Mammals come in all shapes and sizes - as big as a human or as small as a mouse! Learn about the life cycle of a mouse with this cut and paste activity.

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

Help young Malcolm Mouse learn how to tell time on the half hour by circling the time shown on each clock.

Inspire your young learner with these pearls of wisdom from Mickey Rooney. This coloring page also doubles as a nice piece of wall art!

If your child is writing their first book report, help them get a handle on the characters in their book.

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Help the cat reach her favorite toy in this fun and engaging maze worksheet!

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

Characters are at the very center of any story, and learning how to create dynamic characters is essential for budding writers. Your students can use this handy organizer to plan rich character development in their creative writing.

Cut out and color these characters to mix and mash them up with scene cards to come up with different stories. What other characters can you come up with?

Have your young reader describe and compare three of their favorite book characters in this triple-sided Venn diagram.

Think back to your favorite tall tale characters and talk with your little reader about the different traits that made them hyperbolic legends.

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.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Characters and Dialogue.

Explore the circle of life with this informative coloring sheet! Help your student color and learn the names of each stage of a mouseâs life.

First graders will be eager to help the cats catch the mouse by solving this maze exercise! Draw a line through the mazes made up of four cats to the mouse.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying characters and their dialogue.

Children practice comparing and contrasting characters in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Learn how to write Chinese calligraphy in this "water" worksheet. Learning Chinese characters is a great way to inspire your child's foreign language interests!

Children learn how to write the Chinese characters for a few favorite animals in this practice worksheet and template.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare and Contrast Fictional Characters.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who are the Key Characters?

Here's a fun way to get your first grader writing stories; this one's about a mouse, cat, and cheese!