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Grade Range: 3 - 6
This lesson plan introduces students to the literary element of theme and provides practice in recognizing themes in a variety of texts (suggested). Graphic organizers, slide shows, lists of common themes, movies, songs, and seven mentor picture books that are good for discussing theme, and links to supporting materials are included. Aligned to National Standards. You can share this lesson via email, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Pinterest.
In the Classroom
Select and choose material from this lesson to introduce your students to themes in literature. Some are better used with the entire class, others in small groups, pairs, or at stations. Have students create a digital bulletin board to post what they are learning and questions they have using a tool like Padlet, <a href="/single.cfm?id=10007">reviewed here</a>. With Padlet you can create columns for categorizing information. Challenge students to create a word cloud about themes using Word Clouds for Kids, <a href="/single.cfm?id=12390">reviewed here</a>. After using the Scholastic lesson, continue student learning about themes by using CommonLit, <a href="/single.cfm?id=16458">reviewed here</a>.
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