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Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Princess and the Pea PrintablesFolk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Princess and the Pea Printables
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Scholastic
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Pre-K - 3rd
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English Language Arts
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Duration
15 mins
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Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Princess and the Pea

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Enrich a primary grade unit on fairy tales with this printable version of the classic story "The Princess and the Pea." With a simple story structure and a blend of short and long sentences, this is a great resource for developing the fluency of emergent readers.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

fairy tales, hans christian andersen, children's literature, emergent reading, phonics, reading fluency

Additional Tags

the princess and the pea, reading fluency, reading practice, emergent reader, printable book, fairy tale, foldable, hans christian andersen, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Allow children to follow along in their own copies of the book during a whole-class read-aloud of the story
  • During a teacher-led learning center, have learners practice reading the story as a small group
  • Send a copy of the mini-book home with children so they can practice reading with their parents

Classroom Considerations

  • When making a class set of the mini-books seek the help of a classroom aide, parent volunteer, or upper elementary student

Pros

  • Two additional mini-book templates are provided that allow children to either write the text or create the illustrations for the story
  • A separate document is included that offers instructions for assembling the mini-books

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.1.a RF.K.1.b RF.K.1.c RF.K.3.a RF.K.3.c RF.K.4 RF.1.3.a RF.1.3.b RF.1.3.c RF.1.3.e RF.1.3.f RF.1.3.g RF.1.4.a RF.1.4.b RF.1.4.c RF.2.3.a RF.2.3.b RF.2.3.c RF.2.3.e RF.2.3.f RF.2.4.a RF.2.4.b RF.2.4.c RF.3.3.a RF.3.3.c RF.3.3.d RF.3.4.a RF.3.4.b RF.3.4.c

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