Main Idea or Central Idea PowerPoint-1.ppt

Main Idea for kids

1. What’s The Main Idea?What’s The Main Idea?
By: By:
Your Favorite TeacherYour Favorite Teacher

2. Objective: Identify the main idea of a Objective: Identify the main idea of a
story.story.
SPI 0401.6.2SPI 0401.6.2
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What the text is mostly about. What the text is mostly about.
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You can look for main idea in You can look for main idea in
paragraphs, too! paragraphs, too!
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The main idea of each paragraph helps The main idea of each paragraph helps
tell the main idea of the whole passage. tell the main idea of the whole passage.
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SOMETIMES you can find the main idea SOMETIMES you can find the main idea
in the first sentence. in the first sentence.

3. Main IdeaMain Idea
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It is easy to find the main idea if you It is easy to find the main idea if you
answer questions such as:answer questions such as:
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WhoWho
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WhatWhat
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WhereWhere
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WhenWhen
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WhyWhy
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HowHow

4. Main IdeaMain Idea
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When you are writing or telling about When you are writing or telling about
the main idea you need to:the main idea you need to:
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Give FactsGive Facts
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Give ReasonsGive Reasons
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Give Examples Give Examples
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All of these support the main idea. All of these support the main idea.

5. Main IdeaMain Idea
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What is the main idea of this picture? What is the main idea of this picture?
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The boys are angry at their team.The boys are angry at their team.
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The boys are cheering for their team.The boys are cheering for their team.
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The boys are enjoying their soccer game.The boys are enjoying their soccer game.

6. Main Idea- WednesdayMain Idea- Wednesday
Let’s Practice With Short Passages.Let’s Practice With Short Passages.
Get With your group.Get With your group.
Each group will get index cards.Each group will get index cards.
Share and read your passage. Share and read your passage.
Use your highlighter to highlight the Use your highlighter to highlight the
important details in the story. important details in the story.
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Discuss the main idea.Discuss the main idea.
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!

7. Main Idea-WednesdayMain Idea-Wednesday
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After discussing the passage, write on After discussing the passage, write on
the index card what the main idea is. the index card what the main idea is.
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Write 3 details from the passage that Write 3 details from the passage that
supports your main idea is correct.supports your main idea is correct.
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Based on what you have read what is a Based on what you have read what is a
title for your passage. title for your passage.

8. Main Idea- WednesdayMain Idea- Wednesday
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Let’s PracticeLet’s Practice
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Get In Your Groups.Get In Your Groups.
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Each group will get index cards.Each group will get index cards.
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Write the main idea of your selected Write the main idea of your selected
paragraph.paragraph.
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ONLY DO YOUR PARAGRAPH!ONLY DO YOUR PARAGRAPH!
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STOP! Let’s Talk about it!! STOP! Let’s Talk about it!!

9. Main Idea- ThursdayMain Idea- Thursday
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Let’s Practice.Let’s Practice.
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Get in your groups.Get in your groups.
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Read the passage.Read the passage.
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Discuss the main idea.Discuss the main idea.
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Complete the main idea worksheet. Complete the main idea worksheet.
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STOP! Let’s talk about it! STOP! Let’s talk about it!

10. Main IdeaMain Idea
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Knowing how to find main idea will you Knowing how to find main idea will you
become a better write.become a better write.
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It will help you write a summary.It will help you write a summary.

11. Main IdeaMain Idea
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Summarize the passage. Summarize the passage.
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Write a paragraph. (At least 5 Write a paragraph. (At least 5
sentences!) sentences!)
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Use Capitalization!Use Capitalization!
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Use Punctuation! Use Punctuation!
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Use neat handwriting.Use neat handwriting.
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Keep it out I want to hear your Keep it out I want to hear your
summary!summary!

12. How will knowing the main idea of How will knowing the main idea of
the story help us in real life? the story help us in real life?
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Knowing the main idea can help us Knowing the main idea can help us
summarize the passage, and help us summarize the passage, and help us
become better readers and writers. become better readers and writers.