Year 4 Central Message, Lesson or Moral in Fiction Texts Worksheets

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practise determining the moral.

Use this camping-themed Reader’s Theater Script to engage your students as they practise reading fluently. Then challenge them with reading comprehension questions about the characters and events.

After reading The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, complete this comprehension page to test your understanding of the story.

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for himself by reviewing the book as he goes.

With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practise locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.

Use this Reader’s Theater script to engage your students as they practise reading with expression and accuracy. Your students will work on their fluency and then complete comprehension activities.