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Keep your teeth healthy. Brush your teeth twice a day. Make sure you floss your teeth every time you brush and after you eat. Avoid eating anything that sticks to your teeth, like candy and syrup. Eat vegetables and fruits that don't cause cavities. 
What is the main idea?

• Keep your teeth healthy.
• Brush your teeth twice a day.
• Avoid eating candy and syrup.
• Eat more vegetables.

Parents need to take advantage of a child's urge to play a musical instrument when it appears. Some very small children become intrigued with music because they see their parents or their older siblings play. Elementary-aged youngsters often are exposed to stringed instruments or band instruments in their school music classes. Because kids like to do what other kids do, parents who are not musicians themselves can take advantage of this. Especially at the middle school level parents who want their children to learn about musical instruments should put an emphasis on it.
What is the Main Idea?

• most children have an interest in learning to play a musical instrument during their growing-up years.
• some very small children become intrigued with music because they see their parents or siblings play
• at various points, parents can take advantage of their children’s desire to play a musical instrument. 
• middle-school children take delight at selecting and learning to play an instrument along with their friends.

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

Eva wanted to surprise her sister Cindy for her birthday. She decided to plan a picnic for her sister. She made two sandwiches and put them in a bag. Then she put some cookies and bottles of water in the bag. When she told Cindy about the surprise, Cindy her sister a big hug. Then the girls walked to the park. 
What is the main idea?

• The girls walked to the park
• Eva planned a picnic to surprise her sister
• Eva told Cindy about the surprise
• Eva put some cookies and water in a bag

Juan loves to play games. His favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Juan also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he's alone, Juan likes to play action video games as long as they aren't too violent. 
What is the main idea? 

• Juan dislikes violence
• Juan likes to think
• Juan enjoys Monopoly
• Juan enjoys playing games

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

 There is some evidence that colors affect you physiologically. For example, when subjects are exposed to red light respiratory movements increase; exposure to blue decreases respiratory movements. This seems consistent with feelings about blue being more soothing and red being more exciting. After changing a school’s walls from orange and white to blue, the blood pressure of the students decreased while their academic performance improved.
What is the main idea?

• Colors can affect you physiologically.
• When subjects are exposed to red light, respiratory movements increase.
• Changing a school’s walls from orange and white to blue, decreased students' blood pressure.
• Blue is a very peaceful color.

Imagine testing glass by throwing chickens at it? Sometimes fast moving airplanes fly through flocks of birds. If the birds hit the windshield of a plane, the glass could shatter and cause a crash. Airplane manufacturers have made a chicken cannon that fires rubber chickens at glass windshields. If the windshield doesn't break when the rubber chicken hits it, the designers know that the glass can withstand the force of a real crash.
What is the main idea?

• Birds can be dangerous to airplanes.
• A chicken cannon is used  to check glass.
• Chickens can be harmed by being shot out of the cannon.
• Birds can hit a plane and bring it down.

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

What is the theme of this story?

• Don't steal.
• Look both ways before crossing the street. 
• Don't get in a hurry or you'll get hit by a car.
• One good turn deserves another.