Main Topic

Baseball is a fun sport! You can hit the ball with a bat. You can catch the ball. You can run to the bases and score a point!

• Baseball is a fun sport!

• You can hit the ball with a bat.

• You can catch the ball.

• You can run to the bases and score a point!

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In soccer, you can kick the ball into the goal. In soccer, you can dribble the ball with your foot. In soccer, you can play on a team. Soccer is a fun sport!

• In soccer, you can kick the ball into the goal.

• In soccer, you can dribble the ball with your foot.

• Soccer is a fun sport!

• In soccer, you can play on a team.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Sometimes kids cannot walk. Wheelchairs help kids move. Wheelchairs have two big wheels. The kid on a wheelchair can push the wheels to move.

• Sometimes kids cannot walk.

• Wheelchairs have two big wheels.

• The kid on a wheelchair can push the wheels to move.

• Wheelchairs help kids move.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

In school, we read. In school, we learn math. In school, we learn science. School is a great place to learn!

• In school, we read.

• School is a great place to learn!

• In school, we learn math,

• In school, we learn science.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

At the library, we pick out books. At the library, we read books. At the library, we play reading games. The library is a great place!

• The library is a great place!

• At the library, we pick out books.

• At the library, we read books.

• At the library, we play reading games.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

True or False: The main topic is what the author wrote about.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?

• There are many fun things to do at the beach.
• It is also fun to look for shells.
• Some people simply like to sunbathe.
• Going to the beach to swim can be fun.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?

• Jenny got sick.
• Jenny wants to be a nurse.
• Her grandmother was in the hospital.
• Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

Mary has a new pet.  Her pet is a baby kitten.  It is soft and cuddly.  The kitten likes to sleep a lot.  Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed.  Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake.  She never forgets to feed her kitten.
What is the main idea?

• The kitten sleeps a lot.
• Mary plays with her kitten
• Mary’s new pet is a kitten.
• Mary want a new pet.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

It was backward day at school.  The students had to do things backward.  Some of them wore their T-shirts backward.  They took a test before they studied the lesson.  Dessert was served first instead of last.  They tried to walk home backward, but they bumped into each other and fell down. 
What is the main idea?

• Dessert is supposed to come last.
• The students had a backward day.
• It is hard to do things backward.
• Students failed their tests.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2