This week we will continue our exploration of nonfiction text structure by delving into a nonfiction book called, Animal Homes. This fascinating book immediately engages readers by asking why people need homes. The author reveals that animal homes serve the same basic functions as our homes do— they provide shelter, a place to store and make food, and a safe place to raise families. This topic fits perfectly with our science unit on Habitats! (Double Bang for our Buck!)
On Monday, I will model reading two chapters and determining the main ideas and supporting details. On Tuesday, Students will work with a partner for support. They will read the next chapter and will collaborate to decide on a main idea statement and supporting details. Finally, on Wednesday students will move toward independently finding the main idea and details of the last chapters.
Next, the process of determining main idea and detail will become hands on with center practice on our shortened conference days.
Students will work on four centers:- Each student will use laptops to visit web sites with main idea/detail games.
- Other centers will feature manipulatives to organize and categorize big ideas and match details that support.
- Finally, small groups will meet with me to read a passage at the appropriate reading level and write a main idea statement and details.
This will wrap up a busy short week with a big focus on determining main idea and detail. This is a comprehension strategy that will prove important in reading nonfiction text!
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