Main Idea & Supporting Details

Main idea about beach activities.

Main idea of soccer skills learned:

Jake's family went camping at a park by the ocean, rode bikes, cooked over a fire, and saw deer.

Main idea: Keep your teeth happy.

Hummingbirds love pink/red flowers, guard them, fight for food, and make a whirring sound when hovering. They migrate long distances for winter and build nests in shrubs/trees.

Best question to find the main idea?

Determine the main idea before reading the passage.

Shanna saw many fish, crabs, and shrimp in huge tanks, feeling underwater yet dry. Main topic:

Supporting detail of the paragraph: Robots in sumo wrestling contests.

Supporting detail from the text: Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse, protect, and teach them.