What others say
"This was a thorough and fun way to practice theme. The kids were engaged in the lesson and the story to go along with it."
Brittany W.
"As a teacher-librarian, I taught theme last year. With a new curriculum map in our district, I needed to teach it again. These slides were a great review and gave me ideas for some titles to use that would be engaging for my upper elementary kiddos. "
Kathleen D.
Description
This PowerPoint is perfect for introducing or reviewing theme to your upper elementary students!
What's Included
- Slideshow presentation on Theme
- Guided notes to keep students engaged during the presentation
- Guided practice printable to go along with Rosie Revere, Engineer (read aloud link included)
- Exit ticket passage and questions to assess your students' understanding
Compatibility
This resource is a PowerPoint file with a Google Slides link included.
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Highlights
Digital downloads
Grades
3rd - 6th
Subjects
Standards
CCSSRL.3.2
CCSSRL.4.2
CCSSRL.5.2
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Pages
16
Answer Key
Included
What others say
"This was a thorough and fun way to practice theme. The kids were engaged in the lesson and the story to go along with it."
Brittany W.
"As a teacher-librarian, I taught theme last year. With a new curriculum map in our district, I needed to teach it again. These slides were a great review and gave me ideas for some titles to use that would be engaging for my upper elementary kiddos. "
Kathleen D.
Description
This PowerPoint is perfect for introducing or reviewing theme to your upper elementary students!
What's Included
- Slideshow presentation on Theme
- Guided notes to keep students engaged during the presentation
- Guided practice printable to go along with Rosie Revere, Engineer (read aloud link included)
- Exit ticket passage and questions to assess your students' understanding
Compatibility
This resource is a PowerPoint file with a Google Slides link included.
Let's Connect
keywords: upper elementary reading mini-lesson, ELA, literature, theme lesson, theme introduction, theme review, slideshow presentation, teach me mrs. z
Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.
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Perfect way to teach theme
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This was a thorough and fun way to practice theme. The kids were engaged in the lesson and the story to go along with it.
We appreciate all the hard work you put into this!
We appreciate all the hard work you put into this!
Students were engaged with this resource when learning about how identify a theme of a story.
Thanks for the feedback, Hillary! I strive for 5 star reviews, so if you have suggestions for improvements please me at teachmemrsz@gmail.com. Thanks so much!
This was a great resource that had my students engaged.
I’m so glad to hear that, Alexa! Thank you for the review!
Thank you for this useful resource! My kids loved it
Wonderful resource for my high school ESL class. Great for notes.
This resource is just what I needed to help my students understand theme more. Thank you!!
This was a great way to introduce my resource students to theme
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
CCSSRL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCSSRL.5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
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