It's July...who doesn't have an ice cream cone on their mind nearly every evening? I must admit, I'm a soft-serve fan... the more swirls of soft, creamy vanilla goodness topping a flaky cone the better! And I have to ask - does anyone else absolutely relish that last bite of the cone, once it's gotten all soggy and mushy? I pop it into my mouth and savor as it melts on my tongue. Okay, so I totally digress...
Anyway, July...Summer...ice cream...all make me feel like this is the perfect time to feature my second best-seller at my store - my Main Idea Ice Cream Cones craftivity!
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I have to say, when I did this craftivity with my fifth graders, they had a ball with it! I saw some very creative cones! I had birthday cake flavored scoops, candy bar scoops, fruit-filled scoops, you name it!
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| A close up look at some creative scoops! |
Here's "the scoop" on how this craftivity works. Six cones contain a "main idea" sentence. Nine scoops contain a sentence that is a supporting detail to one of the six main idea sentences. Students must find the three supporting detail scoops that match each main idea sentence. Once the have done this, they glue the scoops onto the cones and decorate their cones to their heart's desire.
Some teachers reported having this as a center activity, while others did it as a whole group activity. A good number of teachers have provided feedback that this activity really helped students grasp the concept of main idea and how supporting details help to "hone in on" the main idea.
Now I'm off to the freezer...
You blog is so darn cute! Thank you so much for linking up with me! I'm so happy I found you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amy! As a newbie to the blogging world, I have so much to learn, and your blog is very inspiring to me! I have added your button to my list of favorite blogs. I'll be watching for an opportunity to link up with you again soon!
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