This set of activities focuses on building the skill of identifying the theme(s) within a piece of text. For those using the CCLS or a similar set of standards, below is the 4th grade standard. RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.Students will begin by analyzing The Empty Pot, by Demi. Next, they will play a group game to practice identying common themes from stories and movies. Then, they will compare two stories by Aesop and discuss