Identifying the Main Idea - Year 6 English Lesson (WA)

Year 6 · English · Lesson Plan · WA · $2.99 AUD

Western Australia curriculum edition. A Year 6 English lesson plan on identifying the main idea, set out as a 55–60 minute run-sheet. The teacher models finding what a paragraph is mostly about, then students work through guided practice to state the main idea in one sentence and list supporting details, with differentiation, an exit ticket and a reflection.

Aligned to AC9E6LY05 (Australian Curriculum).

Students will:
• State the main idea of a paragraph in one sentence
• Distinguish supporting details from the main idea
• Use clue words to work out what a text is mostly about

A ready-to-use lesson plan, supplied as PDF, editable Word (DOCX) and PowerPoint (PPTX).

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