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Character Trait Suitcase

Students explore a character's personality by "packing" a suitcase with character traits and text evidence. As they analyze what a character says, does, thinks, and feels, they'll choose traits that best describe the character and support them with evidence from the story. 

K-2

45 Minutes

Easy Prep

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Learning Objectives
  • Identify character traits that describe a character
  • Analyze the characters actions, words, thoughts, and feelings
  • Use text evidence to support each character trait 
  • Explain why specific evidence matches a chosen trait 
  • Organize character traits and evidence using a Character Trait Suitcase
Materials Needed
  • White cardstock paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Pencils
  • Crayons or markers
  • Printable lesson plan PDF​
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