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This informational text on spiders is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple choice format, what the main idea is of the text. Then they will determine the details that support the main idea (also through multiple choice).
Publisher: Workybooks
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Written by:Jacqueline Juliano
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Illustrated by: Phoebe Rothfeld
Common core standards covered
RF.2.4.a
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.3.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RI.2.6
Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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