Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.

Have students think about each character’s journey with this character-specific beginning, middle, and end story map. Students can complete maps for different characters, then compare and contrast!

Being able to describe and compare character development is an important skill for young readers. Using this handy graphic organizer, students will use adjectives to compare characters at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Have students consider a character’s attributes and actions with this cute and memorable organizer! After reading a book, students will draw a picture and describe the characters. Then they'll summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

One way to bring books to life for students is to have them empathize with one of the characters. This fun worksheet engages students in analyzing how a character’s feelings change over the course of the beginning, middle, and end of the book.

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

Use this Venn diagram to help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting characters.

Use this Venn diagram graphic to help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting settings.

Use this Venn diagram to help kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting events in a story.

Children learn how to identify cause and effect with the help of a friendly root vegetable in this playful worksheet.

A Christmas Carol characters include Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Jacob Marley. Learn about A Christmas Carol characters with this festive worksheet.

The Tain, formally known as Tain Bo Cuailnge, is an epic from early Irish literature. Read The Tain for kids in this worksheet, and learn about its characters.

What better way to learn about characters in stories than to become one? In this activity, students take on the role of a character as they act out scenes with a partner.

Read this passage about a rainy spring break to boost your character analysis skills!

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

Children will read this Reader's Theater script, then answer questions designed to support their understanding of the characters, story, and message of the play.

Readers practice describing fictional characters using their own words with this graphic organizer template.

These worksheets, which cover social studies, reading comprehension and writing, teach kids all about the Great Race of Mercy.