teachermcclure: Goldilocks and The Three Bears

Fairy Tale Unit: Goldilocks and The Three Bears

Read many versions of the story, including version from Goldilocks’ point of view
Retell using stick puppets
Brainstorm what would happen if Goldilocks came to our classroom whole group; Have students individually create their own page for a class book: Goldilocks has been in my classroom and _____________________. (she broke all of my crayons, ate all of my lunch, knocked down all of the blocks, etc)
Research bears, using a Venn diagram, compare fictional bears from stories to real bears
Use story to teach opposites – make a list of opposites in the story; place opposite matching game
Write an apology letter to the Three Bears from Goldilocks
Have students write a personal apology letter to someone that they have wronged
Have the students eat porridge (oatmeal) then graph The Three Bears Liked the Porridge. Did You? Graph Yes/No, use porridge bowls to on graph to show yes or no

Analyze Data: 1. How many kids like the porridge? _______ 2. Did not like porridge? 3. If the three bears voted what would they say? (yes) 4. What would the total be then? ________

Create Story Chart: Title, Villain, Talking Animals, Special Number, Setting, etc. . .
Have students use 3 sized objects and label Papa Bear for large object, Mama Bear for medium object, and Baby Bear for small object