Photograph of the theme book, “Families.” Background photo is a family/extended family.
Think About Families

IDENTIFY DETAILS THAT SUPPORT A MAIN IDEA

Make two diagrams to tell about the main ideas of Families. Follow these steps.

  • 1 Think about pages 4–19 in the book. What are the pages mainly about? Write a sentence in a box.

    Families do a lot of things together.

  • 2 Think of details from the book that tell about this main idea. Add them to your diagram.

    Families do a lot of things together.
    They love and care for one another.

  • 3 Make a new main idea diagram for pages 20–26 of the book.

    Children live in many kinds of families.
    Some have brothers and sisters, and some do not.

  • 4 Use your main idea diagrams to talk with a partner about Families.