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Features

  • Six short animal texts for a grown-up to read aloud
  • Questions answered by circling a picture
  • The main topic first, then key details
  • Draw the main topic and two details of a text
  • Listen and answer: the questions on a page of their own
  • Answer keys included

Skills Covered

  • Tell what a text is mostly about
  • Answer questions about key details
  • Listen to a text read aloud
  • Draw what I learned

How to Use This Pack

Read each text aloud, then read each question and let children circle a picture. Pages 1 to 5 each hold a text and its questions; page 6 is for drawing the main topic and two details of any text; pages 7 and 8 are a listen and answer pair: read page 7 aloud, then hand out page 8, which has the questions without the text.

In the Classroom

Read a text twice: once to enjoy it and once to listen for details. Ask "What is it mostly about?" before children circle. Page 6 works after any of the texts, or after a nonfiction book from your library.

At Home

Read one text a day together. Ask your child to tell you the most important thing about the animal and one thing they learned, then circle the answers together.

Tips for Success

  • Read each question aloud too
  • The main topic is what the whole text is about
  • A key detail tells more about the main topic
  • Point to the pictures as you read the choices

Main Topic and Key Details for Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Short texts about animals to read aloud: frogs, bees, penguins, elephants, owls and sea turtles. Children listen, circle the picture that shows what each text is mostly about and the details it tells, and draw what they learned.

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Also for other grades

Grade: K

What’s Included

  • 5 texts with questions
  • 1 main topic and details page to draw
  • 1 listen and answer pair
  • Answer keys
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