Ask, "How does this make me feel?"
Ask, "What does that make me think of?
100
When trying to find the main idea of a paragraph, you can look for hints in which part of the paragraph?
first and last sentence
100
Write "fox" in the plural form
foxes
100
What is the contraction "isn't"?
is not
100
What is the suffix in "hopeful"?
ful
200
What is being repeated?
I look, look, look for a tree for me.
Big one, small one, skinny one, tall one,
old one, fat one, I choose that one.
Up I go to the tippy tiptop.
Uh-oh!
Oh, no!
Wait a minute. STOP!
I’m mistaken.
This one’s taken.
one
200
How do you find the main idea of a passage?
Look at the main idea of each paragraph and combine ideas
200
Write "daisy" in the plural form
daisies
200
What is the contraction "she'll"?
she will
200
What is the prefix in "preview"?
pre
300
What are the descriptive words?
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
trembling
bow
300
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Those cookies were delicious. The cookies had soft chocolate chips and were still warm. They were baked to a golden brown. The cookies even were served on baby blue colored napkins. The cookies were definitely the best cookies I have had.
the cookies were the best I have had
300
Write "party" in the plural form
parties
300
What is the contraction "haven't"?
have not
300
What is does the prefix deformed mean?
not formed
400
What is being personified?
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
the trees bowing their heads
400
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Melting ice can be really slippery. If you are not wearing the right shoes you can fall. The snow outside can also be dangerous. It is really important to be careful walking outside in cold weather.
It is really important to be careful walking outside in cold weather.
400
Write "elf" in plural form
elves
400
What is contraction "won't"?
will not
400
What does the suffix farmer mean?
a person who farms
500
Why do we break down poem's title, and find descriptive words and repeated phrases?
This helps us better understand the poem.
500
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The winter break was thrilling. My family and I went to the mall and met Santa. I went sledding down a huge hill. We even stayed up until midnight on New Year's Eve.