Teaching character traits

Kids having trouble understanding character traits? Read about the 3 secrets for teaching character traits so that the kids really "get it."

Teach upper elementary students about character traits by having them analyze their characters' feelings, actions, thoughts, and dialogue within the story. This blog post contains everything you need for a complete character traits lesson... for free! The reading passages on the anchor chart, the sentence strip activity, and the interactive notebook foldable are all free!

I have been preparing anchor charts for 4th grade this year and thought I'd share some of them! 😊

A list of picture books to teach character traits in the elementary classroom. Use these character trait mentor texts in your next lesson!

Understanding characters can be tricky! Learn my favorite strategies for helping students master character traits and changes.

Some children have a hard time understanding what character traits are because they are abstract. Here are 10 mentor texts to help teach character traits.

100 Character Traits Free Printable PDF List. Help students analyze characters with this free printable list of character traits!

Great way to teach character traits for first grade! Talking about the difference between the traits that are on the inside versus those on the outside can help make this rather intangible concept more concrete for younger learners.