Describing Characters Beginning Middle and End Activity
In this describing characters beginning middle and end activity, 1st to 3rd Grade students order story cards and name feelings. Answer key included.
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Description
Good readers notice how a character feels and changes from the start of a story to the finish. This describing characters beginning middle and end activity helps 1st through 3rd grade students put story events in order and describe the main character’s feelings at each part of the plot.
How to Use This Activity
Students sort 12 story cards into four short stories by their titles. They read each set of three cards and put them in order: beginning, middle, and end. Then they read the whole story aloud and write how the character feels in each part on the Character Feelings Chart. Use it in a reading center, a guided reading group, or as a 1st grade plot activity at home.
What’s Included
- A cover page and a How to Use page with simple directions
- 12 story cards that make 4 short stories
- A Character Feelings Chart for beginning, middle, and end
- A 1st grade practice worksheet: order events and circle feelings
- Answer keys for the cards, the chart, and the worksheet
Why Kids Love It
First, short stories about kites, races, rainy days, and puppies are easy to relate to. Second, moving cards into order makes story structure something children can see and touch. Third, naming a character’s feelings builds vocabulary and helps kids understand why characters act the way they do.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Model one story together and think aloud about how the character feels. Ask children why each feeling changed. Before students write, brainstorm a list of feeling words such as sad, scared, proud, and glad, and post it where everyone can see it. Let partners act out a story card set. Use the practice worksheet after the describing characters beginning middle and end activity to check understanding.
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