Point of view worksheets
Aligned with Common Core RL.3.6
Printable 3rd grade perspective-taking practice: a point-of-view chart, same event with different views, matching quotes to people, thought bubbles, walk-in-their-shoes kindness and retelling a story from the other side.
The worksheets
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Everyone Sees It Their Way
One event, a rainy day that cancels a picnic, seen by three different characters, plus the three questions for understanding someone's point of view.
Same Event, Different Views
Four situations, each seen by two people who feel differently about it, with feeling faces to choose from. Includes an answer key.
Whose View?
Three scenes, each with three people and three quotes to match. Includes an answer key.
Thought Bubbles
Two scenes with two people each, a feeling face for each person, and thought bubbles with handwriting lines. The answer key has example answers.
Walk in Their Shoes
Three situations where someone is having a hard time, with lines for how they feel and a kind thing to say. The answer key has example answers.
Two Sides of the Story
A short story told by one character, with a planner and writing lines to retell it from the other character's point of view. The answer key has example answers.
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What it is
Point of view is how someone sees things. The same event can feel very different to different people. A rainy day ruins one child's picnic and waters a farmer's crops. In 3rd grade, readers learn to tell their own point of view from a character's. Thinking about what other people want, think and feel helps with understanding stories and with getting along with others. For first person and third person, see the reading topic on main idea, cause and effect and point of view.
What comes next
Use point of view with longer stories and chapter books, and compare how different characters tell the same events.
How to teach it
- Start with the chart. Talk about how Maya, the farmer and the duck each see the same rain.
- Use the three questions. What does this person want? What are they thinking? How do they feel?
- Pause during stories and shows. Ask how each character might see what just happened.
- Act out both sides. Switching roles helps kids feel another point of view.
- Connect it to real life. When there is a disagreement, ask how the other person might see it.
Common mistakes
- Assuming everyone feels the same way they do. Look for clues about what each person wants.
- Mixing up the character's view with their own. Ask, "How does she feel?" and then, "How would you feel?"
- Only noticing feelings shown out loud. Thoughts and wants count too.
- Retelling the same story instead of the other side. Think about what the other person knew and wanted.