Character and Setting Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RL.K.3

Core Standard
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When we are working on the process of understanding a story, we are often trying to grasp three salient pieces of information. The first piece of the story is where is it set? For some readers, this gives you a positive or negative feeling right off the bat. This gives you an understanding of the environment and it leads you to the next piece that is the characters. The setting helps form the theme for the characters. A setting supplies you with a basic understand of the characters limitations and your expectations of them. The last major part of any tale is the major events that usually leads to the climax of the story. The worksheets below will help you practice these skills over the entire collection.

Character and Setting Worksheets To Print:

Apples to Apples Comprehension - A juicy story about apples. How many types of apples does the tale tell you about?

Feeling Blue - Jack isn't having a great deal. We first start to look at emotions. Based on the passage above, what do you think blue means?

Cat and Dog Recall - Pull key facts from the reading passage. This can be a listening activity as well.

Draw and Color: Above, Below and On - This is a following directions activity. See how they do. It all works off a scene about a boat on the water.

Farmer John Comprehension - Oh those pigs! Always playing and making a mess. Draw a picture that shows what the pigs like to do in the mud.

Foxy Forest - This is a long comprehension sheet. It is intended to be read to students. Describe how Mrs. Fox might have been feeling as she listened to Mr. Fox and the coyotes in the forest.

Jill Just Got How From School - Hopefully this is how most children are coming home these days.

Making a Sandwich - Let's see if you can tell us how you can make a sandwich and the steps included.

Mama Bird - At first this will look like a comprehension sheet, but it is more of a vocabulary sheet. Suzie was worried about the baby bird. Which word can be replaced with worry?

Mary Stands Up Comprehension - The worksheet asks you to get a general feel for the tale. Draw a picture of the main character in this adventure. Explain why that person is the main character.

Night Time Listen and Do - Draw a picture of what is going on in the story. Listen to the tale and then draw a picture of what you heard.

On a Farm - What can you remember? - Which items were mentioned in the story? Circle all the pictures that represent something from what you have read.

Our Feelings - Fill in the missing word below using the reading passage and picture clues to help you.

Rhyming Words - We work through basic words that will be found in all the stories of this section.

Sam's Lunch - Completing the sentences based on a reading passage. Using words from the Word Bank, fill in the missing word of each sentence.

Twins: Same and Different - A good time to introduce the concept of fraternal twins. Read the story and then use the words in the box and the picture to write your answers.

When Reading a Story How Do You Identify the Characters and Setting?

It is important to grasp all the elements of the story perfectly in order to completely understand the context. These elements also include the main characters and the setting. You can use the following tips to make children understand the setting and characters of the tale.


Identifying the setting


The best way to identify the setting of the story is to ask questions.


When did it take place?


Where did it take place?


How does it change the characters as it continues on?



The answer to these two questions will help you in identifying the setting of the story.


The best way to identify the setting of the story is to ask questions.


Often the location of the story changes as the chain of events starts to happen. It is important for the child to understand that chain. Constant questions starting from where would the child notice the difference in the story setting. Teach the child to ask questions like "where are they now?" whenever the main characters of the story move to another place.


Even after this practice, if your child seems confused, you can ask him some questions like "how did the character get here?" or "how do you know the characters are here?".


It is also important for the child to understand the timing of the story. Teach the child that horses, gas lamps, and dirt roads are all signs of a bygone era. Meanwhile, robots, cars, and technology mean future.


Identifying the character


Usually, the most important character in the story is the protagonist. The story revolves around the life of that character. To identify the main character, you can teach the child to focus on little details. Usually, the main character is the one who faces challenges and has a certain goal in mind. There are people or a villain who tries to create difficulties in the protagonist's way. By paying attention to these details, you can easily identify the character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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