They ran back into the woods trying to find their home.
What is the sign you use when you are not happy about something. You ________ about it.
COMPLAIN
Why was the stepmother not there when the children found their home a second time, at the end of the story?
The stepmother had been sick for a long time and died while they were gone.
What was Gretel's job while Hansel was caged up?
She had to cook for the witch and her brother, Hansel.
Was the family rich or poor, and how do you know that?
Poor, because they didn't have enough to eat.
Gretel was really, really scared when they were lost in the forest. Another word for that would be _______ (what?).
TERRIFIED
What are two words that can be used to describe where the children got lost and where they found the witch's house and is signed TREE+++?
Woods and forest.
When you are super excited about something, you are __________ about it. What word could you use?
THRILLED
What is the climax of the story? (The climax is the most exciting part where the main character faces and solves the main problem of the story.)
When Gretel pushes the witch into the oven and frees her brother.
How did Hansel try to save them the second time they were taken into the woods and why didn't it work?
He dropped bread crumbs that the birds ate, so they had no trail to follow home, like they did with the rocks.
What is the opposite of "fat?"
Skinny.
One day Gretel tricked the witch. What did she do? How did she kill the witch?
Gretel told the witch the stove wasn't working properly and then shoved her into it, slammed the oven door, and locked her in.
What did Hansel do to fool the witch?
She was almost blind, so he stuck a bone out of the cage instead of his arm, when the witch came to check everyday if he was getting fat enough yet to eat.
True or False: The children knew how to get home once they left the witch's house.
False; They were still lost in the woods.
What did the father do each tie his children returned home?
He hugged them.
What happened after the children returned home the first time? What did the whole family do and what did the parents do?
They all went to bed and the stepmother made plans to take them further into the woods the next day.
Who are the 6 characters in the story?
Hansel, Gretel, Father, Stepmother, Witch, and a duck
How did the duck help the children?
It quacked at them to get their attention and the children decided the duck was trying to help them find their way home.
After Gretel killed the witch, what did she do next?
She freed her brother from his cage
What happened when the children started eating the house?
The wtich let them eat and acted nice to them until she grabbed Hansel and threw him in a cage.
How did the stepmother react when the children returned home after their first trip into the woods?
She was surprised, acted like they'd been looking for the children, and scolded them.
What reason was the children given to go into the woods?
To look for, and collect, firewood
Who lived in the house made of treats in the woods?
A wicked witch.
True or False: Hansel and the witch were the only ones getting food to eat.
False; Hansel shared his food with his sister.
What word is used to describe the rocks that helped Hansel find his way back home that first night?
SHINY, GLISTENING
What kind of job did the father have?
He was a woodcutter.
Why did the witch want Hansel in a cage? What did she want to do to both children?
She wanted to fatten him up and then eat them both.
In what 3 places does the story happen?
home, woods, witch's (candy) house
What is the difference between the meaning of these two words: wander and wonder?
WALK, THINK-ABOUT
Whose idea was it to take the children to the woods and leave them there both times?
The stepmother's.
What kind of witch was she in the story? She wasn't a good one so she was _____.
BAD or EVIL (DEVIL)
Can you create your own story about a gingerbread house that you'll be making?
I hope so, because that's what you'll be doing by week's end!
Where was the duck when the children found it?
In a STREAM.
What did the children find in the woods when they were alone and lost?
A house made of cookies, candies, lollipops, and ice cream.
How did Hansel save Gretel and himself after the FIRST trip to the woods?
He collected, and dropped along the way, shiny rocks.
Who (or what) helped the children get home?
A duck.
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