Bring English lessons to life with this engaging Minecraft-inspired characterisation lesson. Pupils learn how to identify and understand character traits by analysing what characters say, do, think and feel.

This resource combines a familiar gaming-inspired theme with focused reading and writing activities, making it an engaging way to develop pupils’ understanding of characterisation.

What’s Included
A complete PowerPoint lesson with clear explanations, examples and visual prompts
3 differentiated Minecraft-inspired reading extracts to support different levels of ability
Printable pupil worksheets for recording evidence and identifying character traits
A teacher guide with modelling and teaching suggestions
Character trait vocabulary and opportunities for pupils to justify their ideas using evidence from the text
Learning Focus

Pupils will learn to:

Identify character traits
Use a character’s actions, thoughts, words and feelings to infer personality
Find evidence in a text to support their ideas
Use appropriate vocabulary to describe characters
Develop reading comprehension skills
Apply their understanding of characterisation to their own writing
Perfect For
Key Stage 2 English lessons
Reading comprehension
Characterisation
Character analysis
Creative writing
Whole-class teaching
Small-group work
Independent activities
Differentiated English teaching

The three differentiated extracts make this resource flexible for mixed-ability classes and allow pupils to practise identifying character traits at an appropriate level.

A fun and engaging way to teach an important English skill while capturing pupils’ interest with a Minecraft-inspired theme.