Identifying Main Idea of the Story

1. 1. Luca’s grandpa lives on a farm. His grandpa has a big garden, and many animals. When Luca was little, he was afraid of the chickens. When he helped his grandpa feed the chickens, the chickens chased him, crying, “Cluck, cluck, cluck!” But his grandpa showed him how to shoo the chickens away with his hand, saying, “Shoo chicks, shoo chicks!” Luca still doesn’t like the chickens much, but he isn’t afraid of them now. He feels very grown up.

• Grandpa’s garden

• Luca and the chickens

• Luca’s favorite animal

2. 2. Alex’s grandpa lives in a big city, on the 18th floor of an apartment building. From his grandpa’s windows, Alex can see the whole city. Alex used to be afraid to look out the windows, because they were up so high. But his grandpa would sit with Alex, and point out all the interesting things in the city. Now Alex likes to look out his grandpa’s windows. He can see the library, and the train station, and the park. He feels very grown up.

• Alex takes a train ride

• Alex rides the elevator

• How Alex overcame his fears in looking out the window.

3. 3. Molly took her new bike out to the sidewalk. Her dad was going to teach her to ride it. He said it was easy, but she wasn’t so sure. He said not to worry, but she wasn’t so sure. She got on the bike, and her dad ran beside her, holding on to keep her steady. The bike wiggled a little, but Molly rode to the end of the block. She put on the brakes and looked around. Her dad was all the up the sidewalk—she had been riding all by herself! After that, Molly never worried about riding a bike. She knew that she could do it.

• Molly learns to ride a bike

• Molly gets a new bike

• Molly’s dad ran beside her

4. 4. The eye doctor said Julie needed glasses. Julie picked out a pair of cute pink glasses. But when the glasses were ready, Julie wasn’t so sure. When she went to school the next day, she kept her new glasses in her backpack. She went into her classroom, and saw her teacher, Mrs. Swan. Mrs. Swan was wearing new pink glasses! Now Julie wasn’t worried about wearing her new glasses. Now she thought her new glasses were wonderful!

• Julie’s teacher

• Julie’s new glasses

• Julie’s classroom

5. 5. Jessica has a cute cat named Lily. Lily was rescued from the pound a year ago. When Jessica and her father came to pick Lily up, there were many more dogs and cats that needed new homes. Jessica wished she could adopt all of them.

• Jessica's cat is named Lily

• Jessica and her dad went to adopt a cat from the pound

• There are many animals in the pound that need new homes