Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

Target

• As you read, retell the story. 

• Phonics: /ow/ and /ou?

• Identify vocabulary using context cues

• Sequecing
  
  

1

• Once upon a time, a boy named Jack lived with his mother in a poor little hut. What money they had for food came from selling milk from their cow, Moozetta. But when old Moozetta stopped giving milk, they knew they would have to sell her. So Jack and the cow hiked into the village. Hours later, Jack returned alone with a handful of beans. Beans? Beans.

Open Ended

Why do you think the cow's name is Moozetta?

Multiple Choice

Why did Jack have to sell Moozeta?

• She stopped giving milk

• He wanted a hamburger

• They no longer had space for the cow.

Multiple Choice

What did Jack purchase from the village?

• milk

• chicken

• beans

Open Ended

So far where is the setting of this story?

2

• “You’ve got to be kidding me!” yelled Jack’s mother.“You were supposed to sell Moozetta for MONEY! Beans can’t buy food!”“But the beans are so pretty,” said Jack. “This is a mess,” sighed his mother.Jack went outside and planted the pretty beans in a sunny spot. He gave them a drink of water. Maybe, just maybe, they would grow. And grow they did!

Open Ended

Jack's mom was NOT happy about the beans. What evidence from the text can you find that supports this?

3

• Overnight, the seeds had sprouted. By morning, they had wound into a beautiful beanstalk.“How did it grow so fast?” wondered Jack. It had grown up…up…up and out of sight, beyond the clouds.“WOWEE!” exclaimed Jack. Being a curious lad, he simply had to climb it.Where would the beanstalk lead? He went up and up, higher and higher, until he went beyond the clouds.

Multiple Choice

"Overnight, the seeds had sprouted." What is the best definition for this word?

• started to die

• started to grow

• started to fade

Multiple Choice

Being a curious lad, he simply had to climb it.Where would the beanstalk lead? What is another word for curious?

• interested

• excited

• concerned

Poll

If you got a magic beanstalk would you climb it?

• Yes

• No

4

• Tada! Jack gazed upon an enormous castle. He saw some creepy-looking signs, too. From inside the castle a voice boomed,“Fee-fi-fo-fum! Time for beddy. Ho-dee-hum.”On the ground was a little bag of gold.

Multiple Choice

"Jack gazed upon an enormous castle." What is synonym for enormous?

• Little

• Beautiful

• Huge

Open Ended

What warning did the signs give Jack?

5

• Jack looked left and right, and—SWIPE!— down the beanstalk he went with his treasure. The big sleeper surely wouldn’t miss such a small bag.At the sight of the gold, Jack’s mother allowed herself a smile.

Multiple Choice

What word let you know that Jack took the giant's gold?

• Allowed

• Missed

• Swipe

Multiple Choice

How did Jack's mother feel about getting the gold?

• She was happy

• She was sad

Open Ended

What text evidence proves that his mother was happy?

6

• The next morning, Jack climbed the beanstalk again.“Fee-fi-fo-fum! Time for beddy. Ho-dee-hum.”“Good timing,” thought Jack, and this time he helped himself to a goose who was very busy laying golden eggs.At the sight of the busy goose cranking out golden eggs, Jack’s mother allowed herself a giggle.

Open Ended

Make a prediction. What do you think will happen when Jacks steals the goose?

7

• The next morning, Jack eagerly climbed the beanstalk. He wondered what treasures awaited him.Oh, dear. He did not find what he had expected.“Fee-fi-fo-fum! WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU COME FROM?”“From down on Earth,” replied Jack. “Well, I came up my beanstalk, which is IN earth. You see, I gave it sunshine, and water, and— ”

Multiple Choice

"The next morning, Jack eagerly climbed the beanstalk." What is the meaning of the word eagerly?

• anticipated

• reluctant

• unconcerned

Multiple Choice

"He wondered what treasures awaited him." What is the base word of awaited?

• await

• wait

8

• But the giant was not interested in Jack’s gardening skills. He was HUNGRY! Jack, being nimble and quick, hurried down the beanstalk.As the giant followed and was halfway down, Jack grabbed an ax, whacked the beanstalk, and SPLAT.

Multiple Choice

But the giant was not interested in Jack’s gardening skills. He was___________

• Angry

• Sad

• Hungry

Open Ended

"As the giant followed and was halfway down, Jack grabbed an ax, whacked the beanstalk, and SPLAT." Why did Jack cut down the beanstalk?

9

• “My toe hurts,” whimpered the giant. “And how will I get home?”“I’ll show you,” said Jack kindly. First, he showed the giant how to water the beanstalk. Together, they cared for the plant. It grew up and up beyond the clouds.Now the giant could climb home, and Jack bought Moozetta back.

Multiple Choice

What happened to the Giant when he came down the stalk?

• He hurt his arm

• He hurt his toe

• He landed on his head

Multiple Choice

How did the beanstalk break?

• Jack cut it down with an ax

• The Giant broke it on the way down

• Jack broke it coming down the bean stalk

9

• He returned everything he had taken from the giant. The gentle giant told his new friends they could keep the goose.From that day on, Jack, his mother, the goose, and Moozetta had plenty to eat and lived happily ever after.Once in a while, they invited the giant down for a giant feast. These feasts always included plenty of leafy beanstalk greens.
  

Open Ended

What text evidence proves that the giant is gentle?

Multiple Choice

What gift did the giant give Jack and his mother?

• Giant food

• A bag of gold

• The Goose