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Past and Present Tense
Students make predictions about the coming up chapter in their book. Students are introduced to new vocabulary words and definition for this new chapter. Students create a table where they can input the new vocabulary word, definition...
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Plus, Minus and Interesting
Students identify the main ideas or topics of a lesson plan or unit using the plus, minus and interesting graphic organizer. In this main idea or topic lesson plan, students examine the use of the PMI graphic organizer. They describe the...
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Lesson Two - Compound Words
Learners complete activities with the book Sarah Plain and Tall. In this literature activity, students read chapter two and complete attached activities. They list the compound words they find and study new vocabulary.Â
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A Birthday Basket for Tia
Students practice reading and math skills using technology. Â In this main idea lesson, students retell the important events of AÂ Birthday for Tia in sequence using Kid Pix. Â Students create a bar graph using The Graph Club and use...
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Details
Third graders write journals, newspapers, and letters with details to enhance their main points. In this details lesson plan, 3rd graders retell an incident with details, create newspaper articles with details, and write letters with...
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Comprehension Review for Grade 1
In this comprehension review for grade 1 learning exercise, 1st graders answer 15 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about the main idea and details in 4 passages.
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Comprehension Review for Grade 2
In this comprehension review for grade 2 worksheet, 2nd graders answer 13 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about main idea and details of 2 passages.
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Comprehension Review for Fifth Grade
In this comprehension review for fifth grade worksheet, 5th graders answer 9 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about the main idea and details of two passages.
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Second Grade Language Arts: Topic Sentences
In this second grade language art topic sentences worksheet, student read short paragraphs and pick the best topic sentence for each one.
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Determining Main Idea and Supporting Details-Wild in the City
Students discuss the main idea of a story. In this writing process lesson, students use a video about parakeets as a tool to find the main idea of a story. After viewing the video, they engage in a discussion about determining which...
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Main Idea and Details-Cloud
Students distinguish between main idea and details. In this writing process lesson, students use a video on horses to learn about note-taking. They write details from the video on sticky notes, and then determine which ones are most...
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Main Idea and Supporting Details on Two Topics-Neeraj and Moths
Young scholars explore details, supporting details, and main idea statements. In this details and ideas lesson, students view two video segments and determine relevant details. Young scholars identify the main ideas and defend them.
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Learning Paragraph Structure Through Design
Young scholars examine paragraph structure, the writing process, and then design a model for the process. In this writing skills lesson, students explore paragraphs using the SmartBoard. Young scholars create a class T-chart about...
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Plain Polly: Adding Relevant Details
Students use a stick figure to help them learn to write with details. In this details lesson plan, students brainstorm details to add to the stick figure 'Plain Polly.' Students then draw stick figures for their own writing and give them...
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Habitat Hunt
Third graders read several nonfiction texts and practice finding the main idea for the text as well as learn about various habitats. In this main idea activity, 3rd graders read several nonfiction texts and make habitat cards. Students...
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Plan your writing
In this writing learning exercise, students complete a graphic organizer where they write down their notes about night time. Students write 3 main ideas about night time.
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Main Idea Practice
For this main idea worksheet, students write main idea sentences for the pictures that are given to them. Students write 8 main idea sentences for 8 pictures.
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Main Idea and Details
In this main idea and details worksheet, students read the paragraphs and the examples sentences. Students write if the sentences are a main idea or detail to complete the 8 examples.
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Terrific Topic Sentences Worksheet #1
For this topic sentence worksheet, students read a text about whale species. Students identify interrogative, declarative, imperative and exclamatory sentences. Students then complete another worksheet in which student read a list of ten...
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How to give a small group or individual presentation
For this presentation worksheet, learners fill in the blanks for the presentation outline with spots for an introduction and main points. Students fill in 1 introduction and 3 main points.
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Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage and answer questions based on the main idea of the passage. Students answer 4 questions about the passage.
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Main Idea Details
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students find the main idea and details in a story by completing the spider map graphic organizer.
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Contributing to the Main Idea
In this sentences in a paragraph worksheet, students learn that every sentence in a paragraph must contribute to the main idea. Students read 4 paragraphs and underline the sentence that does not belong.
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E chart
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students record the main idea on one line and the details to support it on three additional lines. These additional lines on the graph make an E.