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Build Your Own Cardboard Castle

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Build Your Own Cardboard Castle

Do you want to be a king or queen? You can build your very own castle! It's fun and easy. Just follow these steps.

What You Need

  • Cardboard boxes (big and small)
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Markers or paint
  • Paper cups
  • Glue

Let's Build!

  1. Get Your Big Box: This is the main part of your castle. Ask a grown-up to help you cut a door.

  2. Make the Towers: Use paper cups for the castle towers. Glue them to the top corners of the big box.

  3. Small Boxes for Walls: Use smaller cardboard boxes to make walls. Tape them to the big box. Make them any way you like!

  4. Time to Decorate: Use markers or paint to decorate your castle. Draw windows and bricks.

  5. Add Flags: Cut out flags from paper. Tape them to the paper cup towers.

Now you have your very own castle! You can play inside with your toys. Have fun being the king or queen!

Glossary
Castle:
A big, strong building where kings and queens live.
Decorate:
To make something look nice.
Towers:
Tall, round parts of a castle.
Cardboard:
A thick, strong paper that is used to make sturdy boxes.
Scissors:
A tool with two blades that is used for cutting paper or cloth.
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About this how-to / procedural passage for Lower Elementary

“Build Your Own Cardboard Castle” is a how-to / procedural reading passage about Crafting, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minutes to read (166 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.

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It’s written for Lower Elementary — a how-to / procedural text about Crafting, about a 1-minute read (166 words).

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An illustrated reading passage, a glossary of key terms, comprehension questions with an answer key, and an interactive quiz.

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