About a Little Boy and a Little Girl
From a story by Hans Christian Andersen
This story is the opening of The Snow Queen, one of Hans Christian Andersen's most famous fairy tales, first published in 1845. Andersen was a Danish author who wrote stories read and loved all over the world. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The tale shows how something small—a tiny grain of glass—can change a person's heart, and how love and loyalty are tested when someone we care about is lost. It is worth a child's time because it asks whether kindness can win against cold, and whether a friend's love is strong enough to bring someone home.
- Band
- Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8
- Length
- medium · about 550 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- Stories from Hans Andersen, 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 (8 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 10 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 2
- Words to Know
- 5
- Quick Check
- 8 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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