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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?



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