Listen for Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Determine main ideas and supporting details from text read aloud and information presented orally, visually, or quantitatively.

How the lesson starts: Listen for Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Radio Big Ears
Welcome to Radio Big Ears! Ellie the elephant hosts the show. Her ears are huge, and she uses them well. When she hears a story on the radio, she catches every detail.
Catch the details
Listen. Milo the mole had a busy morning. First, he dug a new tunnel. Next, he ate three worms. Then he napped in his cozy room. Order words like first, next, and then help you remember what happened when.
Let's answer a question
Question: what did Milo eat? Ellie listens for the key word, eat. She hears it! Next, he ate three worms. So the answer is three worms. Not a tunnel. That's what he dug!