Bible Language Arts Ms. Meek Lesson #3 Main Idea and Summarizing

Details or events are the pieces of a story that the readers needs to put together to help identify the main idea of a story. The main idea tells us what the story is mostly or mainly about.

Main Idea and Summarizing When you summarize, consider all of the story details to determine the main idea. A summary is a short review of a story’s most important ideas, events, and details.

Everything was ready. The moment God had been waiting for was here at last! God was coming to help his people, just as he had promised them in the beginning. The earth was silent, and in the darkness, he came.

One day, a young woman named Mary had been told by an angel named Gabriel that she would give birth to the Son of God. Nine months later, she was ready to have her baby.

She and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to have the baby, but found that there was no room for them to spend the night anywhere. They could only find an old stable.

She and Joseph were tired and worried about where the Son of God would be born. One inn keeper offered the stable. So they stayed where the cows and the donkeys and the horses stayed.

There in the stable, with the chickens, donkeys, and cows, God gave the world a wonderful gift. It was his Son Jesus! On that same night a new bright star appeared. God wanted all of the world to know that his Son was born.

Far way three wise men saw that very star. They knew that God had put it in the sky to tell them that Jesus was born. They had been waiting for the star. At dawn they packed up their camels and brought the baby their most special gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

When they arrived in Bethlehem and saw that God’s most precious Son was in a stable, they were worried. They realized though that this is what God wanted. His Son did not come here to be the boss, but to be our servant.

Identify the Story Elements Setting? Bethlehem long ago in a stable Characters? Mary Joseph Gabriel Jesus wise men

Identify the Story Elements Problem? Mary and Joseph were unable to find a place to have the baby in Bethlehem. Solution? An inn keeper offered a stable to Mary and Joseph, and Jesus was born in a barn.

Using the Details to Create a Summary Story Details: Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to find a place to give birth to the Son of God. There was no place to stay, but they were finally offered a stable.

Using the Details to Create a Summary Story Details: Jesus was born in the stable, and God placed a bright star in the sky to announce his birth. The wise men visited the baby and offered their most precious gifts.

Summary: Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to give birth to the Son of God. There was no place to stay but in a stable, and there Jesus was born amongst the animals. God announced his Son’s birth with a bright new star, and the wise men saw this star and brought the baby gifts to honor his birth.