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No David! Character Traits, Physical Traits & Feelings Task Cards
No David! These task cards are designed for first grade to third grade to provide your students with practice with identifying character traits, feelings and physical traits of characters in the story, “No David!” by David Shannon. These multiple choice questions will allow your students to make inferences about characters.
Product Use
♥ Literacy centers
♥ Assessment
♥ Scoot
♥ Class discussions
♥ Early finishers
The kit consists of:
• 2 sets of 20 multiple choice task cards- colored and black lined sets
• Student response sheet
• Answer Sheet
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Giraffes Can't Dance Character Traits Bundle
Giraffes Can't Dance Character Traits Bundle - 87 pages - 4 fun filled character traits products combined into one bundle! This kit will save you 50% off the bundled price if you purchase in the first 24 hrs. It includes a variety of activities, and NO PREP printables to assist students to consolidate their understanding of character traits for the popular story, 'Giraffes Can't Dance' by Giles Andreae. Activities include: sorting worksheets, cut and paste activities, yes/no game and task cards.
Product Use
♥ Literacy centers
♥ Morning work
♥ Assessment
♥ Homework
♥ Book Companion
The bundle includes the following character trait activities for Giraffes Can't Dance:
Character Traits Sorting - Giraffes Can't Dance
Cut and Paste Character Trait Activities and Anchor Charts - Giraffes Can't Dance
Task Cards - Giraffes Can't Dance
Character Trait Sorting Activities
Want a fun and interactive activity to help teach your students about character traits? This Giraffes Can't Dance pack includes a variety of character trait sorting cut and paste activities and printables for students to consolidate their understanding of character traits. By undertaking these activities students are expanding their vocabulary and making inferences about characters in order to sort the character traits correctly.
This pack includes two sets of the following printables in color and black and white:
Cut and paste sorting worksheet – sort Gerald’s character traits into beginning of the story and end of the story.
• Worksheet - students list their own character traits about Gerald at the beginning of the story and the end of the story. They also write a sentence about Gerald’s best quality.
• Cut and paste sorting worksheet – sort Gerald’s traits into appearance and qualities.
• Cut and paste sorting worksheet – sort the character traits into positive and negative. The positive traits were displayed by Gerald and the negative traits were by the other animals in the story.
• Cut and paste sorting worksheet – sort the cricket’s traits into appearance and qualities.
• Worksheet – students write their own positive traits to describe Gerald and negative traits to describe the other animals. They Then write what they infer about the other animals.
• Cut and paste sorting worksheets – sort the words into synonyms and antonyms for the words: proud and brave.
• Answer sheets for all cut and paste sorting activities provided.
Character Trait Mind Maps - Cut and Paste Activities
Character Traits Pack {Giraffes can't Dance} - Is perfect to use when undertaking units on character traits, narratives or descriptive writing. Included in this activities pack is vibrantly colored and black and white versions of cut and paste worksheets. Anchor charts (answer sheets), and teacher instructions are also included.
The pack entails the following activities for the popular story, 'Gerald the Giraffe':
♥ Teacher instructions
♥ Cut and paste worksheets - students cut and paste the qualities, feelings and physical traits of Gerald the giraffe at the beginning and end of the story.
♥ Answer sheets or anchor charts for cut and paste activities only - you can use the answer sheets to display on your bulletin board so students can refer to them whilst writing.
♥ Write character traits- students write their own qualities for the jungle animals.
Giraffes Can't Dance Task Cards
These task cards are designed for first grade to third grade to provide your students with practice with identifying character traits, feelings and physical traits of characters in the story. These multiple choice questions will allow your students to make inferences about characters.
The kit consists of:
• 2 sets of 20 task cards- colored and black lined sets
• Student response sheet
• Answer Sheet
Please see the preview for a snapshot at what the bundle entails.
Martin Luther King Jr. - Character Trait Games
Martin Luther King Jr. - Character Traits Yes/No Game is a perfect resource to use to assist students with consolidating their udnerstanding of character traits. By playing this fun and interactive game during 'Black History Month', it will assist students to make inferences about Martin Luther King Jr., expand their vocabulary and provide evidence as to why they believe the character traits match Martin's character traits or not.
Product Use
♥ Literacy centers
♥ Assessment
♥ Whole class game
♥ Play with a buddy or independently
♥ Small group work
This yes/no game can be played with 1-2 players, small group work or played as a whole class. The object of the game is for student to sort the character trait cards under the yes or no heading. If they think Marin Luther King displays a particular character trait they place their card under the yes heading, if not they place it under the no heading.
There is full instructions included in this kit on how to play the game as a whole class, in pairs or in small group work. All of the character trait cards are handed out evenly to each of the players to sort under the correct heading. Students are to provide a reason or evidence as to why they placed their card under that heading. For example if a student selected the character trait 'leader' they would place the character trait card leader under the yes heading because Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader when he gave a speech to the world. (see preview for example). Students take it in turns until all cards are placed under the yes or no heading.
There is also a variation to the game where you can play corners as a whole class. The teacher places the yes heading in one corner and the no heading in another corner or the room. He or she then calls out a character trait card from the pack and the students walk to the corner of the room that they think is correct. Select a student to give a reason to why they chose that corner of the room. The game is finished when there is a winner or small group of students left.
The game consists of:
• 2 heading - yes/no
• Teacher instructions
• 1 character poster - Martin Luther King Jr.
• 60 character trait cards - 30 character trait cards that match the yes heading for Marin Luther King Jr. and 30 character trait cards that match the no heading.
• Answer Sheet
By playing this game regularly in class students will have a deeper understanding about character traits. This game also assists the teacher with class discussions about character traits and reasons why students believe a character has a particular character trait. Answers may vary with students as they have different beliefs and personal opinions.
Please see the preview for a closer look at some of the game cards.
Ruby Bridges - Character Trait Sorting
Want a fun and interactive activity to help teach your students about character traits? The pack is a book companion for, 'The Story of Ruby Bridges." by Rover Coles. It includes a variety of character traits, physical traits, feelings, cut and paste activities and printables. By undertaking these activities students are expanding their vocabulary and making inferences about characters in order to sort the character traits correctly.
Product Use
♥ Literacy centers
♥ Morning work
♥ Assessment
♥ Homework
♥ Book Companion
This pack includes two sets of the following printables in color and black and white:
• Cut and paste sorting worksheet – sort Ruby's character traits into character traits and physical traits.
• Worksheet - students list their own character traits and physical traits for Ruby Bridges.They also write a sentence about what they infer about Ruby.
• Cut and paste sorting worksheet – sort the character traits and physical traits for Ruby's mother.
• Worksheet - students list their own character traits and physical traits for Ruby's mother.They also write a sentence about what they infer about her mother.
• Cut and paste sorting worksheet – sort the character traits and feelings for the angry mob of people from the story.
• Worksheet - students list their own character traits and feelings for the mob of people, and write an inference about them.
• Find the evidence table - students find evidence in the text to match the character traits listed in the table. Answer sheet is also provided for this activity.
• Cut and paste sorting worksheets – sort the words into synonyms and antonyms for the word: brave
• Answer sheets included for all cut and paste activities.
Please see the preview for a closer look at the printables.
Ruby Bridges - Differentiated Character Trait Activities
Want a fun hands on center activity for revising character traits for the 'Story of Ruby Bridges?' This kit consists of a variety of cut and paste, NO PREP worksheets which provides students with additional practice to revise character traits of the main characters in the story. These activities are perfect to use during 'Black History Month!'
Product Use
♥ Literacy Centers
♥ Morning Work
♥ Early Finishers
♥ Homework
♥ Word Work Activities
♥ Class discussions
Product includes differentiated worksheets in color and black lined:
♥ Teacher instructions
♥ Cut and paste worksheets - students cut and paste the character traits and physical traits for Ruby Bridges.
♥ Cut and paste worksheets - students cut and paste the character traits for Mrs. Henry, Ruby's mother and the protesters.
♥ Mind map activities - students write their own character traits for Ruby Bridges, Ruby's mother, the protestors and Mrs. Henry.
♥ Answer sheets for cut and paste activities - you can use the answer sheets as anchor charts to display on your bulletin board, so students can refer to them whilst writing.
Please see the preview before purchasing to get a further insight into what this package entails.
Character Trait Graphic Organizers
100 character trait word maps {graphics organizers} are included in this pack. These templates are bright and colorful and are great to use when students are learning all about character traits, vocabulary, synonyms and definitions of words. These word maps will assist students to consolidate their understanding of character traits.
These graphic organizers can be used for any grade level. Teaching students new vocabulary is a vital skill for students to learn and will also assist them with their comprehension skills of interpreting meanings of words.
On each word map template - there is a character trait, boxes for sentence, picture, meaning and synonyms. In each box students write:
• the meaning of the character trait (can use dictionary definition or write meaning in their own words)
• write the character trait in a sentence.
• write synonyms for the character trait
• draw a picture of a character displaying that character trait
These vocabulary activities would be great to use in: Reading and Writing Activities, Literacy Centers or Morning Work.
The Character Traits Word Map pack entails the following:
• 1 example- Word map example - with sentence, synonym, picture and definition.
• 100 word map graphic organizers - with a wide variety of character traits
• 1 word map blank - so students can write their own character trait.
These templates can be printed in color and laminated and students can use a whiteboard marker to write with. Or you could print them to use for bulletin board displays, class booklets for individual work.
Easter Game - Roll a Die Literacy Fun
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way for your kiddos to get excited about writing on Easter Day! These vibrantly colorful dice games with absolutely adorable Easter clip art can be played either independently or in pairs. Each student rolls a die and completes the activity for the matching number. The dice games includes a variety of activities catering for different learning styles. The Roll a Die games can be incorporated into Literacy Centers or Daily 5 activities.
There are 3 different Roll a Die Easter games to choose from. I have also included a duplicate copy of one of the games with spelling changes to cater for Australian students (favourite).
On each game it includes the following topics:
♥ Write a fact about Easter
♥ Write your opinion about Easter
♥ Write 3 questions about Easter eggs.
♥ Create a word collage about Easter.
♥ List 3 good things about Easter.
♥ Design a cover for an Easter story.
♥ Write an acrostic poem about Easter.
♥ Design and label a new basket for the Easter Bunny.
♥ Write as many words as you can using the word chocolate.
♥ Write a title of a story or movie about chocolate.
♥ Write a problem for a story about Easter.
♥ If I was the Easter Bunny for a day I would...
♥ Write a letter to the Easter Bunny.
♥ Create a list of your favorite chocolate.
♥ My best Easter ever was...
♥ Write in your own words the meaning of Easter
♥ Design your own Easter egg wrapper
♥ Write a description about the Easter Bunny.
Spring Simple and Compound Sentences Sort
Spring Simple and Compound Sentences Sort - 15 pages - This sorting center is a fun and engaging way for your students to identify and revise their sentences. For this activity students will sort the sentences into the correct category: simple or compound. This activity is great to use in your daily literacy centers.
This pack includes two sets in color and black lined version:
• Teacher instruction sheet
• Fifteen Spring/Easter simple sentences
• Fifteen Spring/Easter compound sentences
• Two headers - simple and compound
• Student response sheet - black and white only
• Answer sheet - black and white only
Simply print and laminate the sheets onto hard card stock paper for durability. Then cut and the sorts are ready to be used in your literacy centers. Students could also copy their simple and compound sentences into their writing books.
Giraffes Can't Dance Task Cards - Multiple Choice
Giraffes Can't Dance - These task cards are designed for first grade to third grade to provide your students with practice with identifying character traits, feelings and physical traits of characters in the story. These multiple choice questions will allow your students to make inferences about characters.
Product Use
♥ Literacy centers
♥ Assessment
♥ Scoot
♥ Class discussions
♥ Early finishers
The kit consists of:
• 2 sets of 20 task cards- colored and black lined sets
• Student response sheet
• Answer Sheet
Winter Simple and Compound Sentences Sort
Winter Simple and Compound Sentences Sort (14 pages) is a fun and engaging way for your students to identify and revise their sentences. For this activity students will sort the sentences into the correct category: simple or compound. This activity is great to use in your daily literacy centers.
This pack includes two sets in color and black lined version:
• Teacher instruction sheet
• Fifteen Winter/Christmas simple sentences
• Fifteen Winter/Christmas compound sentences
• Two headers - simple and compound
• Student response sheet - black and white only
• Answer sheet - black and white only
Simply print and laminate the sheets onto hard card stock paper for durability. Then cut and the sorts are ready to be used in your literacy centers. Students could also copy their simple and compound sentences into their writing books.
Character Traits Christmas Theme
Character Traits Christmas Themed Pack (27 pages ) is perfect to use when undertaking a unit on character traits. Included in this pack is bright and colorful cut and paste activities and anchor charts (answer sheets) for students to consolidate their understanding of character traits. These activities would be great to use in: reading and writing activities, literacy centers or morning work.
The character traits pack entails the following activities for: Santa Claus, Rudolf and an Elf
• 1 page- Teacher instructions
• 2 sets of 6 cut and paste worksheets (available in color or black and white) - .Students cut and pase the qualities to match the characters. Students also cut and paste adjectives to describe the appearance of Santa, Rudolf and The Elf.
• 2 sets of 6 answer sheets or anchor charts (color or black and white) - you can use the answer sheets to display on your bulletin board so students can refer to them whilst writing.
• 2 character sheet worksheets (black and white only) - students draw Mrs Claus and write 4 qualities and 4 adjectives to describe her appearance. These worksheets are suitable for students who require extension.
Please see the preview before purchasing to get a further insight into what this package entails.
Character Trait Task Cards - Fairy Tales
A fun an engaging set of task cards to enhance your students understanding of character traits. This set of task cards can assist your students to infer character traits about popular fairy tale characters.
This product can be used as whole class, small group, early finishers or incorporated into your literacy centers. Characters that are included in the task cards are from the following fairy tales: Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and Cinderella.
Product Includes:
• 2 sets of 20 Fairy Tale themed task cards- 1 purple chevron background with cute and colorful graphics & white background with color graphics.
• Student response sheet
• Answer sheet - note some answers will vary
Question types and activities
• Listing character traits of popular fairy tale characters
• Multiple choice questions
• Replacing synonyms in sentences with underlined character trait
• Underlining character traits in each sentence
• Drawing and labelling Little Red Riding Hood
• Describing character traits of characters
• Making inferences about characters and their character traits
No David! Character Traits Game
Character Traits Yes/No Game is a perfect resource to use as a book companion after reading the story, ‘No David’ by David Shannon. By playing this fun and interactive game, it will assist students to make inferences about characters, expand their vocabulary and consolidate their understanding of character traits.
**The game consists of: **
2 heading - yes/no
teacher instructions
2 character cards - David and Mom
48 character trait cards
This yes/no game can be played with 1-2 players, small group or played as a whole class. To play as a group:
Students sit around a circular table or on the carpet. Place the headings yes and no in the middle of the circle.
If group of 6 students, give each student 8 character trait cards to place under the yes or no heading, and put the remaining 4 character trait cards aside.
Students take it in turn to select a character card and sort their cards under the correct heading.
Ask each student to provide evidence or a reason why they think the character displays that character trait or not.
Option 2 - Play Corners - whole class game
Stick the heading yes in one corner of the room and no in another corner.
Teacher calls out a character trait. Students walk to the yes or no corner.
Select a student to give a reason why they went to the yes or no corner for that particular character trait.
If the students went to the wrong corner then they are out of the game.
Keep playing until you have a winner or small group of students who are left.
By playing this game regularly in class students will have a deeper understanding about character traits. This game also assists the teacher with class discussions about character traits and reasons why students believe a character has a particular character trait. Answers may vary with students as they have different beliefs and personal opinions.
The Rainbow Fish Similes Literacy Center
This Rainbow Fish Similes Literacy Center - will engage your students and provide them with a fun way of learning similes and enhancing their vocabulary skills and descriptive writing.
Product Use
♥ Literacy centers
♥ Early finishers
♥ Morning work
♥ Play with a buddy
♥ Small group work
Product Includes:
•Anchor chart - what is a simile - two charts included - one for US spelling and one
for Australian/British spelling. Color and black lined copies included.
•15 colorful simile sentence cards - color and black lined copies included
•Teacher instructions sheet
•Student response sheet
Note: US, Australian and British spelling similes card are included in this kit where required.
Teen Numbers Task Cards Christmas Theme(Number Sense)
hese Christmas theme {core aligned} task cards are a fun way to practice teen numbers. The cards are great to play as a game of Scoot where students are engaged and moving around the room. This kit provides additional practice for students to identify teen numbers in tens frames, base ten blocks, place value and counting Christmas themed pictures.
Product Use
♥ Math centers
♥ Assessment
♥ Scoot
♥ Early finishers
This pack includes two sets in color and white background with colored clip art:
• Teacher instruction sheet
• 32 task cards in color - students record teen number on their student response sheet.
• Duplicate set with white background and colored clip art - 32 task cards
• Student response sheet
• Answer sheet
These cards will assist your students in building upon their number sense skills for teen numbers.
Simply print and laminate the task cards onto hard card stock paper for durability. Print a class set of student response sheets and answer sheets.
Please see the preview to see a snap shot of the product.
Ruby Bridges - Character Trait Word Maps
40 character trait word maps {graphics organizers} are included in this pack to use after reading/listening to the ‘Story of Ruby Bridges’ by Robert Coles. This kit is a great book companion to incorporate during Black History Month. Also included are two examples to model to students how to complete the word maps for the character traits: brave and cruel. A blank template is also included if students wish to write their own character trait from the story.
These templates are bright and colorful and are great to use when students are learning all about character traits, vocabulary, synonyms and definitions of words. These word maps will assist students to find evidence in the text to match the character trait displayed on the word map.
These graphic organizers can be used for any grade level. Teaching students new vocabulary is a vital skill for students to learn and will also assist them with their comprehension skills of interpreting meanings of words.
On each word map template - there is a character trait, boxes to show evidence to match the character trait, picture, meaning and synonyms. In each box students write:
• the meaning of the character trait (can use dictionary definition or write meaning in their own words)
• find evidence in the story to text to match the character trait
• write synonyms for the character trait
• draw a picture of a character displaying that character trait
Product Use
• literacy centers - laminate onto hard card stock paper for durability and students can record their responses with whiteboard markers.
• independent work - print pages in gray scale and create a booklet for students to complete their word maps.
• daily word work - teacher selects a character trait to model to the class each day.
• early finishers - once students have finished their work they can select a laminated word map to complete.
Please see the preview before purchasing to get a snapshot at some examples of the character traits word map.
Martin Luther King Jr. - Character Trait Word Maps
40 word maps {graphics organizers} are included in this pack to use when studying the character traits of Martin Luther King Jr. These activities are perfect to use during Black History Month. Also included are two examples to model to students how to complete the word maps for the character traits: brave and fair. A blank template is also included if students wish to write a different character trait.
These templates are bright and colorful and are great to use when students are learning all about character traits, vocabulary, synonyms and definitions of words. These word maps will assist students to find evidence in the text to match the character trait displayed on the word map.
These graphic organizers can be used for any grade level. Teaching students new vocabulary is a vital skill for students to learn and will also assist them with their comprehension skills of interpreting meanings of words.
On each word map template - there is a character trait, boxes to show evidence to match the character trait, picture, meaning and synonyms. In each box students write:
• the meaning of the character trait (can use dictionary definition or write meaning in their own words)
• find evidence to match the character trait
• write synonyms for the character trait
• draw a picture of a character displaying that character trait
Product Use
• literacy centers - laminate onto hard card stock paper for durability and students can record their responses with whiteboard markers.
• independent work - print pages in gray scale and create a booklet for students to complete their word maps.
• daily word work - teacher selects a character trait to model to the class each day.
• early finishers - once students have finished their work they can select a laminated word map to complete.
Please see the preview before purchasing to get a snapshot at some examples of the character traits word map.
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Christmas Game
Christmas Game - This Connect 4 Game (11 pages) is a fun game to incorporate into your daily centers! The game includes: 6 game boards with various Christmas pictures, a set of pictures to call out, teacher instructions and preparation. The object of the game is to connect 4 pictures in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally. The first person who connects 4 in a row is the winner.
These Christmas games are a fun and easy to understand and are targeted for students from kindergarten to second grade.
I Have Who Has Game - Numbers to 20 - Easter Theme
Easter Math Game - I Have, Who Has Game - Easter Math Game, Numbers to twenty.I Have, Who Has Game is a popular Easter Math game that is used to reinforce important number concepts taught in Math lessons.
I Have, Who has Easter Math Game is a fun and engaging game that will assist students to consolidate their skills in reading number lines, tens frames and numbers in word form. Each student takes a card. If there are not enough cards for each student in the class then you can pair them up with other students. If there are extra cards then either the teacher can play using those cards or some students can have additional cards.
This pack includes:
• Teacher instructions
• 21 playing cards {0 - 20}
Simply print off and laminate on card stock and you are ready to play the game.
Easter Sight Word Sorting - No Prep Printables
Easter Activities - Easter Sight Word Sorting - Pre-Primer and Primer
This Easter Activities Sight Word pack (21 pages) is a fun way for students to practice their sight words in class! This product includes 84 of the Dolch Pre-Primer and Primer Sight Words and is designed to get students to actively explore their words. There are a variety of Easter themed sorts you can use in class, which are great to differentiate according to student's ability levels. The sorts include sorting words into:
- 2 letters and 3 letters
- 3 letters and 4 letters
- 4 letters and 5 letters
- short vowels and long vowels
- 1 syllable and 2 syllables
This Easter sight word packet can be incorporated into the following: Literacy Centers, word work activities, choice boards, morning work, homework and whole class activities. This packet includes 2 sets of 10 sorts, colored and black and white versions. The colored version is great to use when modelling the sorts to the class and it can then be displayed on the bulletin board.