Subject: Reading
Grade: 3rd
Rationale: The purpose of this lesson is to allow readers to recognize the main idea and details and use them to comprehend non-fiction text as they read.
Standards:
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Objective:
Given a non-fiction book at the student’s reading level, students will be able to determine the main idea of the text and recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Procedures:
· Introduce “The Aye-Aye” to students.
o This will be a book that they have already read. I will ask the students what they remember about the aye-aye to have them recall information learned.
· Have students read the text.
o Students will alternate reading sections.
· Introduce the chart the will be used to identify the main idea and the details that support the main idea.
· Have students turn to page 5.
o Ask the students to use a post it and identify anything they learned about the aye-aye on the page.
· Have students share the details they found in this section about the aye-aye.
· Ask students to think about how the details they found relate to one another.
o Help students to identify that the main idea is “Eyes like an owl” and that the aye-aye has similar eyes like the owl.
o Record the main idea in the chart. Ask students to put their post-its in the details section.
· Have students turn to page 7.
o Ask the students to use a post it and identify anything they learned about the aye-aye on the page.
· Ask students share the details they found in this section about the aye-aye.
· Ask students to think about how the details they found relate to one another.
o Help students to identify that the main idea is “Ears like a bat” and that the aye-aye has similar ears like a bat.
o Record the main idea in the chart. Ask students to put their post-its in the details section.
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· Have students turn to pages 8 and 9.
o Ask the students to use a post it and identify anything they learn about the aye-aye on the pages.
· Ask students to share the details they found in this section about the aye-aye.
· Ask students to think about how the details they found relate to one another.
o Help students to identify that the main idea is “Fingers like spider legs” and that the aye-aye has similar fingers to spider legs.
o Record the main idea in the chart. Ask students to put their post-its in the details section.
· Give students a worksheet with the same chart set up for identifying the main ideas and giving the details that support the main idea.
· Introduce “Bats” book to students.
o This will be a book that they have already read. I will ask the students what they remember about bats to have them recall information learned.
· Have students go through “Bats” and fill out worksheet the same way we did together during the aye-aye book.
o This will require them to think about main ideas in the book more because there are no sub headings like the aye-aye book.
§ I will suggest going through the book and creating post its first and then thinking about the main ideas and how the post its can be grouped together.
Materials:
· “The Aye-Aye” by Fay Robinson
· “All About Bats” by Donna Latham
· Chart paper
· Markers
· Worksheet
Assessment:
Students will be assessed by how well they complete the worksheet on Bats. They should be able to accurately identify the main ideas and supporting details in the story and record them in the chart on the worksheet.
Differentiation:
The Chart being used will be blown up so that students have plenty of space to write their ideas.
Future Connections:
· Reading/Writing: Being able to identify the main ideas and supporting details is important for reading informational texts. It is also important to understand while becoming a writer so students will know what to include when they write papers.
· Science: Being able to identify the main ideas and supporting details in textbooks will help students identify the important information they read about and improve study habits.
· Social Studies: Being able to identify the main ideas and supporting details in textbooks will help students identify the important information they read about and improve study habits.