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.

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for themselves by reviewing the book as they go.

What if you met a snake who could make you rich? Enjoy one of the classic Panchatantra stories, animal fables from India that have a moral lesson.

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

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Use these picture cards to introduce your students to 16 common theme words.

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

Use this writing response to test your little reader's understanding of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.

With this easy-to-use flowchart, your students will learn how to find the theme of a fictional story.

After reading The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, complete this comprehension page to test your understanding of the story.

Help your beginning reader boost comprehension skills with this fun worksheet, where he'll map the events in a story.

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

Improve your child's reading skills and introduce her the classic tale of Peter Rabbit with this comprehension page, all about finding the main idea.

Help your young reader learn to identify themes with the Panchatantra story "The Broken Pot" a classic fable from India that has a moral lesson.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

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.

Fairy tales are a great way to engage your students in reading! Help them determine the central message of the classic story, The Tortoise and the Hare, with this fun reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

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

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

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

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