Teaching Theme | Story Elements with Google Slides and Video Lessons

All activities in this Theme Unit are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.

General Teaching

· Vocabulary Practice – word and definition cards for practice + a test on these words

· Question Stems by Grade Level

Video Lessons with Organizers and Activities

· Lesson 1 – Finding Themes in Literature

Activity – Students will practice finding themes using printables for 4 short poems: A Jelly-Fish, Theme in Yellow, Fog, and Try, Try Again

· Lesson 2 – Writing Themes

Activity – Students will match morals and character descriptions to topics and then write theme statements for each.

More Activities

· Comparing and Creating Movie Posters

· Finding Themes for Songs and Poems

· Themes in Familiar Movies

· Mentor Texts – Students complete organizers to evaluate themes in these picture books.

· Teaching Theme with Animated Shorts – 8 films included

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Resources in this series include:

Point of View

Characters and Settings

Plot Development

Theme

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If you like this unit, you might also enjoy the Reading Skills Series:

Context Clues

Inference

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Summarizing