Monthly+Focus

Helpful Websites: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/mainideap2.cfm http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/mainideaprac.htm http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/weblessons/gettheidea/default.htm#page1 http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/rosie/skill_pre.html || Flow Map || http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skX6RnnIkuM&feature=related http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip210a.swf [] || Circle Map  || [] [] ||  Bridge Map http://www.mapthemind.com/thinkingmaps/themaps/bridge/index.html
 * **__ Month __** ||  **__ Character Trait __**  ||  **__ Reading Skill __**  ||  **__ Thinking Map __**  ||
 * September ||  Citizenship  ||  Sequencing/Main Idea
 * October ||  Responsibility  ||  Author’s Purpose/Story Elements  [[file:Authors Purpose ppt.ppt]]
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 * __Other Resources:__**
 * November ||  Respect  ||  Inferences/Generalizations  [[image:inference_anchor_poster.jpg width="120" height="160" align="center"]]

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bridge map ppt. of examples: [] || Great Posters for compare/contrast and cause/effect posters! []
 * December ||  Compassion/Caring  ||  Compare/Contrast & Cause/Effect  [[file:text-structure-slideshow.pdf]]

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[] || Double Bubble Venn Diagram || || Venn Diagram Circle Map || Bridge Map ||
 * January ||  Courage  ||  Fantasy/realism
 * February ||  Honesty  ||  Details/Characterization  ||  Bubble Map  ||
 * March ||  Hope/Perservance  ||  Classify/Categorize  ||  Tree Map
 * April ||  Fairness/Integrity  ||  Review all Skills  ||  Reviews all Maps  ||
 * May ||  Excellence  ||  Review all Skills  ||  Reviews all Maps  ||

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