1. Comprehension Skill First Grade Unit 2 Week 1 Created by Kristi Waltke
Main Idea
Comprehension Skill
First Grade Unit 2 Week 1
Created by Kristi Waltke

2. The main idea of a story is what the story is mostly about.

3. Sometimes to figure out the main idea, you have to think about the little things in the story. The little parts that help you figure out the main idea are called details.

4. Think about the story Get the Egg. What is that story mostly about?
The details that help
you figure out the
main idea in this
story are:
Brad gets the egg
with his net.
2. Kim puts it back
in the tree.
a twig hitting a nest
a boy and girl saving a baby bird
baby birds hatching from eggs

5. Think about the story Animal Park. What is that story mostly about?
The details that help
you figure out the
main idea in this
story are:
The setting is a
park.
We see all those
different animals,
not just one animal.
zebras are fast runners
big hippos sit in mud
many animals live in the park

6. What is that story mostly about?
Think about the story A Big Fish for Max.
What is that story mostly about?
The details that help
you figure out the
main idea in this
story are:
Max tried to catch a
fish at the park.
Grandma buys a fish
from the fish man for
Max.
Max and Ruby’s trip to the park
Max going fishing
How Max gets a fish to eat

7. Being able to figure out the main idea of a story will help you become a super reader!