What is Theme?
Grade 3•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can figure out the big idea or message (theme) in a story.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 6 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is a theme of a story?
2. Imagine a short story about a little bird who tries to fly before it's ready and falls, but then learns to be patient and eventually flies successfully. What could be a theme of this story?
3. In the fable of the monkey and the dolphin, what is one possible theme before the monkey lies?
...and 3 more questions
Educational Video
Fun Animation Showing How to Identify a Theme within a Story
McGraw Hill PreK-12