 Understand what the main idea is  Identify the main idea of a group of pictures  Identify the main idea of a group of words  Identify the main idea of a group of sentences  Identify the main idea of a paragraph

 What the pictures, words, sentences, or paragraphs are about Understand what the main idea is about

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 What the pictures, words, sentences, or paragraphs are about Understand what the main idea is about

 Monuments  The White House  President  Washington D.C. Identify the main idea of a group of words

 Chicken  Pork  Beef  Meat Identify the main idea of a group of words

 What the pictures, words, sentences, or paragraphs are about Understand what the main idea is about

 I put on my pajamas.  I get into my bed.  I wash my face and brush my teeth.  Things I do for bedtime. Identify the main idea of a group of sentences

 There is a good witch.  There is a bad witch.  There is Dorothy, Todo, and a Scarecrow.  The Wizard of OZ Identify the main idea of a group of sentences

 We ask a question.  We form a hypothesis.  We conduct an experiment.  We analyze our data.  The scientific method Identify the main idea of a group of sentences

 What the pictures, words, sentences, or paragraphs are about Understand what the main idea is about

Most times cats land safely. How do they do this? They twist their bodies in the air. Then they land on all four feet. They can do this because they are strong and fast. They move smoothly and easily. They have good balance too.  How cats land Identify the main idea of a paragraph

Fire ants are little, but they can be a big problem. First ants attack farm animals. They eat plants. They kill other insects. Fire ants sting people, but they do not start fires.  The problems of fire ants Identify the main idea of a paragraph

A snake has strange skin. It does not grow bigger as the snake grows bigger. Instead, new skin grows under the old skin. When the old skin becomes too tight, the snake rubs its nose on a rock. This cracks the skin around its mouth. Then the snake crawls through bushes and rocks and wiggles out of the old skin.  How a snake sheds its skin Identify the main idea of a paragraph

On a clear night, the stars seem to twinkle. It looks like their lights turn on and off or get brighter. Stars do not really twinkle. The air above Earth causes this. The air’s movement bends the light from the stars. When the light reaches us, we see it bend. That is what we call a twinkle.  Why stars twinkle Identify the main idea of a paragraph