Use this simple template to identify a character's feelings, challenges, and resolution throughout a text.

Use this resource with your students as they identify the different ways a character tries to solve a problem.

Use this resource to organize the different ways a character tries to solve a problem in a fiction text.

Use this resource with your students to practice not only identifying the problem and solution in a text, but also the character’s attempts at solving the problem.

This graphic organizer guides readers to complete a story map of their reading by having them record the characters, setting, problem, and solution.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.