👋Welcome to Main idea bootcamp! There is one main idea here... and that's finding the Main idea!

This camp is specifically made and tailored for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students and focuses on helping those who are struggling with their reading comprehension! This is done by helping students to enjoy reading and of course learning one of the most important and sometimes most difficult parts of reading. Finding the Main Idea... Which involves... Comprehending the text, Sifting through "random" details, identifying key details, connecting them all together and condensing it into as few words as possible.

🤔I have taught thousands of reading classes, and if there is one thing that has stuck out so far, it is that MANY students are struggling with finding the Main Idea. Often times when asked to find the Main idea, students will simply read the title and say "Beavers!"... However, they are forgetting that the last 3 paragraphs were talking about how "Beavers are helpful to the environment!" <--- Hence the Main Idea. Many students may try to simply read the Title or summarize the story in their own words because they may be struggling to discern the difference between the Title, Summary and Main Idea. 
💡Which is where this class comes in!💡

Class Structure:

Each day for the fist 2-5 minutes students will be able to receive explicit instructions on what a main idea is and how to identify it within a text. We may do this by incorporating an engaging 2 minute video that was made by the instructor, along with understandable and clear instructions that can help the students understand how to find the main idea by using recurring information, and key details throughout the text. The students will then be able to read a short story that is broken into paragraphs. The students will work on reading the paragraphs and determining the main idea of each section! Students are encouraged to work together, share ideas, underline the key details, write notes and ask questions! 

☑️I really enjoy making the lessons engaging, interactive and enjoyable for the students, so after each section the students will be able to answer some comprehensive questions that are based around the main idea/supporting details. I find that this part of the class can be very engaging as students enjoy sharing and hearing the different ideas and reasonings while also eagerly waiting to see when the correct answer is finally shared!
Below are listed the short stories that we will be covering each day!

📅Week 1:
Day 1- Cane Toads: A Poisonous Wart
Day 2- Wintertime: It's gonna get colder
Day 3- Are You Wearing Your Seatbelt?


📅Week 2:
Day 1- "Fresh" Food
Day 2- Trap Plants: The Meat Eating Plant
Day 3- The Pony Express

Please reach out if you have any questions!