Teaching themes

These best 5 videos for teaching theme will be great additions to your ELA lesson plans for middle school or high school. Theme is a literary element students need practice with, so click to view these helpful visual aids for learning. #teachingtheme #middleschoolela #secondaryela #elalessonvideos

An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.

Theme is such an important concept when teaching reading. Students are asked to determine the theme of a text over and over again. However, many students struggle with how to identify the theme. That's why I'm sharing some of my favorite ways to teach theme. You'll find theme lesson ideas, theme activities, and theme passage suggestions to help your students finally figure out how to find theme!

Do you want to learn how to teach theme? Well, this blog post will do just that! A huge list of theme activities, with a freebie, included!

Including mini-lessons on theme and ways to assess students' understanding.

52 Preschool Themes (& FREE 2016-2017 Preschool Theme Calendar!) | Preschool Powol Packets

With the new year right around the corner I need to sit down and plan out our 2020 tot school themes and do a little pre planning for next year!

200 Preschool themes with activities for language, science, math, art, dramatic play, reading, writing, sensory play, social and emotional learning. Preschool activities, All About Me, Apples, Transportation, Birds, Ocean, Fall, Spring, Farm, Bugs, Alphabet, and more. Tons of Pre-K activities and Preschool Topics

Upper elementary tips and resources for teaching main idea vs. theme. Includes anchor charts, sorts, and discussion questions.

Looking for spring themed preschool lesson plans? Check out these free plans with a week's worth of spring themed crafts and activities! It's all done for you and free to print!

20 Preschool thematic units with fun and creative activities based on books. Step-by-step lesson plans that are done for you and perfect to enhance your preschool curriculum!

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Theme can be a tricky topic to teach and one that I try to touch on all year long with the different Teacher Time books and read aloud books we cover. My experience has been that when we discuss it all year long, students are able to deepen their understanding gradually, as opposed to an isolated lesson here or there. Plus, the added benefit of seeing them connect books through theme at this point of the year reminds me why it's often worth it to go slow on these more "out there" topics. I…

Looking for the best preschool themes you can do in your classroom or at home? This collection is filled with playful learning activities!