3rd - 7th Grade Common Core Theme Resources

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

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

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

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

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.

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

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.