Teaching Theme with Fables, Short Stories, and Poems Finding Theme BUNDLE

Help your students easily find the theme of a story or poem with this bundle of teaching theme resources! This download comes with a variety of activities that will help your students learn how to identify the themes and topics of fables, short stories, and poems. By using these theme posters, reading passages, and fun activities - your students will quickly learn how to identify themes and topics found in literature! 

Included in this download:

• 30 Posters of Common Themes Found Literature 
• 28 Theme Task Cards Using Quotes (a fun alternative to teaching theme)
• 5 Teaching Theme with Aesop's Fables Activities 
• 3 Teaching Theme with Short Stories Activities
• 3 Teaching Theme with Poetry Activities 

These activities are perfect for:

• whole group lessons
• independent desk work
• small groups
• literacy centers
• morning work
• homework
• assessments
• early finishers
• sub plans, and so much more!

The best part?

Your students will quickly learn how to describe in-depth the characters, settings, and events found in fables, short stories, and poems as they draw on specific details in the text. They will get right to work identifying key details to determine the central ideas or themes found in the text.

⭐ Help your students learn how to determine the theme of a story or poem and summarize the text using high-interest and engaging reading activities!

In this one convenient resource, you can…

• have ready-to-go theme posters, reading passages, and fun activities that will help your students quickly learn how to identify themes and topics found in literature.
• use these pre-made theme activities as sub plans when you need to take a day (or week) off!
• print and go - includes everything you need to teach THEME anytime during the year!

Short Breakdown of Each Resource Included:

30 Posters of Common Themes Found Literature 

This huge 30 poster set includes common theme topics that are perfect for any classroom! These posters include the most common topics found in children’s literature. It also includes posters that describe the difference between topic & theme and how to identify each one in literature.

28 Theme Task Cards Using Quotes (a fun alternative to teaching theme) Identifying the theme of a story is a higher-order thinking skill that requires the reader to make an inference. Some students have difficulty identifying themes, so it is important that students practice in various ways. This resource includes 28 task cards that encourage critical thinking skills and allows students to think about theme in a way that is much easier than analyzing a whole story.

5 Teaching Theme with Aesop's Fables Activities 

Teaching theme with fables makes finding themes in literature a little easier. In this resource, students will learn how to explain how the theme is conveyed through morals, lessons, and key details in fables. Students will quickly and easily be able to determine the message or central idea found in a story that the author is trying to convey. It also includes an introduction that teaches students the difference between THEME and TOPIC. Students will explore a variety of themes and topics found in literature. Being able to identify the difference between the two is the first step to mastering theme!

3 Teaching Theme with Short Stories Activities

Focusing on the setting, characters, and plot helps students find the overarching message. In this resource, students will be required to analyze short stories by answering questions relating to each story's theme, topic, setting, character's actions, and plot. In the end, they will be directed to summarize the text. These theme activities were created to be used as practice activities or assessments for finding the theme of a short story.

3 Teaching Theme with Poetry Activities 

In this resource, students will be required to analyze poems by answering questions about the poem's theme, topic, setting, character's actions, and how the speaker in a poem reflects on a topic. In the end, they will be directed to summarize the poem. These theme activities were created to be used as practice or assessments for finding the themes in poetry.

Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS)

RL.3.2, RL.3.3, W.3.3

RL.4.2, RL.4.3, W.4.3

RL.5.2, RL.5.3, W.5.3

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