S
Definition: is the special name for a specific person, place, or thing. It always starts with a capital letter.
Proper noun
Definition: pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.
Supporting detail
Definition: where and when the story takes place.
Setting
Definition: s a word you use instead of a noun, so you don’t have to keep repeating the noun. Examples are "he," "she," "it," "they."
Pronoun
Definition: what a story is mostly about. It’s the big point or the most important thing that the author wants to tell us.
Main Idea
What's the past tense verb of take?
Took
What's the past tense verb of run?
Ran
What's the past tense verb of sing?
sang
What's the past tense verb of ask?
Asked
What's the past tense verb of forget?
Forgot
In the sentence "He walked home from school," which word is a pronoun?
He
In the sentence "She had a colorful book.," which word is a adjective?
Colorful
In the sentence "Tommy ran during PE" which word is a verb?
Ran
In the sentence "Grace bought an expensive car," which word is an adjective?
Expensive
In the sentence "We all went to the party," which word is a pronoun?
We
What do we end the sentence with: What is your favorite color___
?
What do we end the sentence with: We went to the zoo and saw lions, tigers, and bears___
.
What do we end the sentence with: Wow, that was an amazing trick__
!
What do we end the sentence with: Is this your pencil___
?
What do we end the sentence with: My favorite color is blue_
.
Read:
Every Saturday, Ellie and her friends go to the sunny park near their homes. They love playing on the swings and sliding down the big yellow slide. Ellie's favorite part is feeding the ducks at the pond. She always brings some bread crumbs from home. After playing all afternoon, they sit under a large oak tree and share stories.
What's the main idea of this story?
a)They like oak trees.
b) Ellie and her friends enjoy going to the park and doing fun activities.
c) Ellie and her friends always ride swings.
b) Ellie and her friends enjoy going to the park and doing fun activities.
Every Saturday, Ellie and her friends go to the sunny park near their homes. They love playing on the swings and sliding down the big yellow slide. Ellie's favorite part is feeding the ducks at the pond. She always brings some bread crumbs from home. After playing all afternoon, they sit under a large oak tree and share stories.
Name the supporting details:
-They love playing on the swings and sliding down the big yellow slide.
-Ellie's favorite part is feeding the ducks at the pond.
-After playing all afternoon, they sit under a large oak tree and share stories.
Passage:
Tommy loves to play outside. Every day after school, he grabs his soccer ball and runs to the park. He spends hours playing soccer with his friends and sometimes, they even have a small tournament.
What's the main idea?
A) Tommy enjoys reading books about sports.
B) Tommy plays soccer every day after school.
C) Tommy likes to play video games with his friends.
D) Tommy goes to the park once a week.
B) Tommy plays soccer every day after school.
Tommy loves to play outside. Every day after school, he grabs his soccer ball and runs to the park. He spends hours playing soccer with his friends and sometimes, they even have a small tournament.
What are the supporting details:
-Tommy loves to play outside
-He spends hours playing soccer with his friend
Sally has a big garden in her backyard. She plants many vegetables like tomatoes, carrots, and cucumbers. Sally waters her garden every morning and pulls out weeds to help the plants grow healthy.
What is the main idea?
C) Sally takes care of her garden.