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Comparing Characters Activity

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Comparing Characters cover: First Day Jitters, Caps for Sale, If You Take a Mouse to School and The Grouchy Ladybug
Introduce the four picture books before comparing their characters
If You Take a Mouse to School character card: Mouse as main character, wanting a cookie, then milk, getting distracted
Read-aloud follow-up: discuss how Mouse's wants lead in a circle
Caps for Sale character card: the peddler as main character, growing angrier until his anger seems to solve his problem
Talk about how a character's feelings change the story's ending
First Day Jitters character card: Sarah Jane Hartwell won't go to her new school on the first day, saying she hates it
Back-to-school discussion of nervous feelings in a story
The Grouchy Ladybug character card: the Eric Carle ladybug as main character, described as a grouchy, ridiculous bully
Compare the ladybug's grumpy traits with the other main characters
Blank About the Character template: students add a book cover, show the main character and write a character description
Use with any picture book the class reads next
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Reading

Grades

Preschool, Kindergarten, Grade 1, 2

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
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About This Product

This activity is perfect for helping students compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories. By using popular picture books, students will be engaged and excited to participate. This is a great way to help students develop important reading and writing skills.

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Resource Tags

Compare and Contrast

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