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Theme can be a difficult reading concept for students to pick up. It is all too often confused with main idea. Over the years I've tried many different activities and these are the ones that helped my students learn to easily identify the theme from a story, fable or reading passage. Click thru to read these classroom tested teaching tips for teaching theme. #Theme #ReadingComprehension #UpperElementary #ElementaryTeacher

Theme vs main idea. Anchor chart - helping to clarify the meaning of Theme

Make this tough reading skill easier. This free slideshow offers practice and review in determining the theme of a story.

A Lesson on Theme, from The Thinker Builder. Uses 'Owl Moon' to discover and explain story themes. (Includes free lesson with printables.) Reading teachers, you must check out this treasure of a blog!

Theme is such an important concept when teaching reading. Students are asked to determine the theme of a text over and over again. However, many students struggle with how to identify the theme. That's why I'm sharing some of my favorite ways to teach theme. You'll find theme lesson ideas, theme activities, and theme passage suggestions to help your students finally figure out how to find theme!

10 Themes in Literature Anchor Posters: Studying theme helps us look deeper into the story in order to understand its meaning.

While structure and prose are essential to a successful story, often a story’s true soul is found in a less obvious element of the writing craft; theme. Your story’s theme is rooted in more than perfectly timed story beats and fancy words, because it’s about the cohesive feel and energy of your novel. Ultimately, this theme is what makes your story feel real. #theme #novelwriting

An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.

Here are the 4 essential concepts that students need to understand when they are determining the theme of a passage. Help students learn how to identify theme with the reading activities and lessons profiled in this "How to Teach Theme" blog post.