Kindergarden - Kings and Queens

66 Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 2B | King Midas and the Golden Touch

6. Tanya looks at the same page of the book for a very long time. Is
   Ta nya gazing at the page or peeking at the page? (stand up)
   
   
   • Tanya is gazing at the page.
   
   
   
   

 Vocabulary Instructional Activity

Word Work: Satisfied

 Show image 3A-3: King Midas and stranger

1. In the read-aloud you heard the stranger ask King Midas, “You are not
   satisfied?”


2. Say the word satisfied with me three times.


3. To b e s ati sf i e d means to be happy with something or to be happy
   about the way things are.


4. King Midas was not satisfied with all his gold; he wanted more gold.
   Pablo kept painting until he felt satisfied with his painting before
   putting it on the drying table.


5. Why wasn’t King Midas satisfied when he met the stranger the first
   time? (He wanted more gold.) Why wasn’t King Midas satisfied when he
   met the stranger the second time? (His daughter was turned into gold.)
   [Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide and/or rephrase the
   students’ responses: “ King Midas was not satisfied because.. .”]


6. What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
   Use a Making Choices activity for follow-up. Directions: I am going to
   name some things that might make you satisfied. If what I name would
   satisfy you, say “I’m satisfied.” If they would not satisfy you, say, “I’m not
   satisfied.”
   [You may wish to designate separate corners of the class as “satisfied”
   and “not satisfied,” and have students carefully walk to their choice.]
   
   
   1. a bag of gold coins
   
   
   2. a cup of ice water on a very hot day
   
   
   3. having fifteen minutes of free play
   
   
   4. learning to tie my shoes
   
   
   5. counting to one hundred
      [You may wish to add additional items to briefly extend this activity.]