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Rapunzel

From Super Why! · 2008

Rapunzel
24 minPre-KK1stReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

The Super Readers climb into "Rapunzel" to help solve a problem — and meet a girl with very, very long hair locked in a tall tower. Reading along and spelling the super-letter word helps the team find a way to set things right. A bright retelling of the classic tale about helping a friend.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Rapunzel is stuck in a tall tower, and her friends want to help.

  1. Where does Rapunzel live, and why can't she leave?
  2. How do the characters reach the top of the tower?
  3. Who helps Rapunzel, and how?
  4. What is a way you have helped a friend who was stuck?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: tower, tall, rescue, help.

Try it: Sound out the word tall, then draw the tallest thing you can think of.