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Before the invention of the toothbrush, people used a twig with a frayed end, also known as a “chew stick,” to brush their teeth.  Today’s  toothbrushes designed with a solid plastic handle with either a fixed or flexible brush at one end. Toothpaste is typically added to a toothbrush to assist in maintaining good oral hygiene.  Both toothpaste and toothbrushes come in a vast assortment of colors, shapes, and sizes.  Utilizing appealing, or attractive, toothbrushes can make tooth brushing enjoyable and lead your child in attaining perfect oral health.

What is the main idea?

• There are a variety of toothbrushes and toothpastes.

• A toothbrush is a tool to help you maintain oral hygiene.

• Buying a nice toothbrush is an important part of your daily routine.

• A toothbrush is for a dentist.

The Main Idea is ?

• the central or most important idea about a topic that the writer wants to communicate to readers.

• the person or thing the passage is about--usually one or two words

Supporting Details is ?

• information or facts that support or add more to the main idea

• Facts, statistics, examples, stories, quotations, definitions, reasons, comparisons which support yo

• something that actually exists and can be proven true

What is theme in a story?

• The main idea

• The lesson about life in the story

• The author's purpose or reason for writing the story

• The solution to the story

What is the theme?

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.

• You should cheat to win.

• Always work hard

• Teamwork is best

• It pays to be honest

It is important to take steps to avoid getting sick.

what is a supporting detail to the statement above?

• Sometimes when you are sick you will have a fever.

• You should wash your hands to stop the spread of germs.

• Walking is good exercise.

It is important to wear your seatbelt.

What is the supporting detail?

• All cars have seatbelts.

• A seatbelt can keep you safe in a car crash.

• Children should sit in the back seat.

There are many changes that come with spring.

write a supporting detail?

Landon wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Landon's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, "Landon is the best skater in the whole world."

What is the main idea?

• Landon wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work

• Landon practices very hard to become a great skater.

• Landon is the best skater at the park.

• Landon wants to learn how to skate so he can compete.

That roller coaster is dangerous.

The best supporting details for the above topic sentence is ...

• It is slower than any other roller coaster in the state. The curves of its track are so wide and the hills are so shallow that a ride on this roller coaster seems like a drive in the country. People don’t scream when they ride it. Instead, they enjoy the view from above the park.

• It is known as one of the best roller coasters in the country. People will wait in lines for hours just to try it. At certain points it reaches the same speeds as cars do on highways. The track is so tall and long that you can see it miles away.

• Last year, it broke down several times, leaving people stranded in their cars sixty feet off the ground. In most cars, the seat belts are torn and don’t always buckle properly. One area of the track shakes and makes a strange grinding sound whenever a car passes over it.