4 Books to teach Character Traits
We come back to character traits all though out the school year. Characters traits help our students understand the character. Although what I really love about teaching character traits is it is a way for us to show students what good character is! Through the lens of looking at darling book characters, they can learn about themselves.
I do go back to teaching character traits through out the year, but below are the list of 4 of my favorite books to use when teaching character traits. So without further ado here we go!
1. The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill. What I love about this story is you have two characters that you can do character traits with, Mean Jean and Katie Sue. You can also have the frank conversation about bullying. As I have talked with teachers who have used this story one of my favorite things I hear often is how after they read this story students will say "Don't be a Mean Jean" when they see someone being unkind. How cute is that?!
I do go back to teaching character traits through out the year, but below are the list of 4 of my favorite books to use when teaching character traits. So without further ado here we go!
1. The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill. What I love about this story is you have two characters that you can do character traits with, Mean Jean and Katie Sue. You can also have the frank conversation about bullying. As I have talked with teachers who have used this story one of my favorite things I hear often is how after they read this story students will say "Don't be a Mean Jean" when they see someone being unkind. How cute is that?!
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I also created a darling book study for this book. You can check it out by clicking the image below:
2. Honestly any book by Kevin Henkes can be used for character traits. One of my favorites of his though is Chester's Way. Again in this story you are able more than one character and their different traits. I even have a unit that dives into Understanding Characters once you have established the traits.
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For the book study click the photo below.
3. Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty. I love when I can tie in a little STEM while also teaching about important reading comprehension such as character traits. With Ada Twist I can do exactly that. Ada is such a darling character. Look here I am calling her by her first name, that is how much I love her, and her scientist spirit!
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I also have a book study for this one as well. I took a little twist with character traits on this and as a class you come up with Ada's traits that make her a great scientist. Click the image below to check out the book study.
4. The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig. OH MY GOODNESS! If you haven't read this story go find a copy now! I literally teared up the first time I read it. It is a darling story of a little boy who is quiet and not seen by the rest of the class until a new boy moves in and sees him. I want to create a book study for this book, but I just haven't had a chance. It is on the to do list. Either way it is excellent for talking about a darling little character who the quiet ones in your class will relate to.
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I have also developed my character trait and understanding character teaching ideas into an all in one product that can be used with ANY book. It has anchor charts, worksheets too practice with, crafts, and more! Click the image below and it will take you to the product.
Happy Teaching!
