As we continue to explore nonfiction, students will become familiar with the Main Idea. I used a comparison with the students today. We talked about the most important part of a blow-pop or the best part. They agreed it was the middle or the gum. You have to lick and eat the outside to get to it. I then spoke with them about how we do the same thing with reading. After we read, we identify the most important part or the main idea. Students liked the analogy and some understood right away. We will work with this difficult skill for the next week and throughout the year!
Talk about the Main Idea of a section in a nonfiction book with your child. Help them see that the details around it relate and support the Main Idea.
