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  Student Activity Page Day 2



Hello, class! Today is April 17, 2012. These are the activities you need to complete today.

If you have any questions, please ask Mrs. Welmer (your substitute teacher) for help.

Have a great lesson!



** __Activity # 1__

** discoveryeducation .com


 * Click on the link below to watch a short video by Brain Pop Jr. called "Main Idea".


 * Listen carefully to what Annie and Moby have to say about a story's main idea.

** "Main Idea" **

__** Activity # 2 **__ discoveryeducation .com


 * After watching the video, click on the link below and read the day's vocabulary words.

** Vocabulary Words **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 18px;">When you're done reading the vocabulary words, click on the link below. It will take you to the "Talk About It" link from the Brain Pop Jr. Website.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 18px;">Here you will write a sentence about what you think the main idea was in "The Brave Monkey Pirate".


 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 18px;">Underneath that sentence, write three facts that support the main idea.

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 * Talk About It **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 18px;">Make sure to tell Mrs. Welmer when you're done so she can print out the work you've done!

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Once you're done with your main idea sentences, close the web browser, and open the program on the desktop called "Tux Paint". You will be using Tux Paint to draw a picture of what you thought the main idea of the story was. Be as creative as you want!

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">If you finish all of today's activities, tell Mrs. Welmer, and pick a book from our bookshelves for some quiet reading.