Summarise main ideas

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you've read a page about hedgehogs 🦔. The main idea is what the WHOLE page is about — like 'Hedgehogs eat bugs.'

2. 2

   If a page is all about how hedgehogs find food, what is the main idea?

3. 3

   Let's find the main idea together for this paragraph: 'The sun was hot. Ben put on his hat. He drank lots of water. He stayed in the shade.'

4. 4

   Read these sentences. Tap the one that is the MAIN idea.

5. 5

   Which of these is the main idea for a paragraph about how bees make honey?

6. 6

   Think of a paragraph like a pizza 🍕. The main idea is the cheese on top — it covers everything! Every sentence is a topping that goes with the cheese.

7. 7

   If the main idea is 'Elephants use their trunks for many things,' which detail fits?