1st - 7th Grade Theme Worksheets

Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop’s fable—The Fox and the Crow—to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.

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.

Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

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

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 short fictional text can be used to help students determine words and phrases the author uses to help the reader figure out the central message of the story.

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

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

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

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

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

Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop’s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.

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

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

Here's a Loki myth to satisfy fans of this sneaky god: Loki and the Builder, where he tries to outwit an equally sneaky human.

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.

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

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

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

Fairy tales are a great way to engage your students in reading! Help them determine the central message of the classic story, The Tortoise and the Hare, with this fun reading comprehension worksheet.

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.

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.

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 glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.