Princess and the Pea
Supplemental Activities Packet
This packet contains classroom activity suggestions
and worksheets to reinforce concepts from the
Playbook® story and to go beyond the story into the
content areas of Language Arts, Math, Science, Social
Studies, Art, Health, etc., as well as Character
Development.
Activities range in age appropriateness and skill level
so that teachers can choose activities that best suit
their particular students. An Answer Key is provided
on the last page.
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Uncomfortable Peas
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Directions: Help the Princess
find the pea that is annoying her.
Fun
Visual-Spatial
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Royal Vocabulary
Directions: Use the word bank to match the vocabulary words from the
story with the correct definition.
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A. peasants
B. proper
C. clever
D. ukulele
E. modern
F. generation
G. consequently
H. quilt
I. comfortable
J. pondering
K. escapade
L. endure
M. ancient
N. adopt
O. pitiful
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___ to take by choice into a relationship; to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one's own child
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___ a small guitar of Portuguese origin popularized in Hawaii and strung typically with four strings
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___ a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
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___ obeying social rules
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___ affording or enjoying contentment and security
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___ of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the recent past
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___ a member of a European class of persons tilling the soil as small landowners or as laborers
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___ having had an existence of many years
10. ___ those being a step in a line from one ancestor, a group of individuals born and living at the same time
11. ___ mentally quick and resourceful, marked by wit
12. ___ to think or consider, especially quietly and deeply
13. ___ deserving or arousing sympathy
14. ___ to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding
15. ___ a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding held in place by ties or stitched designs
Language Arts
Vocabulary
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What’s Under Your Bed?
Part A
Directions: In the book, Princess and the Pea, Princess Garbanza
sleeps with a pea under her mattress. In the box below, draw a
picture of your bed at home and what you might hide under it.
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Part B
Directions: On a separate piece of paper write a short story in
narrative form describing what might be hiding under your bed.
Art/ Fun
Drawing
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Synonyms & Antonyms
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Synonyms are different words that mean the same thing. Using the spaces provided, write a
synonym for the following words.
1. proper
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2. clever
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3. modern
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4. guilt
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5. pitiful
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Antonyms are different words that mean the opposite thing. Using the spaces provided, write a
antonym for the following words.
6. proper
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7. clever
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8.
modern
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9.
guilt
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10. pitiful
Language Arts
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Vocabulary
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You and the Story
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Can you think of a situation in the book, The Princess and the Pea, where Princess Garbanza
was told to do something that she did not want to do? In the space provided write what you
remember about the story and relate it to your own life. Include a description about a time when
someone tried to tell you what to do with your life. Why did they want you to do what they were
saying? How did you react? Explain the situation in detail and relate it to examples in the story.
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Language Arts
Assessment/Composition/ Critical Thinking
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Math with Prince Borso
Directions: Help Prince Borso answer the following math problems.
1.
Circle all of the numbers that are multiples of 4.
51 2
2.
11 28 24 22 3
78 84 33 92 54 27 61 6
Solve the following multiplication problems.
Solve the following division problems.
3.
8 x 4 =
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13. 8 ÷ 2 = ________
4.
3 x 7 =
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5.
98 x 4 =
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6.
12 x 3 =
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7.
10 x 7 =
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16. 50 ÷ 10 = ________
8.
25 x 3 =
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17. 72 ÷ 9 = ________
9.
14 x 6 =
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10. 67 x 8 =
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11. 89 x 7 =
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12. 11 x 4 =
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14. 10 ÷ 5 = ________
15. 24 ÷ 4 = ________
18. 32 ÷ 8 = _______
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Circle all of the numbers that are multiples of 2.
44 47 16 1
Math
35 40 82 1
19. 48 ÷ 6 = ________
20. 27 ÷ 3 = ________
Problem Solving
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Let Your Voice Be Heard
When people talk about women’s rights, it is usually about the freedoms given to women and girls
of any age or race. Women of every nation have fought for their rights. In some nations, women still
struggle for their own voice. In history, men have always had their own opinions, but the views of
women were just blocked out. Some of the privileges that men have always had, but women had to
earn, include the following:
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right to be independent
right to vote
right to work with fair wages
right to an education
rights of marital status
rights of religious freedoms
Listed below are some famous women activists.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Marianne Hainisch
Kate Sheppard
Ida B. Wells
Hoda Shaarawi
Dora Russell
Shamima Shaikh
Emily Howard Stowe
Directions: Pick one of the above famous women and find research on her using the Internet or
reference material. Write at least one paragraph on what you learned about this woman. Discuss what
you would have done if you had faced the same challenges. Include what you can now do to ensure
that everyone is given fair and equal rights or treatment.
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To learn more about these ground breaking women, visit
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9124905/American-Equal-Rights-Association.
Language Arts/ Social Studies
Composition/ Character Development/ Web Activity
Discussion Prompt
For Teacher Use Only
Exercise 1:
Explain to your students exactly what an arranged marriage is and the different types that may
occur using the information below. Have a discussion about arranged marriages and how your
class feels about them. Come up with a “Pro/Con Chart” (see description below).
There are three kinds of arranged marriages. In a forced marriage, the parents plan everything,
and their son or daughter has absolutely no say in the matter. In a traditional arranged marriage,
the son or daughter has very little say in the marriage arrangement. They are allowed to call off
the marriage, but there is usually strong pressure from the parents to do what they have
arranged. Modern arranged marriages are also prepared by the parents. However, the parents
choose several people for their son or daughter to pick from. They are all sent on dates. Then the
son or daughter picks the person they like best. In this type of arranged marriage, the parents’
primary concern is their son or daughter’s wishes.
Exercise 2:
Directions: Have each student answer the following questions and then discuss them as a class.
1. Would you consider an arranged marriage? If yes, what type of
arranged marriage would you choose?
2. How do you think you would feel if your parents arranged
your marriage to someone you did not even know?
Language Arts
Discussion Prompt
Source: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9051076/marriage#4637.toc.
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An arranged marriage is a marriage that is planned before the couple has even begun to date or
even meet. Most of the time, it involves the families of the arranged couple. These marriages are
not very common today, but they still do occur more often in parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle
East.
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Your Family Tree
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The Tudor family played important roles in making England a powerful country that would
dominate much of the world in the future centuries. Use the royal Tudor family tree as an
example to make your family tree at home. Ask you parents for any information they already
know about your family. Use the Internet to research your family history. There are even
websites to help you make your family tree. Draw your family tree on the back of this worksheet.
Daily Living
Long Term Research & Technology
Princess and the Pea
Answer Key
For Teacher Use Only
Synonyms & Antonyms
1. correct, suitable
2. smart, brainy
3. contemporary, latest
4. blame, fault
5. miserable, pathetic
6. wrong, improper
7. stupid, unintelligent
8. old, ancient
9. innocence
10. fortunate, lucky
Uncomfortable
Peas
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Royal Vocabulary
1. consequently
9. ancient
2. adopt
10. generation
3. ukulele
11. clever
4. escapade
12. pondering
5. proper
13. pitiful
6. comfortable
14. endure
7. modern
15. quilt
8. Peasants
Math with Prince Borso
1. 28, 24, 40
7. 70
13. 4
19. 8
2. 44, 16, 78, 84, 92, 54, 6
8. 75
14. 5
20. 9
3. 32
9. 84
15. 6
4. 35
10. 536
16. 5
5. 392
11. 623
17. 8
6. 36
12. 44
18. 4