1. MAIN IDEA Rachel Cunningham

2. WHAT IS MAIN IDEA? Main idea tells the important idea or main topic of a paragraph or selection. Details help support the main idea by describing in more detail. For example: What is the main idea of the paragraph? My dog is very interesting. He likes to wake me up early in the morning. He loves to like my face. He barks at my neighbors. The main idea is: My dog is very interesting. The details: he likes to wake me up early in the morning, he loves to lick my face, and he barks at my neighbors help support how my dog is interesting.

3. VIDEOS Watch the videos below to help explain main idea: Main Idea Video 1 Flocabulary Main Idea Video

4. PRACTICE QUESTIONS Click on the link below to practice main idea questions: You will have to read the passage then figure out the main idea for each passage. Main Idea Practice Questions 1 Main Idea Practice Questions 2

5. MAIN IDEA GAMES Click on the pictures below to go to websites that help you play main idea games!

6. QUIZ After playing the games, take this quiz and see how well you’ve mastered main idea!!!!( If you miss 0 or 1 you can go back to playing games. If you miss more than 1 you need to practice again.) Main Idea Quiz