Alice in Wonderland Chap. 8:
The Queen's Croquet-Ground

Read chapter eight online or in your book.


Vocabulary Words:

beheaded
diamonds
engaged
expression
furrow
generally
hedgehog
ornamented
procession
provoking
sentenced
unjust


Comprehension Questions:

Who splashed paint on Two?

Why was the Duchess sentenced to execution?

How many children did the King and Queen have?

Where did Alice hide the gardeners?

Why couldn't the Cheshire Cat be beheaded?

What was the mallet?


Activities and Links:

Rather than painting flowers to change their color, try this fun science experiment: Get some white carnations at a florist or grocery store. Fill different vases part way with water and then add different food colorings to each vase. Watch what happens to the flowers after a few hours! This process is called "transpiration".

Here is a rose you can print out and paint with watercolors or crayons.

On to Chapter Nine

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