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PREVIEW
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B efo re You Read
N a t u r a l
Thin k What things do you need to live? What do you do
with Trash at school?
In this text, we
Main Idea and Details learn about
natural resources.
Remember, the main idea is what a text is about. The
This text is an
main idea is often the first sentence in a text. Details tell
informational
us more about the main idea. text. Remember,
informational texts
Read the text. Answer the questions. tell us about our
world.
Rules in parks help to keep them
Earth Science
clean and the animals safe.
Some rules are:
• Don't litter.
• Don't walk on the flowers.
• Clean up after eating.
• Don't give food to the birds or squirrels.
These rules keep everyone in the park safe and happy.
1 What is the main idea?
2 What are two details of the main idea?
O Look at the pictures and captions on pages 110-111.
What do you think the text is about?
Reading: Main Idea and Details Unit 11 1 0 9
