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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What's the Moral?

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

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

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What's the Moral?

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

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

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

Use this writing response to test your little reader's understanding of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

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