Character Traits Worksheets and Activity: Christmas Craftivity

Keep your students engaged during the month of December with this Christmas craftivity that focuses on identifying character traits! This resource features three worksheets and all of the graphics needed to reproduce the craftivity display. These three worksheets contain four fiction stories about elves working their way toward Christmas. Students read a passage and then determine a character trait for the main character(s) in the story. The finished products make a unique holiday bulletin board or fun school hallway display!

Students will follow these steps to complete this craftivity project:

• Students are given a packet of three worksheets that contain four short stories. After reading each story, students determine a character trait for the main characters in the passages. In all, they will identify character traits for six elves.

• When they finish the worksheets, they can begin the craftivity! Students are instructed to label a frame with the name and a character trait. Then, they draw an appropriate face to match the character trait. For example, if the character's trait is "rude", students should NOT draw a happy face! Students also create a self-portrait, and choose a character trait for themselves!

Student-friendly directions are included so that you can place the directions under your document camera, and students may refer to them as they complete the project. (An answer key is also included.)

This resource also includes a TPT DIGITAL EASEL VERSION-

This is a paperless version that can be completed on a device. It contains 13 slides.

• Slide 1 introduces the activity and provides a list of character trait words.
• Slides 2-11 feature the activity. Students begin by reading the first passage. After finishing the passage, students identify character traits for the two main elves in the story, and they cite text evidence to support their answers. They type all of their answers into text boxes. The next three passages follow the same format.
• Slides 12 and 13 feature a glossary for students who might need vocabulary support. Explanations of each character trait word is provided.

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Here's what teachers like you had to say about using this Christmas character traits activity with their students:

⭐️ Molly C. said, "I loved that students are practicing the skill of find the character traits while reading. These aren't your basic character traits that students like to give. They have to really use their text evidence to locate the clues and determine the traits. Plus it lets them use their creativity with the faces that they draw. Thank you for a fun and educational resource."

⭐️ Kristi P. said, "This was very engaging and addressed the standard well for character traits. I used it for an observation, and the principal thought the lesson was very nice!"

⭐️ Miss Fuhr's Creations said, "Worked very well for an engaging resource around the holidays. Students enjoyed finding the character traits of the elves and also creating their own image and assigning themselves a character trait. Will use again!"

⭐️ Allison M. said, "I used this as a review activity right before Christmas. The students were very engaged in the activity and loved every minute of it. The craftivity makes a great hallway display, as well. We even added glitter to it to glam it up. Kids always like glitter!"

Feel free to check some of my other character trait activities:

Character Trait PowerPoint

Character Trait Craftivity

Character Trait Task Cards

Character Trait Craftivity (featuring 16 short stories)

By Deb Hanson

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