Noor and Grandpa play the same game in two ways. Upper-elementary English learners use an illustrated story to find a main idea and explain it with a detail. They solve a one-move tic-tac-toe puzzle, share details with a partner, and write their own short text about a game. The printable includes a student page and a teacher guide.
Target Vocabulary
long ago, today, cell phone, paper, game, tic-tac-toe, main idea, detail
Activity
- Read Noor’s story and use the text and picture to compare how she and Grandpa play.
- Choose the sentence that tells what the whole story is about.
- Find the only move that makes a line of three Xs.
- Take turns giving a detail that supports the same main idea.
- Write an original main idea and one supporting detail about a game, then discuss two ways to play.
Learning Goal
Identify a main idea, support it with a relevant detail, and use a picture as evidence while reading.
Suggested Textbook Connections
| Textbook Name | Unit Number & Title | Context / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Our World 4, Second Edition (American English) | Unit 3 · Long Ago and Today | Full match for this worksheet’s focus. The unit compares past and present, includes games and cell phones, and teaches paragraph unity through a topic sentence and supporting details (pp. 40–41 and 50–51). |
| Super Minds 4, Second Edition (British English) | Unit 1 · In the museum | Partial match. The model museum advert (p. 21) develops a single topic with concrete details. Its explicit writing tip focuses on adjectives. This worksheet adds separate practice in choosing a main idea and supporting it. |
