LET’S TRY ONE
The class waters its seedlings. Children pull weeds from the beds. They check the leaves each week.
What is the main idea?
The class cares for its garden.
All three actions describe looking after the garden.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Choose a statement that covers the important details of a short text.
- Look for an idea supported by most of the sentences, not one small detail.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Make one new example with a partner. Identify the evidence for your answer before checking it together.
Look for an idea supported by most of the sentences, not one small detail.