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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.