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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students match main ideas to supporting details from a reading about a chicken's life. The activity includes 4 main ideas: 1) Charlotte had a miserable life in a cage before rescue, 2) Charlotte enjoyed many activities, 3) Steve was treated poorly as a baby chick at a hatchery, and 4) humans cannot care for baby chicks as well as mother hens. Students are given cards with the main ideas and supporting details and must sort them to complete the activity sheet.

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    A Chicken Life

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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students match main ideas to supporting details from a reading about a chicken's life. The activity includes 4 main ideas: 1) Charlotte had a miserable life in a cage before rescue, 2) Charlotte enjoyed many activities, 3) Steve was treated poorly as a baby chick at a hatchery, and 4) humans cannot care for baby chicks as well as mother hens. Students are given cards with the main ideas and supporting details and must sort them to complete the activity sheet.

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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students match main ideas to supporting details from a reading about a chicken's life. The activity includes 4 main ideas: 1) Charlotte had a miserable life in a cage before rescue, 2) Charlotte enjoyed many activities, 3) Steve was treated poorly as a baby chick at a hatchery, and 4) humans cannot care for baby chicks as well as mother hens. Students are given cards with the main ideas and supporting details and must sort them to complete the activity sheet.

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    A Chicken Life

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    Sharon Baker
    This document provides instructions for an activity where students match main ideas to supporting details from a reading about a chicken's life. The activity includes 4 main ideas: 1) Charlotte had a miserable life in a cage before rescue, 2) Charlotte enjoyed many activities, 3) Steve was treated poorly as a baby chick at a hatchery, and 4) humans cannot care for baby chicks as well as mother hens. Students are given cards with the main ideas and supporting details and must sort them to complete the activity sheet.

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    ‘A Chicken’s Life’:

    Main Idea and Supporting Details Sort

    Teacher Directions
    Cut out all the cards and mix them up. Have students read the “A Chicken’s Life” comic and then use the
    text to match each main idea card with the supporting detail cards.

    Main Idea 1 Main Idea 2


    Charlotte had a miserable There were many things
    life inside a cage before that Charlotte liked to do.
    she was rescued.

    Main Idea 3 Main Idea 4


    When Steve was a baby Humans can’t take care
    chick, the hatchery of baby chicks as well as
    treated him like trash. mother hens can.
    Supporting Detail Supporting Detail

    Supporting Detail Supporting Detail

    Supporting Detail Supporting Detail


    Supporting Detail Supporting Detail

    Supporting Detail
    ‘A Chicken’s Life’:
    Main Idea and Supporting Details Sort
    Answer Sheet

    Note: Students can record the supporting details in any order.

    Main Idea 1: Charlotte had a miserable life inside a cage before she was rescued.
    Supporting Details: , ,

    Main Idea 2: There were many things that Charlotte liked to do.
    Supporting Details: ,

    Main Idea 3: When Steve was a baby chick, the hatchery treated him like trash.
    Supporting Details: ,

    Main Idea 4: Humans can’t take care of baby chicks as well as mother hens can.
    Supporting Details: ,
    Name Date

    ‘A Chicken’s Life’: Main Idea and Supporting Details Sort


    Student Worksheet
    Directions: Fill in the blanks with the shapes located on the supporting detail cards
    for each main idea.

    Main Idea 1: Charlotte had a miserable life inside a cage before she was rescued.

    Supporting Details: , ,

    Main Idea 2: There were many things that Charlotte liked to do.

    Supporting Details: ,

    Main Idea 3: When Steve was a baby chick, the hatchery treated him like trash.

    Supporting Details: ,

    Main Idea 4: Humans can’t take care of baby


    chicks as well as mother hens can.

    Supporting Details: ,

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