Teacher: Jessika Satterfield Beginning Date: November 5th, 2017

Subject: Visual arts and Literature Grade Level(s): 2nd Grade

Lesson/Unit Plan Title or Theme: The Main Idea: It’s in the Bag!

Essential Question:

What is the purpose of understanding the main idea in a variety of situations in life? How can
understanding the main idea of a situation impact you and others?

Objective(s):

The students will be able to understand the main idea of a story through the activity “It’s in the Bag” and
develop their own themed bag with items of their choosing.

Academic Core Subjects/Standards:

Fine Arts Core:

Visual Arts: Strand: CREATE (2.V.CR.)
Students will generate artistic work by conceptualizing, organizing, and completing their artistic ideas.
They will refine original work through persistence, reflection and evaluation.
 Standard 2.V.CR.5:
Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
Strand: PRESENT (2.V.P.)
Students will analyze, interpret, refine, and select artistic work for presentation. They will convey
meaning in the manner in which the art is presented (Standards 2.V.P.1–3).
 Standard 2.V.P.2:
Distinguish between different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for
presentation.

Academic Core:
Reading: Informational Text Standard 6
Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

Vocabulary that is explicit in both areas of instruction (clear connections)

Fine Arts Vocabulary:

Reflect, create, blend

Academic Core Vocabulary:

Main idea, main concept, supporting detail(s)
Art Core Integration/Connections:
Students will have the creative freedom to develop a main idea/concept that is important to them and
then draw images that relate to the main idea of their choice.

Procedures:

Introduction:
1. Open the lesson by introducing/reviewing what the definition of main idea is. After finishing,
highlight examples of what the main idea is, using supporting details, or facts, statements, or
examples that help illustrate the main idea.
2. Summarize the main idea in a concluding sentence. Write the sentence on your whiteboard.
3. Explain to the class that they will be split into groups to look through mystery bags of supporting
details and determine the "main idea" of each bag. They will write a conclusion sentence that
summarizes the main idea of each bag, and share their findings with the class.

Lesson:
1. Explain to the large group that they will be looking at the supporting details inside a mystery bag
at each station to determine the main idea for each bag.
2. Remind the class that each group will have five minutes at each station to review the supporting
details, agree on the main idea, and write a conclusion sentence.
3. Using a model bag, demonstrate what your students are expected to do in each station.
4. Take out the items in the bag one by one, and hold them up for the class to see. For example, take
a pen, a pencil, markers, and crayons out of the bag.
5. Verbalize your thought process for each item as you remove it from the bag. For example, you
could say, "A pencil and a pen are things that people use to write. Markers and crayons are things
people use to color and draw. Some artists also draw with pens and pencils.”
6. Conclude by giving your thoughts on what the main idea for this bag could be. For example, say
that you think the main idea of the bag is art supplies.
7. Ask your class for additional suggestions for the main idea of this bag. Encourage volunteers to
use the supporting details as evidence for their suggestions.
8. Write the students' examples on the board.
9. Remind students that they will have to work together to come up with the main idea for each bag.
They will record their main ideas on their worksheets.
10. Excuse the students to the different tables to start the lesson and their group practice.

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1. Pass out a copy of the Main Idea Recording Sheet to each student (at the bottom of the page).
2. As students work, walk around the classroom providing support and scaffolding as needed.
3. Set a timer in five minute intervals. Each time the timer goes off, have students move to a new
station.

Closing:
1. Call the class together, and have the students take turns sharing their recordings for each mystery
bag.
2. Allow your students to discuss any similarities or differences in each station.
3. After the discussion, remind students that the main idea is the most important point in a passage,
and that supporting details are facts that help support the main idea.
4. To extend the lesson, the students will go back to their desks and create their own main idea bag
with supporting details. Before the students are excused, explain to the kids the different
materials they can use to draw their pictures with (markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.) and
show the students how pressing harder on the page changes the color of each item.
Medium/Resources/Materials/Technology/Prep:
 Bags, items to go in the bags such as different animals from the ocean, farm animals, school
supplies, and items to make a bed, paper, colored pencils, markers, or crayons,
 Prep will involve creating and putting together the different themed bags, getting the supplies

Closure/ Assessment/Reflection/ Critique:

Special Considerations/Differentiation/Extension:

Special Education:
Instead of having students jump right into drawing and choosing what their main idea for their “bag” is,
assign pairs and have them brainstorm beforehand. They will be able to bounce ideas off each other and
give suggestions on the items that will be in their “bag”.

Gifted and Talented:

If students finish early or want the activity more challenging, have them create multiple bags with
different main ideas or allow them to write a paragraph of why they chose the main idea they did. You
can also give them the option of creating a real bag of objects and have them bring it to class to share.

English Language Learners:

Assign pairs/small groups and have students brainstorm ideas and have them develop a main idea as a
group/pair. The students will be able to bounce ideas off each other and give suggestions on the items
that will be in the “bag”. The students will make their own drawings, but give them the option of sharing
the main idea.
Group names: __________________, ________________________,

________________________, _____________________, and __________________.

The Main Idea is in the Bag!

Directions: After you take out the items from the Main Idea Bag, discuss with your partners a possible Main Idea
for each bag. Then write what objects support your choice for the Main Idea you think the bag represents. The
items in the bag represent supporting details so examine them closely. Do the same for the rest of the Stations.

Station #____ Station #____

Main Idea: ______________________________________

Main Idea: ______________________________________
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Supporting Details: ___________________________

Supporting Details: ___________________________
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Station #____ Station #____

Main Idea: ______________________________________

Main Idea: ______________________________________
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Supporting Details: ___________________________

Supporting Details: ___________________________
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