Public learning track
Character Feelings, Reactions, and Reasons
Kindergarten · Ela · Open Global English
6 lessons
Goal
Track how characters feel, why their emotions change, and how they react to big events.
Featured Diagrams
Describing How Characters Feel
6 lessons
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- 1Describing How Characters FeelUp nextStart
- 2Using Illustrations to Read Character EmotionsPremiumNot started yet
- 3Finding Reasons Why a Character Feels Happy or SadNot started yet
- 4Describing How a Character Reacts to SurprisesNot started yet
- 5Tracking How Feelings Change From Start to FinishNot started yet
- 6Connecting Character Feelings to Our Own FeelingsNot started yet
Standards Covered
- OGE.1.RL.3Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenIdentify and describe characters, settings, and main events in a story or dramatic work, distinguishing between first-person and third-person perspectives and describing how characters feel and react.
- OGE.1.RL.6Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenName the author and illustrator of a literary text, define the role of each in telling the story, and describe the relationship between illustrations and the text (e.g., which moment, mood, or character action a picture depicts).
- OGE.1.RL.1Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenWith prompting and support, ask and answer explicit questions about key details in literary texts, generate questions before, during, and after reading, and cite text evidence or pictorial details to support understanding and clarify meaning.
- OGE.1.RL.2Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenRetell familiar stories, folktales, fables, and legends in sequential order, maintaining meaning by identifying the central message or theme, problem, major plot events, and resolution.
- OGE.1.RL.7Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenCompare and contrast the adventures, experiences, feelings, and responses of characters across familiar stories, and connect story events to personal experiences, other texts, and diverse cultural contexts.
Curriculum Framework
Kindergarten · Ela · Open Global English
1
8 lessons
Asking and Answering Questions About Stories
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions using words and pictures from storybooks.
2
8 lessons
Retelling Stories, Fables, and Legends in Sequence
Retell stories from beginning to middle to end by tracking problems, key events, and solutions.
3
6 lessons
Identifying Central Messages and Morals
Discover the central message, lesson, or moral taught by stories, fables, and cultural tales.
4
8 lessons
Characters, Settings, and Story Perspectives
Identify and describe characters, settings, and first-person versus third-person point of view.
5
6 lessons
Character Feelings, Reactions, and Reasons
Track how characters feel, why their emotions change, and how they react to big events.
6
8 lessons
Sensory Words, Rhythm, and Repetition in Stories
Identify sensory language, rhymes, rhythms, and repetitive patterns that make stories exciting.
7
6 lessons
Exploring Literary Genres and Text Structures
Identify and distinguish picture books, poems, nursery rhymes, fables, fairy tales, and puppet dramas.
8
6 lessons
Authors, Illustrators, and Visual Storytelling
Explain the roles of authors and illustrators and analyze how pictures enhance story meaning.
9
6 lessons
Comparing Characters and Connecting Stories
Compare characters across different stories and connect story experiences to real life and diverse cultures.