Writing 'De-Tails'

December 06, 2007

Janis Hurd, a fourth-grade teacher at Shelton Park Elementary School in Virginia Beach, Virginia

As I was planning a lesson about main idea and supporting details in November, I thought of an appropriate visual to use. I cut out a large brown paper turkey (without the tail) and some 18" x 6" strips of colored paper. I wrote my main idea on the 'body' of the turkey and wrote one detail on each strip, tapered to look like feathers. The details were 'de-tail'! Then I used our Ellison machine to cut small turkey bodies for my students to use, along with 6" x 1" strips for their feathers. We got some great bodies and details from that lesson!

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Pam T. | 2011/11/15

I am using this idea in class today. Thank you!

Pam T. | 2011/11/15

I am using this idea in class today. Thank you!

Pam Brockman, East Elementary, Roosevelt, UT | 2011/11/15

Love it! I'm going to try a simplified version with my 2nd graders!

Karen | 2011/11/10

Love this idea! Will use it next week in our study of Eastern Woodland indians and use this to write a ppg about the first thanksgiving.

Sunkist | 2011/11/10

GREAT IDEA! Sounds like fun! We would love to see a picture as well! So creative!

Sue | 2011/11/10

Do you have any pictures of the finished product?

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