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CHARACTER TRAITS

Crafts and activities 

Use any book to help students identify and support character traits using evidence from any story. 
Learning Objective

Students will identify character traits and support them with evidence from the text. 

Time

20-40 minutes

Difficulty

Easy 

Materials

Glue, marker, scissors, printable materials, text of choice

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Character Detective File

Students will collect clues (actions, words, feelings) to determine character traits. 

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Character Trait Puppet

Students create a paper bag puppet and write character traits with text evidence on the back. 

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Character Trait Tree

The trunk is the character, and each leaf is a trait supported by evidence. 

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Character Trait Suitcase

Students decorate a suitcase with items the character would pack and explain how each item represents a character trait. 

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

TEACHER
DIRECTIONS

STUDENT
TEMPLATES

REAL
EXAMPLES

EXTENSION
ACTIVITY

SKILLS PRACTICED

Making Inferences

Text Evidence

Critical Thinking

Character Traits

Reading Comprehension

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