Main idea and detail

Dogs make the best pets. They are smart. They are playful. They are easy to care for.

Which sentence is the main idea?

• They are smart.

• They are easy to care for.

• Dogs make the best pets.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

School can be a lot of fun. We get to go to recess. We get to see our friends.We enjoy fun lessons and play games.

What is the main idea?

• We get to go to recess.

• School can be a lot of fun.

• We get to see our friends.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

I like to draw. I draw pictures for my mom. I draw pictures for my dad. Sometimes I even draw pictures for my friends.

What is the main idea?

• I like to draw.

• I draw pictures for my dad.

• I draw pictures for my mom.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Do you like to fish? I fish with my dad. We fish at a pond. We catch a lot of fish. Fishing can be great fun.

What is the main idea?

• We catch a lot of fish.

• Fishing can be great fun.

• I fish with my dad.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Winters is often very cold. We may have snow. Roads can be slick from ice. Temperatures do not get very high.

What is the main idea?

• Winters are often very cold.

• Temperatures do not get very high.

• We may have snow.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Can you ride a bike? Some people may like to pedal fast. Some pedal slow. Some pedal up big hills. Riding a bike is good exercise.

What is the main idea?

• Can you ride a bike?

• Some pedal slow.

• Riding a bike is good exercise.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Soccer is a game you get to play with a friends. You can kick the ball or use your head. You may even score a goal! Soccer can be a lot of fun.

• You may even score a goal!

• Soccer can be a lot of fun.

• You can kick the ball or use your head.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

My teacher is so nice. She helps me. She teaches me new things. She even gives me a sticker or sucker. Sometimes she makes me laugh.

What is the main idea?

• My teacher is so nice.

• Sometimes she makes me laugh.

• She teaches me new things.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

We get the ingredients. We cut on the oven. We play music. We even dance while we cook. Cooking with my family is a lot of fun.

What is the main idea?

• Cooking with my family is a lot of fun.

• We play music .

• We even dance while we cook.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Mrs. Gilliam loves coffee. She loves the way it smells. She loves to hear the sound as it is making. She loves the flavors. She has a cup of coffee every day.

What is the main idea?

• She loves the way it smells.

• She has a cup every day.

• Mrs. Gilliam loves coffee.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2