Soccer is Our Game

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Soccer is Our Game

• Story adapted by Wiley Blevins
• Scholastic Literacy Place
• Team Spirit Unit 3

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Teacher Page-1
Content Area Reading Grade Level 1st Creator
Marge Humphrey Curriculum Standard Main
idea/details MAP Standard CA2, CA3 Activity
Children identify the main idea of a story and a
picture. Children identify details that go with
the main idea.
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Teacher Page-2

• This Power Point is to be used after the children
  have read the story Soccer is Our Game written
  by Wiley Blevins.
• It is story 3 in Scholastics Literacy Place Team
  Spirit book.
• Children will need paper with a space for a
  picture and lines for writing. Slide 12 is
  soccer paper if you would like to print it out
  ahead of time.
• Answers are on the mouse click.

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Main idea First you read the book!
When you are figuring out what the main idea of a
story is you do these things
1. Think about the title. 2. Think about the
pictures. 3. Think about what pops into your
head when the teacher holds up the book.
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Main Idea

• What is the main idea of the story
• Soccer is our Game?

Children learn to play soccer.
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Noting Details
Details tell about the main idea. Details
help you understand the main idea.
Now try it...
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Note DetailsWhat are two details from the story
that tell about the main idea?

• Children learn to play soccer.

Players move the ball with their feet
Kick the ball into the net to score.
There are many details. These are two possible
answers.
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Main Idea

• What is the main idea of this picture?

The dog wants to bury its bone.
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What is one detailthat tells about the picture?
The dog wants to bury its bone.
There is a bone beside the hole.
Children may note other details.
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Your Turn

• On a piece of paper draw one thing that you need
  to learn to play the game of soccer
• Then write one sentence telling the main idea of
  your picture.

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Learning to find the Main Idea and Details takes
practice. Keep working on it! The End
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Learning To Play Soccer __________________________
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