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Finding Story Themes

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Finding Story Themes

Children reading books together

📚 Part 1: What is the Theme?

Read each short story. Then pick the theme (main lesson).

1. Maya was scared to ride her bike without training wheels. Her dad said, "Try a little bit each day." Maya practiced every day. Soon she could ride all by herself!

What is the theme of this story?

Practice helps you get better

Bikes are fun to ride

Dads are nice

2. Sam found a wallet on the playground. He wanted to keep the money inside. But Sam knew it was wrong. He gave the wallet to his teacher so she could find the owner.

What is the theme of this story?

Money is important

It's good to be honest

Teachers help students

3. Lily and her brother Jake always fought over toys. One day, Lily shared her new crayons with Jake. Jake was so happy! Then Jake shared his blocks with Lily. They had much more fun playing together.

What is the theme of this story?

Crayons and blocks are fun

Brothers and sisters fight

Sharing makes everyone happy

4. Rosa was new at school and felt lonely. At lunch, she sat by herself. Then a girl named Emma asked Rosa to sit with her and her friends. Rosa felt much better and made new friends.

What is the theme of this story?

Being kind to others is important

Lunch is the best part of school

New schools are scary

✏️ Part 2: Find the Theme Yourself

5. Tom really wanted to win the race at field day. He didn't practice at all. On race day, Tom came in last place. He felt sad and wished he had practiced more.

What lesson does this story teach? Write your answer.

6. Fill in the blank with a good theme:

Anna helped her grandma bake cookies. Anna helped carry groceries. Anna helped feed the cat. Everyone loved Anna because she was so helpful.

The theme of this story is: Helping others makes you ________________.

7. Circle the sentence that shows the theme:

Max was afraid of the dark. His mom gave him a night light. Max felt brave and could sleep well.

Max likes to sleep.

It's okay to ask for help when you're scared.

Night lights are bright.

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