Kindergarden - Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 5A | The Princess and the Pea 109

The queen and her son smiled at each other. Surely, only a real

princess could be so delicate and sensitive!

[Define delicate as easily hurt or broken.]

 Show image 6A-6: Happily ever after

So the prince married her and felt happy that he had at last found a

real princess. And as for the pea, it was placed in a museum, where it

may still be seen, if nobody has taken it.

[Ask students if they know what a museum is or if they have ever been to a

museum. Define museum as a place where interesting things are shown, such

as paintings, airplanes, or dinosaur bones. Ask students whether they think the

pea was really put into a museum.]

And that, children, is a real story!

[Have students discuss with their partner whether this is a real story. Reinforce

the concepts of fiction, make-believe, and fantasy versus nonfiction, and

reality.]

Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Comprehension Questions

If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines

of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. If students give one-

word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their

responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’

responses using richer and more complex language. Encourage students

to answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete

sentences for students.

1. Literal What is the title of this fairy tale?
   
   
   • The title of this fairy tale is “The Princess and the Pea.”
   
   
   
   


2. Literal Who are the characters in this fairy tale?
   [Have students point to and name each character on Response
   Card 4.]
   
   
   • The queen, the prince, and the princess are the characters in this fairy
     tale.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal What was the prince doing at the beginning of the story?
   
   
   • The prince was looking for a real princess to marry.