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2. Halloween pumpkins, spiders costumes Haunted Houses candy ghosts, Witches, goblins

3. I till up the dirt and dig small holes in the gound. When the vegetables are ready, I pick them and eat them. After several days I see plants grow. I water the seeds every day. I put seeds in the holes and cover them with dirt.

4. I plant a garden every year. I till up the dirt and dig small holes in the ground. When the vegetables are ready, I pick them and eat them. After several days I see plants grow. I water the seeds every day. I put seeds in the holes and cover them with dirt.

5. Main Idea and Details Main Idea - what the whole story is mostly about. Details – facts or ideas in the story that tell about the main idea.

6. Why do we need to learn about main idea and details? Helps you in your everyday life. –Examples: chef, carpenter, banker, mother Helps you become a better reader. Helps you become a good writer.

7. Where do you find main idea? Title First sentence of a paragraph Last sentence of paragraph Throughout story

8. Questions on Main Idea What is the story mostly about? What is the story mainly about? What is paragraph 2 mostly about? What would be a good title for this story? What could be another title for this story?

9. When answering a question about main idea… Think about the whole story or Circle the paragraph mentioned in the question, reread the question and think about what only that paragraph is about.

10. Questions about details Most answers to questions about details are found in the story. The answers may not say exactly the same words from the question. You may have to use your inferencing and drawing conclusions skills to find a clue

11. Why do we learn about main idea and details? better at our jobs Better readers Better writers