Character traits for kids

Positive Character Traits

Teaching students about character traits beyond the standard 'kind and mean' can be challenging, especially in the upper grades where not only are students expected to identify specific character traits, but also discuss how events in the story change the character, and how the character impacts the plot. The good news is that providing them with scaffolds and a variety of examples can really impact their knowledge of character traits.

Search for positive and negative character traits in this word search puzzle designed to build vocabulary.

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As we have entered the month of August, every teacher, whether she likes it or not, starts thinking about school. Some of us have dreams (or nightmares). Some of us go on a Pinterest spree. We walk through Target and ask ourselves "What do I 'need' from the dollar section?" You don't do this? Okay, maybe it's just me. Anyway, we are also thinking about what were some of our students' challenges last year, and how we will address them this year. My third and fourth graders had difficulty with…

Help your students visualize examples of internal and external character traits with this poster. This poster provides examples of physical traits vs. personality traits so that students can visualize each type of trait.