CHALLENGING WORDS
beautiful
creatures
curious
enchanted
glimpse
kingdom
overboard
quickly
trembled
wonderful
SUMMARY
Pearlie is a mermaid that lives under the
sea. Pearlie wanted to know what was
above the sea. Read and find out if she
is ever able to take that journey.
--- Conversation Questions--(1) Name the youngest mermaid in the sea.
(Answer)
Pearlie.
(Follow Up)
Do you think there are really mermaids?
(2)
If you were Pearlie, would you be curious about what was
above the sea?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Have you ever been out on a boat?
(3)
Imagine you were the sailor that Pearlie saved. How would
you want to thank her?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Discuss a time that someone did something really nice
for you.
(4) Recall the name of the evil sea hag.
(Answer)
Grimalda.
(Follow Up)
Name another character in another story that Grimalda
reminds you of.
(5) Define “monstrous”.
(Answer)
Very large and scary.
(Follow Up)
Use the word “monstrous” in a sentence.
(6)
Recall what Grimalda wanted from Pearlie in exchange for
her legs.
(Answer)
Her voice.
(Follow Up)
Can you sing really good?
(7)
Pretend you are Pearlie. How would you feel if Grimalda
asked you to kill the prince to get your tail back.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Is there anything worth killing anyone for?
(8) In the end, when Pearlie could not swim, what happened?
(Answer)
She fell overboard the ship, but because she spared the
prince, she gained a whole new place to live.
(Follow Up)
Where do you suppose that place was?
Activities
1.
Pretend you are Pearlie. Write a note to the sailor telling
him that you saved him and you love him.
2.
Draw a ship that sails the ocean. Give it a name.
3.
Draw a mermaid. Give her a name.
4.
Pretend you are the sailor. Write Pearlie a note thanking
her for sparing her life.
Introductions
1.
Show the students the front cover. Ask the if they believe
in mermaids. Where do they live? Today we will read
about a special mermaid. Let’s read and find out what
makes her special.
2.
Show the students a picture of a ship. Ask them to tell you
what lives in the ocean. Do they think that mermaids live
there? Today we will read about a mermaid that lives in
the ocean. She is curious about something. Let’s read and
find out what she is curious about.
Book Title: The Little Mermaid (Honey Bear Books)
Author: adapted from Hans Christian Anderson
Illustrator:
ISBN: n/a
# of Text Pages: 15
Building Oral Vocabulary
3
kingdom
7
handsome
13
Prediction Questions
7
What will happen next?
11 Do you think the sailor will live?
21 Will she kill the prince?
AR: n/a
LEX: n/a
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This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the
Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.