The Leaping Match
From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, by Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish storyteller who wrote many beloved fairy tales in the nineteenth century. This story is a classic fable about a jumping contest between three very different competitors. The frog wins not by jumping the highest in the air, but by being clever enough to understand what 'highest' really means to the King. Young readers learn that being smart matters as much as being strong or quick. This text reflects its era.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 321 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, H. C. Andersen
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 8 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 4
- Words to Know
- 5
- Quick Check
- 6 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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