Main Idea and Details

Get a pencil
and earbuds.

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​You will need
this.

You will need a glue stick
and scissors.

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Cut and paste
Activity

​We are going to fill this out.

Multiple Choice

Main Idea (Idea principal)- Choose the CORRECT definition.

• What the text is MOSTLY about.

• What the text is LESS about.

​LOOK at the definition.

Drag and Drop

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Placeholder

is what a text is MOSTLY about​ Fill in the blank.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Main Idea

Details

Small part of the story.

These are called FACTS(hechos)

​Details(datos)

Multiple Choice

Details (datos) are a small part of the story.

True or false?

• True

• False

​Main Idea
(Idea principal)


Details
(hechos)

Look at this.

Match

Match the following examples of Main Idea and details.

• Is what a text is mostly about.

• title and pictures

• In the first and the last sentence

• clue words

  repeated

  over and over

Main Idea

details

details

details

• Main Idea

• details

• details

• details

​These are details that support the Main Idea.

These are the
5ws

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank.

The

are examples of details.

​Watch
Video

The person sitting next you.

​Shoulder
Partner

Get a pencil
and earbuds.

​

​You will need
this.

Starfishes are predators and prey in the ocean.

​Main Idea
Example-

Audio Response

What are 3 details of the main idea?

Hint: details are facts

Hint: (main idea) A starfish are predators and prey in the ocean.

Open Audio Recorder

Poll

Do you understand the main idea (Idea principal) and details (hechos)?

• Yes

• No