Finding Main Idea

HOW DO WE FIND
THE MAIN IDEA?
Activity 1
Read the words in each box. Write the main
idea that represents the group of words in sun.

Numbers School supplies

Read the words in each box. Write the main
idea that represents the group of words in sun.

Animals that fly Games

Activity 2
 Bag 1 Bag 2
- marker - cupcake
- pencil - chips
- pen - juice

Items used to write

Main Idea snacks
You can find the main idea of the mo
stories in the first or last sentence.
The white house is a large home.
The White House has 132 rooms.
There is an indoor pool and a
theater.
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important ideaand
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library.
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“The White House is a large home.”
The most important idea in a story is called the
“main idea”.
The most important idea tells what a story is mostly or
mainly about.
 Remember:
e main idea tells what a story is mostly or mainly about
A baby cat is called a kitten. Kittens love to play.
A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
A joey is about the size of a bumblebee.
A baby horse is called a foal.
A foal can walk the day it is born! Some people call
a small child a kid. Did you know that this is also the
name for a baby goat? There are lots of different
names for baby animals.
1. What is the story mostly about?
a. A baby cat is called a kitten.
1. Where did you find the main ide
b. A foal can walk the day it is born.
c. There are lots of different namesa. in the first sentence of the story
b. in the last sentence of the story
for baby animals.
c. in the middle of the story
d. A joey is about the size of
a bumblebee.