This week we are looking at how animals adapt in the desert. We will be doing an experiment and also reading some facts about these desert survivors.  

When we read factual texts our brains are constantly coding what is important, what is interesting and what is not relevant. 

To work out what it is important, or to find the main idea, we have to be looking for the facts and information we think is the most important to tell someone else who has not studied that topic.

If you could tell them ONLY three things about what you have read – what would it be?

Sometimes, the text we read shows us the most important facts by putting them in boxes or by making the font bold, italic or underlined.

This page is a perfect example of that. 

 Other pages might make different words and phrases stand out, but they might no necessarily be the most important fact.

In reading groups this week 5/6J, See if you can sort out what is important and what is interesting on these pages:

Start here and find the three most important facts to record on your T chart, along with 3 things that are just interesting. 

If you have time click here, here and here, recording your 3 important and 3 interesting facts each time.