Try to choose a sentence you would tell someone if they asked you what this story was all about. Read the selection 3. Give the children sheets with three sentences and a story. Tell them to read to determine which of these sentences tells the main idea. Children read and choose the main idea 6.
Children share their choice and the explanation for that choice as a whole class or in small groups.
Many paragraphs have a topic sentence. Children may select the topic sentence after reading and listening. The most difficult main idea task is stating the main idea in one's own words. Net Web Services sm , a division of Teachers Web sm . All Rights Reserved.