Theme Detectives - Finding Themes in a Short Story

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Froggy Jumps Theme Detectives - Finding Themes in a Short StoryOnline version Find themes in a short story by Teacher Jea 1 Leo the robin fell from his nest and hurt his wing. While the other birds flew high, Leo had to walk. His friend, Maya the squirrel, stayed on the ground with him every day until he could fly again. What is the theme of the story? a Friendship and Loyalty b Betrayal c War 2 Sam was running in the kitchen and knocked over a giant glass of grape juice. He was scared his mom would be mad. Instead of hiding it, he told her right away and grabbed a towel to help clean up. What is the theme of the story? a Friendly b Lying c Honesty 3 A tiny seed felt very small compared to the giant oak trees. It rained every day, and the seed felt cold. But the seed didn’t give up. It kept pushing through the dirt until it finally saw the sun. What is the theme of the story? a Kindness b Perseverance (Don’t give up) c Helpful 4 Lily brought her favorite blue shovel to the park. Another boy wanted to use it, but Lily said no. Later, Lily wanted to use his bucket. She realized that if they shared their toys, they could build a much bigger castle together. a Cooperation b Responsibility c Bravery 5 A new student named Kai sat alone at lunch. Everyone else was laughing and talking. Sarah noticed Kai looked sad, so she walked over, said "hello," and invited him to play tag. What is the theme of the story? a Kindness and Inclusion b Lying c Loyalty

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Theme Detectives - Finding Themes in a Short StoryOnline version

Find themes in a short story

by Teacher Jea

Leo the robin fell from his nest and hurt his wing. While the other birds flew high, Leo had to walk. His friend, Maya the squirrel, stayed on the ground with him every day until he could fly again. What is the theme of the story?

Friendship and Loyalty

Betrayal

War

Sam was running in the kitchen and knocked over a giant glass of grape juice. He was scared his mom would be mad. Instead of hiding it, he told her right away and grabbed a towel to help clean up. What is the theme of the story?

Friendly

Lying

Honesty

A tiny seed felt very small compared to the giant oak trees. It rained every day, and the seed felt cold. But the seed didn’t give up. It kept pushing through the dirt until it finally saw the sun. What is the theme of the story?

Kindness

Perseverance (Don’t give up)

Helpful

Lily brought her favorite blue shovel to the park. Another boy wanted to use it, but Lily said no. Later, Lily wanted to use his bucket. She realized that if they shared their toys, they could build a much bigger castle together.

Cooperation

Responsibility

Bravery

A new student named Kai sat alone at lunch. Everyone else was laughing and talking. Sarah noticed Kai looked sad, so she walked over, said "hello," and invited him to play tag. What is the theme of the story?

Kindness and Inclusion

Lying

Loyalty

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Theme Detectives - Finding Themes in a Short Story

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Theme Detectives - Finding Themes in a Short StoryOnline version

by Teacher Jea

Leo the robin fell from his nest and hurt his wing. While the other birds flew high, Leo had to walk. His friend, Maya the squirrel, stayed on the ground with him every day until he could fly again. What is the theme of the story?

Sam was running in the kitchen and knocked over a giant glass of grape juice. He was scared his mom would be mad. Instead of hiding it, he told her right away and grabbed a towel to help clean up. What is the theme of the story?

A tiny seed felt very small compared to the giant oak trees. It rained every day, and the seed felt cold. But the seed didn’t give up. It kept pushing through the dirt until it finally saw the sun. What is the theme of the story?

Lily brought her favorite blue shovel to the park. Another boy wanted to use it, but Lily said no. Later, Lily wanted to use his bucket. She realized that if they shared their toys, they could build a much bigger castle together.

A new student named Kai sat alone at lunch. Everyone else was laughing and talking. Sarah noticed Kai looked sad, so she walked over, said "hello," and invited him to play tag. What is the theme of the story?

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