MARVELOUS MAIN IDEA!
3rd Grade
What is main idea?? Well, this week you will get to find out! We will use this website to help us search for the main idea in different articles. You will be using this website each day to practice your skills. Follow the chart below to see what your activity will be for each day.
Day 1:
Review the following videos below about main idea. After reviewing the videos, click on the link and test your knowledge on the BrainPOP Quiz!
Video 1:
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=8D4C299B-E60A-4733-898C-1155761F5FE5&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Video 2:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/
BrainPOP Quiz:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/quiz/
Video 1:
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=8D4C299B-E60A-4733-898C-1155761F5FE5&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Video 2:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/
BrainPOP Quiz:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/quiz/
Day 2:
With a partner, follow the directions for each link below.
This is the link to the Tumble Book we read in reading group:
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/full_book_SWF.asp?ProductID=211
Activity 1: Click on the link below and read the non-fiction article about pirates. As you read, fill in the main idea chart on Microsoft Word with your partner.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/bbeard.html
Early Finishers: Click on the links below to continue practicing main idea. There is also a quiz to test your knowledge!
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/mainideap2.cfm
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/mainideap3.cfm
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=jwildemainidea
This is the link to the Tumble Book we read in reading group:
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/full_book_SWF.asp?ProductID=211
Activity 1: Click on the link below and read the non-fiction article about pirates. As you read, fill in the main idea chart on Microsoft Word with your partner.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/bbeard.html
Early Finishers: Click on the links below to continue practicing main idea. There is also a quiz to test your knowledge!
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/mainideap2.cfm
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/mainideap3.cfm
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=jwildemainidea
Day 3:
Today, you will be working independently to complete an activity on main idea. Follow the directions for each link below to complete your activity. Once you are finished, you may select one of the main idea games to play.
Click on the link below to take you to the Tumble Book titled Dolphins. Use the worksheet to answer the questions as you read through the book. http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/full_book_SWF.asp?ProductID=3237
Activity links for early finishers:
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/mainideaprac.htm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_3_18.htm
http://www.quia.com/quiz/259834.html
Click on the link below to take you to the Tumble Book titled Dolphins. Use the worksheet to answer the questions as you read through the book. http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/full_book_SWF.asp?ProductID=3237
Activity links for early finishers:
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/mainideaprac.htm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_3_18.htm
http://www.quia.com/quiz/259834.html
