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Fairytale Character Sorting Cards

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Fairytale Character Sorting Cards

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🧚‍♀️ Part 1: Character Sorting Activity

Instructions: Read each character description below. Sort them into the four categories: Brave, Kind, Sneaky, or Helpful. Some characters might fit into more than one category!

1. Little Red Riding Hood walks through the dark forest alone to visit her sick grandmother.

Brave

Kind

Sneaky

Helpful

2. The Big Bad Wolf disguises himself as Grandmother to trick Little Red Riding Hood.

Brave

Kind

Sneaky

Helpful

3. Cinderella's Fairy Godmother uses magic to help her attend the royal ball.

Brave

Kind

Sneaky

Helpful

4. Jack climbs the enormous beanstalk to face the giant, even though he's scared.

Brave

Kind

Sneaky

Helpful

5. The Seven Dwarfs take Snow White into their home and protect her from danger.

Brave

Kind

Sneaky

Helpful

6. Rumpelstiltskin tricks the miller's daughter by making a sneaky deal about her firstborn child.

Brave

Kind

Sneaky

Helpful

✏️ Part 2: Character Analysis

7. Choose your favourite character from the sorting activity above. Explain why they belong in their category using examples from their story.

My favourite character is: ___________________

8. Create your own fairytale character. Describe what makes them brave, kind, sneaky, OR helpful.

Character name: ___________________

🌟 Extension Activities

For Advanced Learners:

• Research a fairytale from another culture and analyse the main character's traits

• Write a short story where your character shows two different traits (e.g., brave AND kind)

• Create a character web showing how traits connect to actions in the story

Differentiation Support:

• Use picture cards instead of text descriptions

• Work with a partner to discuss character traits

• Use audio recordings of character descriptions

• Focus on 2 categories instead of 4 (e.g., Good vs Sneaky)

Dyslexia-Friendly Options:

• Larger font versions available

• Coloured overlay sheets provided

• Audio support for all text

• Visual character cards with minimal text

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