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Physical Attributes
Practice describing the physical attributes of story characters. After listening to a story, kindergartners identify each of the characters. They then draw a picture of the characters from the book.
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Personification
Second graders recognize personification in texts. In this personification instructional activity, 2nd graders discuss figurative language and how characters can be given human-like qualities. Students read a story and write down...
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Identifying Story Elements
Second graders explore story elements. For this language arts lesson, 2nd graders identifying characters, setting, and plot in familiar stories. Students listen to a story and complete a graphic organizer.
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Using Evidence to Describe a Character
It's all about the details found in the text, when children attempt to describe the main character from the story, Burnt Toast on Davenport Street. They first discuss the process by which one would go about using textual...
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Main and Secondary Characters
Identify main and secondary characters from a fiction story. Kindergartners do a picture walk with the teacher, and then do the identifying on their own with another book. A good assignment for groups or a whole class to complete.
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Good and Evil Characters
What makes a character good or evil? Young readers discuss the characteristics and actions of good and evil characters in given fairy tales. They then read Snow White and discuss the characters in the story.
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Sorting Based on Character Traits
Characters from a story can be sorted by their traits, just like shapes or objects can. First the children list several character traits on a chart, they read a familiar story, and then sort the characters by their friendly or unfriendly...
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Identifying Information from Fiction
A solid comprehension strategy is used to aid learners in better understanding what they read. They are introduced to the way good readers ask questions while their reading to understand what's going on in a story. The class reads...
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Storytelling: Carnival Crime
In this storytelling worksheet, students listen to the teacher tell a story and watch as she add pictures throughout. They use the pictures to show the order of events.
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Building Literacy Through Character
Second graders connect reading to writing by making predictions, completing text to world connections, solving problems, and more. In this reading and writing lesson plan, 2nd graders draw conclusions after reading and write them down.
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Characterization
In this characterization worksheet, students fill in the graphic organizer with details about a character. Students complete 4 sections.
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Setting and Character Details
In this setting and character worksheet, students provide details about the setting and character in this graphic organizer. Students provide 3 details for each.
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Character Quality Study
In this character study worksheet, students complete an organizer in which they list character qualities and examples or quotes from a story demonstrating these qualities.
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Character Study
In this character worksheet, students fill out a character study graphic organizer about themselves. Students complete 7 boxes in the graphic organizer.
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Reading Short Stories
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students fill in the graphic organizer with the predictions, settings, characters, background, and more for short stories. Students complete 5 sections.
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Story Map
In this story map activity, students read a story and find the different story elements. They fill in the setting, characters, conflict, and climax.
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Lesson One: How Change Affects Our Lives
Sixth graders discuss fears and how their lives change as they grow up. In this change lesson, 6th graders read the poem "Whatif" by Shel Silverstein. They discuss things they are afraid of or what they used to be afraid of.
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Mr. Peabody's Apples
Students read Mr. Peabody's Apples. In this reading lesson plan, students complete pre-and post-reading activities to improve comprehension skills. Students role play scenes from the story to analyze.
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Letter Writing from a Different Perspective
Third graders write a letter from one character to another in a story they are reading. In this writing lesson plan, 3rd graders demonstrate their understanding of perspective.
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Character Traits (Synonyms & Antonyms)
In this trace and write worksheet, students trace and write words that are synonyms and antonyms of each other and are character traits. Students trace and write 20 lines.
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Batter Up
Students explore personal achievement by reading a children's book. In this story analysis lesson, students read the book Batter Up, by Sue Muller Hacking and discuss the main character in the story and the actions that she takes to meet...
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Third graders complete activities for the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, by Tomie dePaola. In this literature lesson, the students read the story and summarize the main events. They look for story elements focusing on the...
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Story Elements/Characterization
Students investigate language arts by analyzing a book with their classmates. In this children's literature instructional activity, students read the story Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant and discuss the setting and characters. Students...
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Cooperative Jigsaw Expert Report of Fables
Young scholars research literary elements of fables. In this literature lesson plan, students analyze literary elements of fables. Young scholars work collaboratively using a jigsaw strategy to analyze literary elements.