Grade 1 English Language Arts · Level 4, Understand Information and Grow Vocabulary

Find the Main Topic and Key Details

Identify the main topic of an informational text and retell/select key details.

How the lesson starts: Find the Main Topic and Key Details

Tuli's big umbrella
Hi! This is Tuli the turtle. Tuli has a giant umbrella. It covers all her friends. A main topic is like Tuli's umbrella. It covers the whole text!
The umbrella and friends
Tuli reads. Birds build nests. They use twigs and grass. Some nests sit high in trees. Nests keep the eggs safe. What is it mostly about? Nests! Every detail sits under that umbrella.
Let's find the topic
Tuli reads about horses. A horse has four long legs. Horses run fast. They eat grass and hay. A baby horse is a foal. What is it mostly about? How to ride a horse? Just one small part. Farm animals? Too big. What horses are like. That covers it all!