What do good readers do?

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What do good readers do?
Whats the main idea?
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The Important Book
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What is important about?

• Spoon you eat with it
• Rain it is wet
• Wind it blows
• Sky always there

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Paragraph 1

• Ms. Smith is a great second grade teacher. She
  has worked at Livingston Avenue School for three
  years. Her first job in Cranford was as a third
  grade teacher. Ms. Smith is always nice to her
  students. She makes learning fun and cares about
  each child in her class. Cranford is lucky to
  have Ms. Smith as a teacher!

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Main Idea

• What is the passage mostly about?
• What is the authors message?
• Limited(little) information only tells what is
  really important
• Does not include details

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Ways to Identify Main Idea

• 1. Locate important words that tell (who,
  where, when, what, why) the passage is mostly
  about.
• 2. List and separate the supporting details to
  create your own main idea sentence (typically
  graphic organizers)

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Paragraph 1

• Ms. Smith is a great second grade teacher. She
  has worked at Livingston Avenue School for three
  years. Her first job in Cranford was as a third
  grade teacher. Ms. Smith is always nice to her
  students. She makes learning fun by reading to
  her students all of the time and playing learning
  games. Cranford is lucky to have Ms. Smith as a
  teacher!

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Paragraph 1

• Ms. Smith is a great teacher at LAS because she
  is nice and fun.

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Main Idea Hand
Ms. Smith is a great teacher at LAS because she
is nice and fun.
When
What
Where
Who
Why
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Main Idea Hand
Ive got the main idea in my hand Ive got the
main idea in my hand Ive got the main idea in my
hand It tells who, where, when, what, why AND NOT
DETAILS!!!
When
What
Where
Who
Why
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• The storm that hit the Northeast this weekend
  was extremely powerful. The people in our town
  had trouble because of the rain and high winds.
  Many homes lost power and schools were closed.
  The roads were dangerous. Many trees and wires
  were down blocking the roads. Winds even caused
  a small plane to flip upside down.

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Main Idea?
Detail 1

• Theres a new kid on the block
• And boy, that kid is tough
• The new kid punches hard
• The new kid plays real rough
• The new kids big and strong
• With muscles everywhere
• That new kid tweaked my arm
• That new kid pulled my hair
• The new kid likes to fight
• And pick on all the guys
• That new kid scares me some
• That new kids twice my size
• That new kid stomped my toes
• That new kid swiped my ball
• That new kids really bad
• I dont care for her at all

Detail 2
Detail 3
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The new girl on the block is a bully.
Detail 1 The new kid is really big and strong
with muscles everywhere.

• Theres a new kid on the block
• And boy, that kid is tough
• The new kid punches hard
• The new kid plays real rough
• The new kids big and strong
• With muscles everywhere
• That new kid tweaked my arm
• That new kid pulled my hair
• The new kid likes to fight
• And pick on all the guys
• That new kid scares me some
• That new kids twice my size
• That new kid stomped my toes
• That new kid swiped my ball
• That new kids really bad
• I dont care for her at all

Detail 2 The new kid punches and pulls hair.
Detail 3 The new kid steals.
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Main Idea?
Detail 1

• Ma! Dont throw that shirt out
• Its my all time favorite shirt
• I admit it smells peculiar
• And is stained with grease and dirt
• That its missing half its buttons
• And has got so many holes
• That it might have been infested
• By a regiment of moles
• Yes! I know that Ive outgrown it
• That its faded and its torn
• I can see the sleeves are frazzled
• Im aware the collars worn
• But Ive had the shirt forever
• And I swear that Ill be hurt
• If you dare to throw that shirt out
• Its my all-time favorite shirt

Detail 2
Detail 3
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Main Idea Kite

• As a team, read the short passage.
• Complete the main idea chart to identify the main
  idea and supporting details.
• Write the main idea on the kite and each
  supporting detail on an index card.
• Assemble your kite.
• If you finish early, play the main idea card game
  with a partner.

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Sing