Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide PP | Pausing Point 99Videos of Kings and Queens
Materials: Videos related to kings and queens
Carefully peruse the Internet for short (five minutes or less) videos related
to topics already covered in this domain.
Prepare some questions related to the videos.
Discuss how watching a video is the same as and different from listening
to a storybook.
Have students ask and answer questions using the question words who,
where, what, and why regarding what they see in the videos.
King or Queen for the Day
Materials: Royal props such as a crown, robe, scepter, etc.
If you have not begun this domain-wide activity, you may wish to start.
Draw the names of students, and have them be kings or queens on
different days of the week. Be sure to give every student a chance to
be king or queen. Provide royal props as well, such as a robe, scepter,
and, of course, a crown. Give each student age-appropriate “royal”
responsibilities (such as being the line leader, passing out papers, helping
classmates in need). Have them lead the classroom as much as possible,
while you provide help as their “royal advisor” as necessary. At the end of
the day, ask the particular student to identify some aspects about what
he or she liked and disliked about ruling the “kingdom.”
Kings and Queens Around the World
You may wish to pinpoint on a world map countries that still have kings
and queens. Then choose one country to focus on, and conduct group
research about that country’s royal family.