Characters I Like and Why - Year 2

Children learn to separate what a character does from what a character looks like. Through four complete original stories and short practice moments, they find story details, explain why a character interests them, compare different choices and recommend a character they would like to read more about.

The garden, tower and picnic stories support the teaching sequence. The Paper Boat Test stays fresh for the final assessment. Teacher modelling and red examples show how a reason connects to an action without treating one character as the compulsory favourite. No purchased storybook is required.

The plans include preparation, timing, modelling, guided practice, independent responses, support, core and extension options, and specific next teaching steps. Children may speak, point, draw and explain, or write. Adult recording preserves the child's own meaning. The rubric assesses who/where, evidence and the link between choice and reason separately.

What's included

• Unit Plan PDF: 39 pages. Contents cover (1), combined teacher quick-start (1), five lesson plans (10 pages) and resource pages (27).
• Editable teaching presentation: 22 slides, including cover and closing.
• Editable quiz: 19 slides — cover, eight questions, eight feedback slides, open discussion and closing.
• Preview PDF: 80 pages — complete unit plan, then all presentation and quiz slides.
• Table of Contents JPEG.

The 27 resource pages contain three colour displays; six character/action cards and six detail/reason cards; story and response worksheets; a six-space Character Chat mat and eight game cards; a recommendation bookmark activity; reflection; a fresh story assessment; and a teacher rubric. Eight resource pages are matching red answers/examples. The game teacher key appears in Lesson 3.

Learning focus

• Name story characters and locate where/when a story happens.
• Identify an action or detail that actually appears in the text.
• Link a personal character choice to that detail.
• Listen to a different supported preference and give a recommendation.

Formats and answers

PDF: 39-page Unit Plan and 80-page Preview.

PowerPoint (.pptx): 22-slide presentation and 19-slide quiz, with native editable text.

JPEG: Table of Contents.

Eight red unit-plan answer/example pages follow their matching sheets. Objective quiz questions have separate black feedback slides. Open personal responses accept other choices supported by the story.

Teacher benefits

The complete story texts remove the need to source a separate book. The modelling connects reasons to evidence. Lesson support allows several response modes. A fresh assessment and separate rubric criteria help teachers identify the next teaching need.

Digital product and licence

Digital classroom teaching resource; no physical product. Use for classroom teaching. Do not redistribute or resell the source files.

Lesson sequence

four approximately 50-minute lessons and a 60-minute review/assessment lesson. Read the included stories aloud in short chunks and reread as needed. Use the editable decks on screen, colour displays/cards/game materials for modelling and talk, and low-ink response sheets for individual evidence. Record oral support used during the fresh assessment.

Formats, page counts and answers

PDF: 39-page Unit Plan and 80-page Preview.

PowerPoint (.pptx): 22-slide presentation and 19-slide quiz, with native editable text.

JPEG: Table of Contents.

Eight red unit-plan answer/example pages follow their matching sheets. Objective quiz questions have separate black feedback slides. Open personal responses accept other choices supported by the story.