![]() ![]() You might want to make a chart such as the one below. What do we already know about rain forests? Where is the Amazon rain forest and what is it like? Show where the Amazon rain forest is on a map. Before we look at the book, let's talk about rain forests. ![]() The Kapok tree is found in the Amazon rain forest. Hook/Engagement Say, Today we're are going to read The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry. MaterialsĬopies of three-column chart to pass out to individual students Finding main ideas is a key skill in the process of making sense of text. If not, you might want to use the introductory lesson, Chrysanthemum. This lesson builds on the introduction to finding the main idea, and assumes that you have already been working with your students on finding main ideas in texts. This is the third lesson of a set of lessons designed to teach about the main idea of a story. The lesson uses the book, The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry, and has students complete a graphic organizer to find the main idea of each page, and then tell the main idea of the story. This lesson is designed to continue working with primary students to find the main idea as a reading comprehension strategy. ![]()
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