Story Homework Prompt Sheet
Story: Beauty and the Beast
Book: 365 Fairy Tales and Rhymes (pages 140-141)
Please return their book ready for the next story on:
Friday 22nd May
Please do not run two days work together or jump ahead with the tasks. Little and often is proven to be more
effective. Each session should last about 15-20 minutes – no more.
Please use their story homework book for the written tasks. Do please also use this book to make any comments
if you wish to. We love to hear about your discussions. Thank you.
Key words:
Key Words
Nouns: girl, town, dress, hat, rose, garden, castle, food, mirror, bush
Proper nouns: Beauty, Beast, Father, Prince
Verbs: picked, appeared, roar, grew
Adjectives: new, beautiful, terrible, ugly, warm, comfortable, kind, magic, handsome
Day (We have not
counted the
weekends so this
gives a little extra
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Task
Read the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to your child.
Re-read ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to your child. Ask your child: Who did Beauty live
with? What did the first sister want her Father to buy her? What did the second sister
want her Father to buy her? What did Beauty want her Father to buy her? What did
the Beast say to Beauty’s Father? What was it like at the castle? (There is no need
to write anything here)
Re-read ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to your child. Ask your child; What did the Beast give
Beauty to look into? Where was the Beast laying when Beauty rushed back to the
castle? What did Beauty say to the Beast? How did Beauty break the spell? (There
is no need to write anything here)
Re-read ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to your child. Discuss with your child: What adjective
is used to describe the garden? Why do you think Beauty agreed to go to the castle?
How do you think the Beast felt when Beauty forgot about her promise? What
adjective is used to describe how the Prince looked after Beauty kissed him? (There
is no need to write anything here)
Re-read ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to your child. Discuss with your child: What would
you like to see if you had your own magic mirror? What do you think the Prince did
to be put under a spell?(There is no need to write anything here)
Help your child to either copy-write or independently write a favourite sentence in
their best handwriting.
Help your child to write the answers to these questions in complete sentences
(There is no need to write these questions):
What did the Beast give Beauty to look into?
Where was the Beast laying when Beauty rushed back to the castle?
What did Beauty say to the Beast?
How did Beauty break the spell?
Help your child to write the answers to these questions in complete sentences
(There is no need to write these questions):
What adjective is used to describe the garden?
Why do you think Beauty agreed to go to the castle?
How do you think the Beast felt when Beauty forgot about her promise?
Help your child to write the answers to these questions in complete sentences
(There is no need to write these questions):
What would you like to see if you had your own magic mirror?
What do you think the Prince did to be put under a spell?