Pig the Pug: Pig is a greedy pug, but he finds out that being greedy has its consequences.Amazing Grace: Grace loves stories and knows exactly who she wants to play in Peter Pan. Giraffe’s Can’t Dance: All Giraffe wants is to learn to dance, but it is very difficult at first.Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse: Lilly loves her purse, but then her teacher takes it away.The Bad Seed: When the Bad Seed hears negative comments, he begins to change is actions.A Bad Case of Stripes: Camilla worries about what everyone else thinks of her.Chrysantheum: She thinks her name is perfect, until the first day of school when she is teased.No David!: This funny story is about a boy named David who is a mischievous character.The Invisible Boy: This book shows us that a small act of kindness can go a long way.Use Character Trait vocabulary as often as possible.Give students a mini anchor chart to keep in their folder to use as a learning tool.Discuss character traits (internal) vs.Create an Anchor Chart with your class to use as a reference when reading.Due to this, students need to infer and use other clues from the book when describing character traits. Consequently, using picture books is the perfect way to teach character traits! Since picture books are not as long as chapter books, there are not as many descriptions for characters. Using picture books to teach Character Traits is a complete game changer! Picture books can teach us so many different skills and they can be so interactive. Using fun and engaging read alouds is my absolute favorite way to teach different reading skills! My classroom usually focuses on a new reading skill each week, therefore I try to fit in as many read alouds as possible.
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