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.

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