Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Level G About the Tale L ike many European folktales, this widely told yarn revolves around the number three. There ...
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Level G

About the Tale

L

ike many European folktales, this widely told yarn revolves around the number three. There are three bears, three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds. While scholars are not sure why three plays such a prevalent role in folklore, many believe it has something to do with the fact that three animals or objects lend themselves to easy comparison such as big, small, and medium, or hot, cold, and “just right.” While we await a definitive explanation, one thing is for certain: The tale of naughty Goldilocks is sure to be three times the fun!

Word Count 311

Vocabulary porridge, rude, slurp, tidy

Supportive Features repetitive, patterned text; familiar story

Challenging Features

Discussion Questions 1. Which bear’s things did Goldilocks like best? 2. Do you like or not like Goldilocks? Tell why. 3. This story contains many sets of three. Can you find them all?

long sentences; up to four sentences on a page; use of commas and dialogue

Comprehension Use this book with the Sequencing Chart on page 22.

Make a list.

Phonics

Notable Retellings B Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jim Aylesworth (Scholastic, 2003). Combine a playful retelling with quaint illustrations, and you’ve got one crowd-pleasing read-aloud.

B Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett (Putnam, 1996). This talented author-illustrator breathes new life into the classic with her trademark illustrations featuring detailed borders.

Writing

B Goldilocks Returns by Lisa Campbell Ernst (Aladdin, 2003). This campy, kid-pleasing sequel has an older and wiser “Goldi” returning to the scene of her crime.

Companion Reproducible

Name ____ ____

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Should Go ldilocks

Focus Skills: Comprehension, Critical and Creative Thinking, Writing

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Go Inside ?

After Gold ilocks runs away from belongs the bears, to three little she sees pigs. Do Tell why or a house you think that why not. she should Then draw go inside? a picture ________ to go with ________ your writ ________ ing. ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ _____ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ _____ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ _____ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ _____ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ _____ ________ ________ ________ _____

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Invite children to use the writing prompt on page 80 to tell whether or not they think Goldilocks should go inside a house owned by three little pigs.

dipthong /ou/, ou, ow: house, found, down, our, growled; words ending with -ed: decided, named, opened, tried, growled, screamed

Have children write a letter to the three bears as if they were Goldilocks. The letter should be an apology for what she did to their home.

Fluency Invite children to chorally read the narrator’s portion of the story. Assign volunteers to read the dialogue of each character.

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Name _______________________________________________

Should Goldilocks Go Inside? After Goldilocks runs away from the bears, she sees a house that belongs to three little pigs. Do you think she should go inside? Tell why or why not. Then draw a picture to go with your writing. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears A retelling by Violet Findley • Illustrated by Jannie Ho

Then, quick as a wink, she ran out the door. And the three bears never saw that rude girl again.

Scholastic • Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers Teaching Guide • page 81

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By and by, a girl named Goldilocks saw The bears went into the bedroom to lie

their house.

down. “Someone has been sleeping in our

“What a nice home!” she cried.

beds!” said Papa Bear and Mama Bear.

Then she opened the door and went inside.

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“And someone is still in mine!” cried Once upon a time, a family of three bears

Baby Bear.

decided to go for a walk. They shut the door

With that, Goldilocks opened up her eyes

of their tidy house and off they went.

and screamed.

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of porridge. She tried the big bowl. It was too hot. She tried the middle bowl. It was

“And someone broke mine into bits!”

too cold.

cried Baby Bear. 4

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In the kitchen, Goldilocks found three bowls

The bears went into the living room to sit down. “Someone has been sitting in our chairs!”

Finally, she tried the little bowl. It was just

said Papa Bear and Mama Bear.

right, so she ate it up. Slurp!

Scholastic • Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers Teaching Guide • page 83

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By and by, the bears came back to their house to have breakfast.

Finally, she tried the little chair. It was just

“Someone has been eating our porridge!”

right, so she sat down. But the chair broke

said Papa Bear and Mama Bear.

into bits. Crack!

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In the living room, Goldilocks found three chairs. She tried the big one. It was too hard.

“And someone ate mine all up!”

She tried the middle one. It was too soft.

cried Baby Bear.

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Finally, she tried the little bed. It was just

beds. She tried the big one. It was too hard.

right, so she lay down and went to sleep.

She tried the middle one. It was too soft.

Zzzzz!

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Scholastic • Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers Teaching Guide • page 84

In the bedroom, Goldilocks found three

Making the Mini-Books 3. Position the pages so that the lettered

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Cravath by Lynne Illustrated Findley • by Violet A retelling

spreads (A, B, C, D) are face up. Place the B spread on top of the A spread. Then, place the C and D spreads on top of those in sequence.

1. Make doublesided copies of the

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along the dashed line.

I will just not help, use you did said “No! Beca by myself,” this bread have to eat hen. the little red jam on top! with did, And so she



2. Cut the pages in half

was baked. Before long, all the bread this?” asked “Who will help me eat the little red hen.

“Not me!” said the dog. “Not me!” said the cat. “Not me!” said the duck. quite lazy. You see, they were all

4. Fold the pages in half along the solid line. Make sure all the pages are in the proper order. Staple them together along the book’s spine.

The Little Red Hen

A retelling by Violet Findley • Illustrated by Lynne Cravath

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Book Badge Reproducibles



✃ Let me read

Let’s read

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to you!

together!

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