Adding Up to the Main Idea

In this lesson, students will use non-fiction books on the subject of spiders to find key details in the text that lead them to the main idea. Students will use a graphic organizer that shows the concept as a math problem in which the key details from the text are added up to find the main idea. At the end of the lesson, students will create a poster utilizing key details and main idea from a book about an arachnid.

Resource ID#: 28570 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 3

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector

Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: main idea, key details, informational text, science, animal classification

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Worksheet

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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