Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 5- Character, Setting, Plot Map and Image Sheet can be used to help
students organize information about “The Princess and the Pea.” With
your help, students create their own Character, Setting, Plot Map, and
use the provided image sheet to fill in their map. Students may refer
to their Character, Setting, Plot Map during class discussion and to
retell the story. You may also wish to create large Character, Setting,
Plot Maps on chart paper to review the other stories.
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- Kings and Queens Around the World—you may wish to use a world
map to pinpoint countries that still have kings and queens. Then,
using colored string, connect the pin to a picture of the current king,
queen, or royal family of that country. You may wish to conduct group
research about a current royal family and learn about that royal family
as a class. - King or Queen for a Day—you may wish to choose a class king and
queen each day the class is in this domain. Be sure to give every
student a chance to be king or queen. Provide royal props, such as
a robe, scepter, and, of course, a crown. Give each student age-
appropriate “royal” responsibilities like being the line leader, passing
out papers, being the only one who can help classmates in need.
Allow them to make a reasonable royal announcement or decree that
the rest of the class needs to follow for the day (e.g., the first three
people in line must go to the back; anyone who is wearing purple gets
to do everything first). At the end of the day, ask the king and queen
to identify some aspects about what he or she liked and disliked
about ruling the “kingdom.”