This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Young readers practice identifying the theme of a story in this thoughtful fable about two friends who find gold in the forest.

Discover how small acts can create lasting change with this sixth- and seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Read, reflect, and uncover the lesson behind the story with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop’s fable—The Fox and the Crow—to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.

Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop’s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Here's a Loki myth to satisfy fans of this sneaky god: Loki and the Builder, where he tries to outwit an equally sneaky human.

Children will love this imaginative worksheet that invites them to identify the main idea of a movie plot by coming up with a title for it!

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.