Kindergarden - Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide PP | Pausing Point 97

Student Performance Task Assessment

 Riddles for Core Content

Materials: Instructional Master PP-1

Note: Name the pictures in each row as you read each riddle to the

students.

Directions: I am going to read a riddle about something you have heard

from the read-alouds. First, you will listen to the riddle. Next, you will look

at the two pictures in the row as I name them. Find and circle the picture

that answers the riddle.

1. I hold a scepter and an orb, and I wear a crown on my head so people
   know that I am important. Who am I? (king, maid)
   
   
   • king
   
   
   
   


2. We are the most important people in the kingdom. Who are we?
   (blackbirds, royal family)
   
   
   • royal family
   
   
   
   


3. I turned my daughter into gold! Who am I? (King Midas, maid)
   
   
   • King Midas
   
   
   
   


4. I called for three fiddlers to play for me. Who am I?
   (Old King Cole, queen)
   
   
   • Old King Cole
   
   
   
   


5. We were put into a pie for the king. What are we?
   (golden roses, blackbirds)
   
   
   • blackbirds
   
   
   
   

Listen and Create

Materials: Music CDs; cardstock; art supplies; glitter, sequins or

fake jewels (emeralds, sapphires, rubies, diamond)

Have students listen to “Old King Cole,” “Sing a Song of Sixpence,” and

other songs about kings and queens while they create their own crowns.

You may wish to introduce different kinds of precious stones that are

found on crowns [e.g., diamonds (clear), emeralds (green), sapphires (blue),

rubies (red)]. Remind students them that the precious stones that are on

crowns are called “crown jewels.” After students have finished making their

crowns, have them wear their crowns and have a “royal parade” around the

classroom or playground. (Students who are king and queen for the day may

wish to wear their crown for the day they are chosen to be king or queen.)