Delineate+the+main+ideas+or+themes+in+the+text+and+the+details+that+elaborate+and+support+them.



Get the Idea http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/weblessons/GetTheIdea/default.htm

Kid's Lab: Main Idea http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/rcmi1.htm

PPPST: Main Idea Links http://reading.pppst.com/mainidea.html

eMINTS eTHEMES: Main Idea and Supporting Details http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00002132.shtml

BrainPOP Jr. - Main Idea http://www.brainpopjr.com/reading/storyelements/mainidea/grownups.weml#parents

edHelper: Main Idea http://edhelper.com/language/Reading_Skills.htm

Finding the Main Idea http://www.ccis.edu/writingcenter/studyskills/mainidea.html


 * Graphic Organizers**

Main Idea Graphic Organizer http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/mainidea.htm


 * Video**

The Main Idea http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4425046949954720250#


 * Lesson Plans**

Main Idea: //The Great Kapok Tree// http://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-builder/lesson-plan/48709.html

ReadWriteThink: Scaling Back to Essentials: Scaffolding Summarization with Fishbone Mapping http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=277

Education World: Heads Up for Headlines http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp258-04.shtml

Discovery Education: Main Idea http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/readingStrat/