Well...here's my Central Idea song! Cut me some slack...ha! Lyrics are below:
Ya’ll students ready with your informational texts?
After reading we all know what often comes next.
Don’t be reckless while you’re trying to read the text.
Remember to pause as you read and make that brain flex.
You know the main idea? And all those awesome details?
Let’s mix main point with those details and get central idea!
When we read the text we gotta be thorough.
What does the author of the text want us to know?
Can you identify the topic, focus, or main point?
Central idea in the bag, swag!
I read text, I infer it, or the author will show it.
I skim it, I think hard, I interpret ‘til I know it.
Read between those lines, use text structure signs.
Focused on the text. Let’s activate our minds.
Let’s always refer to the text.
That main point...recognize.
We will read.
We read,we read, we read.
Today, formulate, formulate, formulate.
Those key points, key points, key points always!
Read away, okay? Today! Okay, okay, okay!
Hey, students, now let’s read information! ‘Cause we slay.
Okay, students, now let’s get information! ‘Cause we slay.
Prove to me you’ve got some concentration. ‘Cause we slay.
Read, Class! Let’s find the main information!