Get the Egg! - Main Idea and Detail 3

What is the Main Idea?

• 1. A snake is a reptile.

• 2. Bears are a kind of mammal.

• 3. It snows in the winter.

What is the Main Idea?

• 1. Swimming in the ocean is fun.

• 2. Bears are mammals.

• 3. A shark is a fish.

The main idea is what the story is ______________ about.

• mostly

• never

What a story is mostly about is the called the _____________.

• Topic

• Main Idea

The main idea DOES NOT need supporting details.True or False?

• True

• False

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.K.2

What is a main idea?

• It is the same as the topic

• the most important idea about a topic.

Dogs are great pets. They can learn tricks. They can take a walk, play with you. Dogs are cute and fun.

What is the MAIN IDEA of the passage?

• To tell about the tricks a dog can do.

• To tell you why dogs are great pets.