Story of the Week: Goldilocks

This week we are looking at Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  Here are some websites with the original story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KndSVsY5HWM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo6084LCBqQ

There are other versions of the story and you can read them for fun.  Here are links to some of those stories.

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by MO Willems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZAiHaESdc

Goatilocks and the three bears by Erica S. Perl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezrtWn_UZuQ

Letter, Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP1blVh1ZQM

CVC Word Practice: Alphablocks-April Fools Gold-Learn to Read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKSJdYidhg0

Sight Word Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EppIgnilutw

Comprehension Questions (for discussion):

Who are the characters in the story? 

Can you describe the setting in the story? 

What are the things that Goldilocks does in the story?

Was Goldilocks a good little girl? Why or Why not?

Writing Topics:

Draw a picture of your favorite character and write a sentence telling why they are your favorite:

My favorite character is __________ because __________.

If you were Baby Bear, what would you tell Goldilocks? 

If I was Baby Bear, I would tell Goldilocks __________.

How would you keep Goldilocks out of your house if you were the Three Bears?

I would keep Goldilocks out of my house by ______________ because ______________________.

Readers’ Theater

Recruit your family to act out the story.

http://www.fcrr.org/studentactivities/F_021a.pdf

Art: Draw Characters from Goldilocks

Draw a cute girl (Goldilocks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feC0KpLye4c

Draw a bear: https://www.artforkidshub.com/how-to-draw-a-cartoon-bear-for-young-artists/

Don’t forget to put a setting/background in your drawing. 

Math: 

The Silly Story of Goldilocks and the Three Squares by Grace Maccarone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IulZjL2oToU

Dance and Sing:

Name the Shape Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svrkthG2950

 Shape Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgP3AZCfdU

 STEAM Challenge: Goldilocks’s Bed

Ask: Can you make a bed to hold Goldilocks (20 coins -of the same size if possible) that will not break? 

Imagine: Think of what you can use that you have at home to make Goldilocks’s bed (index cards, paper, tape, pipe cleaners, paper towel rolls, etc).              

Plan: Draw/sketch what your bed and what materials you will use.

Create: Make it!

Test: Is the bed big enough to hold Goldilocks (the coins)? Did it hold Goldilocks’s weight?