that grow only in the desert. It doesn’t rain very often in the desert. But when it does rain, many of these plants have colorful flowers.
There are mice, chipmunks, squirrels, and many other animals.
There are also many kinds of plants that grow only in the desert.
It doesn’t rain very often in the desert.
Whats the main idea? The yellow angry bird loved to go fast. He went fast in the park. He went fast on the road. Because he could go fast, the yellow angry bird could beat all the other birds in a race.
The yellow angry bird loved to go fast.
Name one supporting detail about the farm.
There are many jobs to be done on a farm. There are vegetables to be picked and cows to be milked. There are chickens to be fed, and eggs to be gathered. Life on a farm is very different from life in a city.
There are vegetables to be picked and cows to be milked.
There are chickens to be fed, and eggs to be gathered.
Life on a farm is very different from life in a city.
What is the main idea? Alex’s grandpa lives in a big city, on the 18th floor of an apartment building. From his grandpa’s windows, Alex can see the whole city. Alex used to be afraid to look out the windows, because they were up so high. But his grandpa would sit with Luca, and point out all the interesting things in the city. Now Luca likes to look out his grandpa’s windows. He can see the library, and the train station, and the park. He feels very grown up.
From Grandpa's apartment you can see the whole city
What is the main idea? Millie got a pink scooter for her birthday. She rode it up the sidewalk in front of her house. It was hard to pedal, because the sidewalk was uphill all the way. At the top of the hill, Millie turned around and rode back down the sidewalk. Riding back down was easy. It was downhill all the way.
Millie got a scooter for her birthday.
Name one supporting detail from the passage:
Alex likes to play checkers with his grandpa. While they are playing, his grandpa tells stories. When Grandpa was a boy, he lived on a ranch. He rode horses, and herded the cows. He once won a first place medal in a rodeo. Grandpa almost always wins the checker games. But Alex always hears a good story.
When Grandpa was a boy, he lived on a ranch. He rode horses, and herded the cows.
He once won a first place medal in a rodeo.
Grandpa almost always wins the checker games.
What is the main idea? Molly took her new bike out to the sidewalk. Her dad was going to teach her to ride it. He said it was easy, but she wasn’t so sure. He said not to worry, but she wasn’t so sure. She got on the bike, and her dad ran beside her, holding on to keep her steady. The bike wiggled a little, but Molly rode to the end of the block. She put on the brakes and looked around. Her dad was all the up the sidewalk—she had been riding all by herself! After that, Molly never worried about riding a bike. She knew that she could do it.
MOlly learns to ride a bike
Name one supporting detail about Millie's scooter.
Millie got a pink scooter for her birthday. She rode it up the sidewalk in front of her house. It was hard to pedal, because the sidewalk was uphill all the way. At the top of the hill, Millie turned around and rode back down the sidewalk. Riding back down was easy. It was downhill all the way.
It was hard to pedal uphill.
She rode it uphill.
It was easy to ride it downhill.