Kindergarden - Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 5 | The Princess and the Pea 101

 Identify real-life connections between words—real, delicate, and
graceful—and their use (L.K.5c)

 Learn the meaning of common phrases such as “once upon a time”
(L.K.6)

Core Vocabulary

delicate, adj. Fragile and easily broken

Example: Abby’s mother let her carefully hold the delicate china dolls.

Variation(s): none

graceful, adj. Moving, speaking, or acting in a beautiful way

Example: Even when they are not dancing, ballerinas have a graceful

way of walking.

Variation(s): none

howled, v. Made a long, loud, and sad sound

Example: Tony howled when he hit his elbow against the sharp corner

of his desk.

Variation(s): howl, howls, howling

Vocabulary Chart for The Princess and the Pea

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

castle

howled

kingdom

married

mattress

museum

pea

delicate

graceful*

real

prince

princess

queen

twenty

Multiple Meaning felt storm

Phrases all over the world a good night’s sleep

Cognates castillomuseo delicado(a) príncipeprincesa