Book Summary
This delightful retelling of a Norwegian folktale becomes more humorous with every page as a rich, lonely squire tries to take a bride. The squire’s choice is a lovely young girl, but the girl has another idea, which sets off a series of laugh-out-loud events. The Squire’s Bride is a simple chapter book with charming illustrations. 

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make and confirm or revise predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making and then confirming or revising predictions to understand fictional text
• Identify the story elements of setting, characters, and plot, especially as they relate to a folktale
• Recognize regular and irregular past tense verbs
• Recognize adjectives as words that describe
• Understand and use content vocabulary

Materials

• Book – The Squire’s Bride (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Story elements and content vocabulary worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: bay, clatter, courting, debt, harvest, mare, parson, squire