for

Main Idea Cones

Theme Filled Cupcakes
Painting with Prefixes
Context Clues
Nonfiction Text Structures

By Deb Hanson
A prefix is…
 1. Write the prefix
and its meaning on
the paint can.
(mis= wrong)
2. Write an example
word on the first
paint splatter.
(misspell)
3. Write the meaning
of the word on the
second paint
splatter.
(spell wrong)

I have students
add more
example words
in the margin.
(miscount
misunderstand)

Matching
Craftivity:

Painting with
Prefixes
Craftivity
 Context #3
Clues Antonym
(Contrast)

When you don’t know

the meaning of a word,
you can use context
clues to figure out its
meaning! #4
Examples
There are 5 types of
context clues:

#1
Definition

#5
Inference
#2
Synonym
(Restatement)
 Students write
their own
sentence beside
each magnifying
glass.

Matching
Craftivity:

Context Clues
Craftivity
Main Idea
and

Details
The details support the main
idea. They are examples or
facts that support the main
idea.

The MAIN IDEA is what a

piece of writing is mainly
about.

Sometimes it is STATED.
Sometimes it’s INFERRED.
 Here, my students will
choose a topic they know a
lot about (a sport, an
animal, etc.) They write a
main idea sentence in the
cone area. They write
three supporting details in
the scoops of ice cream.
Then, they turn their
graphic organizer into a
paragraph.

Matching Craftivity:
Main Idea Craftivity
 Interactive Notebook
Cut the outside of the box. Turn it over and put a thin line of glue on this
flap ONLY. Place it in your notebook.

What is
theme?

Cut along these lines, as well.

Possible
themes
What is the theme of this short story?
“Did you finish your math homework?” Amy asked James.
“No, I didn’t bother. Mrs. Thom never checks our homework,
anyway. I just wrote down some numbers so it will look like I did it
when she glances at it,” James whispered. A sly grin crept across
his face as Amy raised her eyebrows.
Later that morning, Mrs. Thom asked Bart to collect the
math worksheets. “I decided that I will grade these
worksheets, and keep them in your conference
folders. We can look at the worksheets with your
parents when they visit next week.”
James gasped. This was not going to turn out well…
 Interactive Notebook Option

Students lift the flaps and write their answers on the notebook paper under
each flap. Answers may vary. (Possible answers are shown below.)

• A theme is a central idea , or message, of a story.

• It is often somewhat hidden.
• Usually, the reader has to infer the theme.

• A theme is like the crème filling in a cupcake!

• The crème in a cupcake is hidden, but you taste it when
you start eating it.
• The theme of a book is hidden, but you can figure it out
after you read the entire book.
• It is important to share with others.
• Be kind.
• Appreciate what you have.
• Set goals and work to achieve them.
• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Be true to yourself.
• When people work together, more can be accomplished.
• Don’t give up.
• Be patient.

Always do your best work.

Laziness can lead to negative consequences.

 These are example
photos of the
interactive notebook
pages in a real
notebook.

Matching Craftivity:
Theme-Filled Cupcakes
Nonfiction
Text
Structures
 Students use one set of
passages from the craftivity
packet (the student below
chose the butterfly
passages), and they write in
the graphic organizers to
justify the type of text
structure each passage is.
 Matching Craftivity:

Nonfiction Text Structures

Craftivity
 By Deb Hanson ^ 2015
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