Main Idea Jr. Lesson Plan: Key Ideas and Details
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP Jr. topic Main Idea, and supports the standard of determining the main idea of a text by identifying supporting details. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Prompt students to reflect on their favorite story. Ask:
- What is your favorite story about?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Play the Main Idea movie.
- Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and discuss it as a class. Then play to see how Annie answers it.
TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Students take the Easy Quiz or Hard Quiz, demonstrating what they learned about the topic while applying essential literacy skills.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about main idea while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student or grade-level needs.
- Draw About It: Draw something to represent the main idea of the last book or story you read.
- Activity: Build a table to show how supporting details are important.
- Talk About It: Write a main idea about your favorite animal and details to support it.
- Write About It: Write a paragraph that has a topic sentence and supporting details.
More to Explore
Comprehension Unit: Continue to build understanding around reading and analysis skills by exploring more BrainPOP Jr. topics.
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