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Identifying Themes in Stories

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Identifying Themes in Stories

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Themes

WALT: Identify the theme in narratives

Remember: A theme is the big idea or message about life that a story tells us.

1. What is a theme in a story?

The main character's name

The big idea or message about life

Where the story takes place

How long the story is

2. Which of these are common themes in stories? (Tick all that apply)

Friendship

Courage

The colour blue

Kindness

Learning from mistakes

What someone had for breakfast

3. In "The Lion and the Mouse", a tiny mouse helps a mighty lion. What is the theme?

Lions are scary

Even small acts of kindness matter

Mice are clever

Animals can talk

✏️ Part 2: Finding Themes

4. Think of your favourite story. What is the theme or message?

My favourite story is: ____________________

The theme is: ____________________

I know this because: ____________________

5. Match the story idea to its theme. Draw lines to connect them.
A girl who won't give up learning to ride a bike
Two friends who help each other in trouble
A boy who shares his lunch with someone hungry
A character who tells the truth even when it's hard
Honesty
Friendship
Kindness
Never giving up

🎨 Part 3: Planning Your Own Story

6. Choose a theme for your own story idea:

Helping others

Being brave

Working together

Being yourself

Other: ____________________

7. Plan your story using your chosen theme:

My story's theme is: ____________________

The main character will learn: ____________________

8. Draw or describe what happens in your story that shows this theme:

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