How to Create an Outline for Kids - Planning Your Writing
3 min3rd4th5thReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
A planning mini-lesson on outlining: organizing main ideas and supporting details before writing a longer piece.
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Discussion questions
An outline organizes your main ideas and details before you write.
- What is the difference between a main idea and a detail?
- Why does outlining make writing easier?
- How would you outline a piece about your topic?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: outline, main idea, detail
- Write your main ideas, then add two details under each.
- Check that your details match their main idea.