Grandmother’s Treasure

This engaging reading and writing worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen narrative comprehension, character analysis, and functional writing skills through a creative letter-writing task. After reading a story about Sofia discovering a map and hidden childhood treasures in her grandmother’s attic, students step into a character’s point of view to describe events, emotions, and reactions in a realistic, thoughtful way.

Learning Goals

• Character Perspective Writing (Grades 4-6): Write a letter from Sofia to her brother Mateo, or from Mateo to Sofia, using an authentic character voice.
• Character Feelings & Motivation: Explain emotions, thoughts, and reactions connected to key story events.
• Event-to-Reaction Analysis: Connect important plot moments to how characters respond and change.
• Text-Based Writing: Use details from the story to support realistic and accurate narration.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with upper elementary ELA standards.
• Blends Reading & Writing: Encourages students to apply comprehension skills in a meaningful writing format.
• Clear Writing Structure: Letter format provides guidance while still allowing creative expression.
• Flexible Use Options: Ideal for writing workshops, literacy centers, homework, enrichment, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students deepen understanding of character perspective, narrative events, and emotional development while practicing purposeful writing. By retelling the story through a personal letter, learners gain insight into how point of view shapes interpretation and meaning. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this resource provides meaningful practice with narrative analysis, character-driven writing, and text-based expression skills.

This worksheet is part of our reading fiction texts worksheets collection.