Teaching character traits to your children from an early age has several benefits. It sets them up for life and helps them achieve success and lead fulfilling lives. But small children do not understand character traits by themselves. With your help, they can learn and pick out character traits. The right way is to break down the character traits concept into small portions. And then teach them practical tasks that develop positive character traits. This dual approach helps your children understand the meaning behind the character traits. And apply these traits in their life and develop a good character. 

We have divided this blog into 2 parts. The first part deals with tasks that help you teach better and your kids to learn better. The second part deals with practical tasks to apply in daily lives. These tasks develop positive character traits in your children.  

Character Trait Activities to Learn About Character Traits

Here are some of the tasks that teach the concept and meaning behind character traits. 

1. Start Small

First, break down the meaning of character traits through mini-lessons. This helps your kids’ little minds understand the concept of character traits. You can create anchor charts with texts, and images, that appeal to children. You can draw, print, or cut the images to do this. Describe the different character traits with the help of anchor charts. Keep the learning two-way. Invite your children to join in. Let them ask questions and give their input too. 

2. Point Out and Relate

The next step is to take this learning to real life. Ask your children to observe people. These can be their family members, friends, or other people in general. Then ask your kids to point out their character traits. Ask them how they came to deduce the specific character traits. This helps your children get more clarity about character traits. 

3. Pick the Correct One  

Create anchor charts for character traits again. Use different pics and images but do not include any text. Now ask your children to write down the specific character traits linked to the images. This task helps your children understand and connect the character traits through actions. Along with this, it improves their reading, writing, and observing skills. 

4. Modify and Create 

Read books about character traits with your kids. Include movies and cartoons too that emphasize specific character traits. Ask your children what character they liked and whom they hated. Ask them to list the character’s positive and negative traits. Ask your children how they found out about these traits. Then ask your children to modify the traits of these characters. Or even invent new characters in the stories. Let your children change the story-lines and create new endings. This task makes your children more creative and better aware of character traits. 

Character Traits Activities to Apply in Real Life

After the theory comes the real-life practice of character traits. These tasks develop good character traits in your children. 

1. Ask your children to help with the household chores. Ask them to help their older family members with their daily tasks. Also, ask your children to share their toys and treats with their siblings. These tasks develop the traits of kindness, sharing, and helping others. 

2. For older children, let them help with more complex tasks. These can include helping you prepare a meal and cleaning dishes. Other tasks can include tending to gardens, or looking after pets and babies. These tasks develop self-confidence, and self-esteem in your children. They rely on themselves to get things done and grow into capable adults.  

3. Do yoga with your kids. It has a wide range of body and mind benefits. Yoga improves the immune system of your kids and makes them strong. Yoga and deep breathing help manage their feelings and emotions. This further develops the traits of patience and self-control in your children. 

4. Teach your children to say thank you wherever required. Before they eat their food or when they receive any treat or gift. This makes your children courteous and graceful. 

5. Ask your children to think about all the good things in their life. And be grateful for them. Make this a daily morning or evening task. Your children value things and develop gratitude. This is the character trait that helps your children grow into happy and content adults. 

You can include other tasks too, that develop different character traits. Use your mind to create fun and meaningful tasks. That engages your children and teaches them good character traits. 

Final Thoughts

With the help of this dual approach, you can teach your kid positive character traits. The theory part makes it easier for your children to understand character traits. And the practice in real life develops positive character traits in them. Positive character traits in turn develop good and strong character in your children. 

Teaching character traits to your children from an early age has several benefits. It sets them up for life and helps them achieve success and lead fulfilling lives. But small children do not understand character traits by themselves. With your help, they can learn and pick out character traits. The right way is to break down the character traits concept into small portions. And then teach them practical tasks that develop positive character traits. This dual approach helps your children understand the meaning behind the character traits. And apply these traits in their life and develop a good character. 

We have divided this blog into 2 parts. The first part deals with tasks that help you teach better and your kids to learn better. The second part deals with practical tasks to apply in daily lives. These tasks develop positive character traits in your children.  

Character Trait Activities to Learn About Character Traits

Here are some of the tasks that teach the concept and meaning behind character traits. 

1. Start Small

First, break down the meaning of character traits through mini-lessons. This helps your kids’ little minds understand the concept of character traits. You can create anchor charts with texts, and images, that appeal to children. You can draw, print, or cut the images to do this. Describe the different character traits with the help of anchor charts. Keep the learning two-way. Invite your children to join in. Let them ask questions and give their input too. 

2. Point Out and Relate

The next step is to take this learning to real life. Ask your children to observe people. These can be their family members, friends, or other people in general. Then ask your kids to point out their character traits. Ask them how they came to deduce the specific character traits. This helps your children get more clarity about character traits. 

3. Pick the Correct One  

Create anchor charts for character traits again. Use different pics and images but do not include any text. Now ask your children to write down the specific character traits linked to the images. This task helps your children understand and connect the character traits through actions. Along with this, it improves their reading, writing, and observing skills. 

4. Modify and Create 

Read books about character traits with your kids. Include movies and cartoons too that emphasize specific character traits. Ask your children what character they liked and whom they hated. Ask them to list the character’s positive and negative traits. Ask your children how they found out about these traits. Then ask your children to modify the traits of these characters. Or even invent new characters in the stories. Let your children change the story-lines and create new endings. This task makes your children more creative and better aware of character traits. 

Character Traits Activities to Apply in Real Life

After the theory comes the real-life practice of character traits. These tasks develop good character traits in your children. 

1. Ask your children to help with the household chores. Ask them to help their older family members with their daily tasks. Also, ask your children to share their toys and treats with their siblings. These tasks develop the traits of kindness, sharing, and helping others. 

2. For older children, let them help with more complex tasks. These can include helping you prepare a meal and cleaning dishes. Other tasks can include tending to gardens, or looking after pets and babies. These tasks develop self-confidence, and self-esteem in your children. They rely on themselves to get things done and grow into capable adults.  

3. Do yoga with your kids. It has a wide range of body and mind benefits. Yoga improves the immune system of your kids and makes them strong. Yoga and deep breathing help manage their feelings and emotions. This further develops the traits of patience and self-control in your children. 

4. Teach your children to say thank you wherever required. Before they eat their food or when they receive any treat or gift. This makes your children courteous and graceful. 

5. Ask your children to think about all the good things in their life. And be grateful for them. Make this a daily morning or evening task. Your children value things and develop gratitude. This is the character trait that helps your children grow into happy and content adults. 

You can include other tasks too, that develop different character traits. Use your mind to create fun and meaningful tasks. That engages your children and teaches them good character traits. 

Final Thoughts

With the help of this dual approach, you can teach your kid positive character traits. The theory part makes it easier for your children to understand character traits. And the practice in real life develops positive character traits in them. Positive character traits in turn develop good and strong character in your children.