Read Works: Grade 2: Three Lesson Unit: Main Idea

[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to identify main ideas through headings and chapter titles, and then to write appropriate titles of their own. Lessons are based on the books The Shark: Silent Hunter by Renee Le Bloas-Julienne and Pinky and Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin by by James Howe and Melissa Sweet. Includes ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent practice. With free login, users have access to worksheets used in this instructional activity.