The Ugly Duckling Story and Questions (6-9 years)
Illustrated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling, followed by comprehension questions about what happens to the duckling and how he feels along the way.
- Grades
- Preschool–Pre-K, Grades 1–4, Elementary
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- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension
- Topic
- The ugly duckling, story
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- Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
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- Print ready
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What's inside this resource
Read our beautifully illustrated version of the classic fairy tale The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Andersen, and answer the comprehension questions.
This activity will encourage kids, age 6-9, to think about what it means to be different and to not fit in; and how we should treat everyone kindly and not judge by appearance, because everyone is unique.
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Learning objectives
- Recall and sequence key events in the story
- Describe the duckling's feelings and give reasons from the text
- Identify descriptive words the story uses
Skills covered
- Recalling details — answering short questions about events in the retelling
- Using text evidence — giving reasons and descriptive words taken from the story
- Visualizing — drawing scenes the questions describe
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Core concepts
- Fairy tale
- Character feelings
- Sequence of events
- Descriptive words
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