Amazing Bird Nests
The main idea is the most important idea expressed about the topic.
Details are the sentences used to give more information about the main idea.
Your child should be able to identify the main idea and 2-3 details in a passage.
Text Structure-good readers look for how a text is organized to help them understand the information.
Your child should look for writing structures like descriptive writing, cause and effect relationships and compare and contrast formats.
Author: Ron Fridell
Genre: Expository Text
Question of the Week: How have plants and animals adapted to solve problems?
Paired Selection: Amazing Chick Sets Out to Visit Capital
Genre: Fairy Tale
Author: Alma Flor Ada
Illustrator: Leslie Tryon
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