Introduce Story Characters to Your Students

Characters are one of the most important elements of stories. Without characters, there is no story! So if you’re getting ready to teach your early years students about the role that characters play in a story, then you’ve come to the right place!

This comprehensive slide deck has been designed to teach your students all about story characters. It is written in age-appropriate language and contains visuals on every slide to help keep your little learners engaged throughout. 

Ready-Made Lessons on Characters Traits

This 16-slide presentation addresses the following content:

• What are characters?
• What are main characters?
• Types of characters (people, animals, make-believe creatures, non-living things)
• External traits
• Internal traits (actions, feelings, thoughts)

The slide deck also includes student activities to help students demonstrate their understanding of the concepts presented. These activities include:

• Character or Not? – Students look at the pictures on the slide and discuss if the image is a character or not.
• Identifying External Traits – Students read the short text and discuss the external traits of the character in the text.
• Identifying Internal Traits – Students read the short text and discuss the internal traits of the character in the text.

This presentation provides the perfect springboard for you and your students to dive into the wonderful world of story characters!

Download Now for a Paperless, No-Prep Lesson

Use the Download button to access the Microsoft PowerPoint version of this resource.

Project onto your interactive screen and work through the slides for a ready-made, paperless English lesson!

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a teacher in Florida and a Teach Starter collaborator.

Don’t stop here! We have many brilliant story elements resources for you to explore!

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Inside Trait or Outside Trait? Interactive Game

Explore the internal and external traits of story characters with this interactive digital game.

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Story Elements Graphic Organizers – Portrait

Encourage your students to write and draw about various story elements with this set of differentiated graphic organizers.

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Google Slides Interactive - Story Elements Activity

Introduce your kindergarten and first-grade students to the elements of a story using this interactive Google Slides activity.