Find the Main Idea Name: ___________________ "My favorite ice cream flavor is the most delicious thing on earth! It is a super bright blue color. My ice cream also kind of tastes like peppermint toothpaste but it's not toothpaste at all! Then hidden inside, it has brown chunks of sweet chocolatey goodness! Can you guess my favorite kind of ice cream? Of course! It's the best kind, chocolate mint!" -Lindsey age 9 1.Read the Text. 2. Circle 3 supporting details. 3. Find the main idea! The main idea of this text is ___________________________________ __________________________________. I know this because ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________. Page 2 Find the Main Idea Name: ___________________ "The local ice cream factory has been so busy lately! They have needed to hire 200 new workers just this week. Every day they sell 250,000 pints of delicious ice cream. When you look at the front door, there is always a giant line of customers ready for their icy treat. If you are wanting to take a trip there, I highly suggest you get there early to be in line first. Their ice cream is so good!" -Local Newspaper Article 1.Read the Text. 2. Circle 3 supporting details. 3. Find the main idea! The main idea of this text is ___________________________________ __________________________________. I know this because ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________. Page 3