Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

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.

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.

Children will read this Reader's Theater script, then answer questions designed to support their understanding of the characters, story, and message of the play.

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

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

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

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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

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

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!

With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practice locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

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.

See reading in a new light in this snowy fantasy story!