Character traits 2nd grade

Teach character traits in upper elementary through activities, full lesson plans, anchor charts, and small group work! Plus a freebie!

What an inspiring character! A young girl shows you should never give up on your dream. Although there were many roadblocks in her path, with determination, she found her way around everyone to finally achieve her goal. What a great lesson for all of us. And . . . a fantastic book to share with our students as they learn about the characters. The Girl with a Mind for Math tells the story of Raye Montague. Early in her life, her grandfather takes her to see a submarine. She quickly decides an…

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

Hi everyone! It's Sarah from Sarah's First Grade Snippets. Today I wanted to share a (not so little) snippet about teaching character analysis. For our younger kids, I focus on describing a character and then finding evidence to support our reasoning. I also talk about the character's feelings, how a character's feelings or traits affect the events in the book, and character changes. I put together a list of some books I've been reading lately that lend themselves to a character analysis…

I feel like by the time students get to 4th grade, they are OVER Character Traits. However, knowing what Character Traits are doesn’t prepare them for the types of characters or the way traits are “shown” in 4th grade text. This week, we are diving in deep with character, their traits, inferred traits, and the […]

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Any other teachers out there who just can't get enough of David Shannon's books? They are funny. I love them. The kids love them. We ALL laugh. And they beg me to read them over AND over again! We have been talking about character traits in the books that we read. A Bad Case of the Stripes helped my students understand the difference between how characters look on the outside and how they appear to be on the inside. Before we read the book, we recorded how Camilla looked just from viewing…

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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.

FREE Roll a Character Fun Writing Activity - this is such a fun creative writing activity. This fun, free printable writing prompt is perfect for kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade kids.