Theme VS Main Idea

Front

Theme of the story?

Back

Look both ways before crossing the street.

Front

Theme of Tanner's baseball game incident:

Back

It helps to be honest.

Front

John and Matt aspire to be firemen, wanting to ride the fire truck, climb ladders, and spray water on fires.

Back

John and Matt want to be firemen.

Front

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital and saw the nurses' kindness. She wants to help sick people as a nurse.

Back

Jenny wants to be a nurse.

Front

Frog sat by pond, still & camouflaged. Caught a bug with his tongue. Main idea?

Back

Frogs eat bugs.

Front

Difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

Back

Theme: universal lesson; Main Idea: story's content.

Front

"Never give up on something important" is a...

Back

Theme

Front

Not good listeners.

Back

Main idea

Front

Difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

Back

Theme is a universal lesson; main idea is what the story is about.

Front

Friendship helps people get through hard times. This is an example of a _________________.

Back

theme