Encourage personal responses and strengthen comprehension with our engaging The Speedy Sloth: My Favourite Character activity. Designed to support a whole class reading of The Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young, this versatile resource helps students connect with the story by identifying and reflecting on their favourite character.

These no-prep worksheets provide a fun and meaningful way for students to show their understanding of the text. By drawing, describing, or writing about a character of their choice, students practise essential literacy skills such as comprehension, sentence construction, and early paragraph writing. With multiple formats included, this activity can be easily adapted to suit different learning levels and classroom contexts.

Whether you’re using this as a quick check for understanding, a visual comprehension task, or part of a Book Week display, students will enjoy expressing their opinions and showcasing their creativity. The drawing component also makes this resource ideal for hands-on learners and those still developing written language skills.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Make personal connections with characters from a shared text
• ✅ Describe character traits, actions, and importance in the story
• ✅ Develop sentence and paragraph writing skills
• ✅ Express ideas visually through drawing and labelling
• ✅ Build confidence in responding independently to literature

What’s Included:

• Three differentiated worksheet options:
•     - Drawing their favourite character in the story
•     - Drawing + sentence completion (24mm and 18mm lines)
•     - Drawing + short paragraph (24mm and 18mm lines)

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets
• Pencils, crayons, or markers for drawing and writing
• Optional: A3 paper for enlarged templates
• Optional: magazines, glue, or craft materials for collage/3D extensions

How to Use:

1. Read The Speedy Sloth as a class, and discuss the different characters featured in the book.
2. Encourage students to choose their favourite character and explain why they like them.
3. Hand out the chosen worksheet option based on students' ability or preference.
4. Students complete the drawing and writing activity to reflect their character choice.
5. Display finished work or collect it as an assessment sample of comprehension and writing skills.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during a comprehension lesson to reinforce character understanding
• 💡 Add to a literacy rotation station as an independent task
• 💡 Pair with a class discussion on character traits and roles in a narrative
• 💡 Include in a Book Week or author study display focused on Rebecca Young
• 💡 Use the activity as a warm-up before writing a character profile or retell

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Enlarge the drawing pages to A3 for Foundation students or for art integration
• 💛 Create a gallery wall with students’ completed characters to celebrate diverse responses
• 💛 Turn the drawing activity into a collage or 3D art task using mixed media
• 💛 Support early writers by scribing their sentences during small group work

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