Theme Task Cards with Print and Digital Versions - Great Reading Differentiation
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Description
Theme is a tricky skill to master, but this resource can make teaching theme easier for you and learning it easier for your students!
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
✍️ PRINT:
- 16 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)
- Black-line
- Color
- Recording Sheets (3 different formats)
- Answer Keys
DIGITAL:
- Google Slides (3 versions)
- Google Forms Assessment - Self-Checking
- Easel Assessment - Self-Checking
DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:
- Digital or Print
- Challenge Cards to extend the lesson
- Reference Poster
- Audio Support
- Self-Checking and Short Answer
- Multiple versions of the recording sheet included
Great for 4th, 5th, or 6th grade!
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This resource is part of a money-saving Reading Strategies bundle!
This bundle includes these resources:
- Making Inferences Task Cards
- Informational Text Structure Task Cards
- Main Idea Task Cards
- Summarizing Task Cards
- Cause & Effect Task Cards
- Compare & Contrast Task Cards
- Author's Purpose Task Cards
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NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.
Theme is a challenging concept. While these cards can be used for individual practice (especially when using the multiple-choice format), you may want to consider using them with your entire class or a small group by reading each story aloud and working together to determine the theme.
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Here’s what teachers are saying:
✏️ "WoW! These were the perfect addition to my theme unit! The stories worked out nicely for group/partner work and individual assessment. Thank you!" -Sandy W.
✏️ "These really helped my students understand that theme is more than a summary." -Cindi P.
✏️ "I used this for my lesson I planned and taught for my TPA and it went with flying colors. I did a whole unit on theme of stories, short and long. Thanks!" -Ashley B.
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Common Core Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.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.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
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About the Author
These passages were written by me, Rachel Lynette. I am a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. I have written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Children’s Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. These passages reflect more than a decade of professional writing experience.
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This resource was created by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack for Minds in Bloom INC., all rights reserved. It may be used by the original purchaser for single class use only. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students, but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded.
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