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3rd - 7th Grade Theme Resources

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Reading Comprehension: Excerpt From White Fang

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

Finding the Theme

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Analyzing Poetry: Jabberwocky

Practice analyzing poetry with&nbsp;one of Emily Dickinson&rsquo;s most popular poems!

Analyzing Poetry:  “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they&#39;ve read recently.

Identify Themes in Literature: Graphic Organizer

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.

The Lion and the Mouse Fable

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

Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

A central component of reading comprehension is the ability to understand the main idea or theme of a text. In this series, your child will practice basic analysis of a short story or poem.

Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

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

Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing&nbsp;two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades!&nbsp;

Compare and Contrast in Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Still will I harvest beauty where it grows"

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1&ndash;38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes&rsquo;s poem &ldquo;Mother to Son.&rdquo;

Analyzing Poetry: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

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

Find the Theme Flowchart

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

Literary Response Prompt: Theme

Introduce readers to the poem &ldquo;When I Was One-and-Twenty&rdquo; by English poet A. E. Housman with this sixth-grade worksheet!&nbsp;

Analyzing Poetry: “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by A.E. Housman

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Novel Discussion Guide for Teachers

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.

Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

Introduce readers to the poem &quot;The Song of Wandering Aengus&quot; by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet! 
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Analyzing Poetry: "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats

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

Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever

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

Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem &ldquo;Thanksgiving&rdquo; by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

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

Novel Study: Wonder: Acts of Kindness

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Novel Study: Wonder: Post-Reading Response Prompts

After completing S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity!&nbsp;

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Mirror and Window Identity Activity

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.

Find the Central Message: Literary Response

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

Comparing and Contrasting in Nonfiction: Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir

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!

Main Idea: At the Movies

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

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3rd - 7th Grade Theme Resources