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 Option 1

[|Fact Fragment Frenzy] Details of a paragraph, main idea, topic sentence. Watch the Demonstration while the narrator reads a paragraph. Learn how to select only the important details of a paragraph. Listen to the entire lesson before you select a topic.



Read and select only the important words from the topic.

Option 2

[|Acrostic Poems] help students select key words and phrases to describe their topic. Since they are limited in the number of words to use, they must select the most descriptive ones. [|The Acrostic Poem] and list of ideas can be used to form paragraphs about the topic. Use this for a prewriting graphic organizer experience.



Option 3

[|Puzzle Maker] Discovery Education Restating Details and Facts Select Letter Tiles



Step 1 Type the name of the story From Seed to Plant into the Title Box.



 Step 2 Type a sentence that states a fact about seeds or plants from the story From Seed to Plant.

Examples Sentences:

Plants need water, air and sunlight to grow.

Fruits can change color as they ripen and their skin can get softer.

Fruits make seeds as they ripen and the seeds grow.

A plant’s leaves help it make food.

The roots of a plant take in water.

Step 3 Select four (4) words on each tile. It will make the puzzle easier with more letters on each tile.

Each time you create the puzzle the order will look different. Young children might have more success if the tiles are enlarged and cut apart to manipulate into a sentence. Each student can create a puzzle with different facts and switch with a friend to decipher. The puzzles can be placed in individual envelopes and reused for practice.



Step 4 and 5 should both be checked so the directions appear below the puzzle and the person solving the puzzle has a place to write their answer.

Step 6 Click Create My Puzzle! Make sure you print the puzzle**.** ** Once you leave the site, your puzzle will not be saved. **

Option 4

Shape Poems

Create a poem in the shape of several objects. Use the words and phrases to brainstorm lines to a poem that describe the object.



Option 5

Topics and Details [|Essay Map from Read, Write and Teach]