Teaching literature activities

So weve got a bunch of kids, right? They all love different kinds of stories - some are all about adventures, while some cant get enough of those fairy tales.

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!

A 1 page template for students to use when analysing a poem.

By The Daring English Teacher When teaching a novel, I love to mix things up and throw in a fun, creative, or collaborative activity that engages students as they analyze and interpret the novel’s theme, characters, symbols, or conflict. This allows me to enhance my students’ understanding of the novel, and it gives them a break from the day-to-day routine of reading and reviewing that often accompanies novel studies. Providing students with fun and engaging, yet still rigorous, activities…

Here you will find all of my posts about reading in one place! From reading anchor charts, activities, task cards, to novel projects, you can reference my reading blog posts in one easy place! Simply click on each picture to be redirected a blog post featuring the reading ideas and other activities related to the topic!

Each classroom brings students of multiple learning styles and backgrounds. It is our job to provide opportunities that reach all of the many different learning styles that come to us. For this reason, it is

Ways to teach literary elements - three engaging ways to teach the elements of literature with strategies and teaching tips

A visual guide to theme plus teaching tips. #teachingtips #teaching #tips #kids