Character Descriptions

A well-written character is a joy for a reader. While a character’s personality and traits are important, visual descriptions help the reader “see” the character in action. The character description worksheets listed below are free for home and classroom use. Simply click on the title to download, view, or print the PDF. Be sure to check out all of our reading worksheets.

Draw the Character: The Kitten

Learning how to describe characters can be fun. In this activity, students will read a short paragragh and then draw a picture that matches the description.

Draw the Character: The Man in the Room

This activity asks students to read a paragraph about a man in the room. They will then try to draw the character using the information from the paragraph.

Write a Character Description

In this creative character description activity students will write a character description about a horse.