Main Idea 1
Bill was going to his family’s
cabin in the mountains. As soon
as the school year let out, Bill
and his family would pack up
their car and head to their
cabin. Their cabin took four and
a half hours to drive to and
was on a road that had many
twists and turns. Once they
reached the cabin, Bill would
always climb into a huge tree
and look at the stunning view.
This story talks about Bill and his family trip to the mountains.
Tim had just gained 10,000 Tik
Tok followers overnight. Tim
posted a video that went viral
and received over 300,000 views
in 12 hours. In the video, Tim
explained how to train your dog
to sit, stay and lay down within
ten minutes. Many people who
watched the video commented
that his tricks worked perfectly.
Tim gained 10,000 TikTok followers after posting a viral video
Winston blew out the candles on
his birthday cake. It took
Winston two tries because there
were 12 candles that he had to
blow out. On the first try he was
able to extinguish nine candles.
Then, on the second try, he blew
out the other three. While he
was blowing out the last three
candles, Winston made a wish
that he would get a new phone
for one of his birthday presents.
Winston blew out the 12 candles on his birthday cake in two tries
James was sweeping the leaves
off of his front porch. It was
Fall and over the past two
days, a lot of leaves had fallen
from the trees. James saw that
his front porch was covered in
leaves and knew that he had to
remove them. He made a pile of
all the leaves and gathered
them into a garbage bag.
James is cleaning up the leaves that have fallen on his front porch during Fall
What Disney movie teaches you about different emotions?
Inside Out and Inside Out 2
Ellie was in Paris, staying with
her father. Ellie’s parents were
no longer married, and her
father had moved to France two
years ago. During the summer,
Ellie would take a flight and
spend two months with her
father. Ellie loved going to Paris
because she could see the Eiffel
Tower and eat croissants every
day. Ellie was always a little
sad when she had to return
home and start school.
Ellie spends her summers in Paris with her father, who lives there after their parents' divorce
Penny watched Tik Tok as soon
as she woke up every day.
When Penny’s alarm went off,
she would grab her phone and
open the app. She would spend
about 15 minutes watching Tik
Tok before her mother told her
to get out of bed. After Penny
finished getting ready and ate
breakfast, she would spend more
time on Tik Tok.
Penny spends a lot of time on TikTok every morning
Mr. Kirkpatrick was at a bakery
trying to pick out a cake for his
daughter’s birthday. Mr.
Kirkpatrick’s daughter wanted a
cake with an elephant surrounded
by palm trees and flowers. The
bakery wasn’t sure if they could
make the cake for him, but said
they could transfer an image from
a printer onto the cake. Mr.
Kirkpatrick said that would be
great and paid for his daughter’s
birthday cake.
Mr. Kirkpatrick is at a bakery trying to order a special cake for his daughter's birthday
Ellory hated cleaning her room.
As part of Ellory’s weekly
chores, her mother made her
clean her room to earn her
allowance. Ellory’s room was a
mess. She had clothes all over
the floor, her bed was unmade,
and there were plates and cups
everywhere. Ellory knew that
she would have to spend at
least two hours making it tidy.
Ellory dislikes cleaning her room
What is this "?" - and when do you use it
This is a questions mark and you use it when you ask someone a question
Alex loved visiting Disney World
every year. Every October Alex
would fly to Florida and spend
four days visiting the different
Disney World parks. During his
visit, Alex would try to go on as
many rides as he could and try
all the different food items
available. Alex’s favorite ride
was Splash Mountain.
Alex enjoys visiting Disney World every year in October
Dana watched a video that
scared her. In the Tik Tok, a
young woman was sitting in her
kitchen about to eat lunch when
the fork she had in her hand
flew across the kitchen and got
stuck in the wall. Dana felt a
chill go down her spine, because
she was watching the video in
her kitchen, eating her lunch,
and also had a fork in her
hand.
Dana was scared by a TikTok video in which a fork mysteriously flew across the kitchen
Gregory and his friends were at
a waterpark celebrating his
birthday. Gregory was delighted
that the day had turned out so
wonderful. It was warm and
sunny and the waterpark wasn’t
that busy. Gregory and his
friends were able to go on all
the rides pretty quickly. Gregory
was also able to get one of the
best shady resting spots when
they wanted to relax.
Gregory is having a great time celebrating his birthday at a waterpark
Mrs. Hawke reached into the
sink and cut her finger on
something sharp. She had a
little cut on her ring finger
that started to bleed. She
emptied the water in the sink
and saw a broken glass. She
carefully picked up the glass,
and threw it away.
Mrs. Hawke accidentally cut her finger on a broken glass while reaching into the sink
This is a period. You use it when you write/say a declarative statement
Rania was looking out the
airplane window, and smiled at
what she saw below. She and
her family were about to land
in Hawaii. It was Rania’s first
time going to Hawaii. Rania was
excited to spend a week on the
island and swim in the ocean.
Rania had prepared by taking
swimming lessons over the past
few months.
Rania is excited about her first trip to Hawaii
Steven had never done anything
like this before. Steven had just
seen a Tik Tok that told him
and his classmates to make a
poster and bring it to school on
Friday. Most of the students in
his school had agreed to make a
poster. When Steven showed up
to school on Friday, he saw
hundreds of posters that all
said, “No homework over winter
break!”
Steven participated in a TikTok challenge where students were asked to make posters advocating for "No homework over winter break
Fiona tore open her present and
smiled when she saw what was in
the package. She had begged her
parents to get her a nail salon
set for her birthday. Fiona had
recently got into nail art and
wanted to learn how to do
designs on her nails. The set her
parents bought her was one the
best and included many different
polishes, stamps, stickers and
glitter.
Fiona is excited to receive a nail salon set for her birthday
Jason sprayed off the last of
the soap from his Jeep. He had
just bought the vehicle last
month. Jason was proud of
himself because he had spent
the last two years saving up for
his Jeep. Jason made sure to
wash his Jeep every Sunday so
it always looked nice and shiny.
Jason is proud of his new Jeep
This is an exclamation mark. You use it to show excitement at the end of a sentence.
What is the definition of Main Idea?
The main idea is what the author wants you to know or to take away from the story.
Central Idea
What do you use to support your main idea?
Supporting details from the story
Where can you find the main idea?
Typically the main idea can be in the first sentence!