Text Talk Lesson
for
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Retold and Illustrated by James Marshall
Puffin Books, 1998
0-14-056366-0
Summary:
Goldilocks and the three bears are the main characters. The three Bears made porridge, but it was too hot. So, they went on a bike ride while it cooled down. Meanwhile, Goldilocks comes to the bear’s house and eats their porridge, sits in their chairs, and falls asleep in their beds. Of course Baby Bear’s chair and bed fit her best. She ends up eating Baby Bear’s porridge and breaks his chair. The bears come home from their bike ride and see that their porridge is eaten, their chairs sat in, and their beds slept in. They discover Goldilocks in Baby Bear’s bed. Goldilocks wakes up and jumps out of the window, never to come back again.
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS:
Cover:
Show the cover and read the title. Goldilocks looks like a nice little girl, doesn’t she? Why do you think the bears are riding their bike? Begin reading the story.
Page 1
1. What do you think the neighbor means when he says, “That’s what you think”
when describing Goldilocks? (In the picture, she has a mischievous grin and is trying to splash the kittens, which isn’t very nice.)
Page 2
1. What do you think Goldilocks is going to do? (She is going to take the shortcut because she is naughty)
Page 6
1. Vocabulary word: scalding – this means really hot.
2. Baby Bear burnt his tongue because his porridge was so hot. In the picture, Papa Bear has steam coming out of his mouth his porridge is so hot.
Page 7
1. Why are they going on a bike ride? Remember on the cover we saw them on their bike. (While their porridge is cooling down, they are going on a bike ride.)
Page 12
1. Vocabulary word: coarse – this means thick and rough
2. Whose fur do you think it is? (The bears)
Page 13
1. She doesn’t look very comfortable does she? (No)
2. What do you think she is going to do next? (Find a chair that is more comfortable.)
Page 16
1. Vocabulary word: tuckered – this means very tired
2. Why is she so tired? (She just ate porridge and rocked in Baby Bear’s chair.)
Page 20
1. How do you think the bears feel? (The are very angry because of the mess she made. Look at their faces.)
Page 23
1. Vocabulary word: smithereens – small broken pieces
2. Goldilocks had broken Baby Bear’s chair into tiny pieces.
Page 30
1. Why did Goldilocks never go back? (she was scared of the angry bears.)
Wrap-up:
What do you think of what Goldilocks did? (Children should consider that Goldilocks shouldn’t have gone into the bear’s house uninvited and make a mess. It was understandable why the bears were mad when they came back from their bike ride.) Why do you think that Goldilocks chose to eat Baby Bear’s porridge, sit in Baby Bear’s chair, and sleep in Baby Bear’s bed? (Children should connect that Goldilocks is just a little child just like Baby Bear.)
Vocabulary:
scalding
coarse
tuckered
smithereens
scalding: In the story, when the bears are gathered around the table eating their porridge, Baby Bear states that his porridge is scalding. Scalding means “producing the feeling of being burned.” Say the word scalding.
Lets think of some things that can be scalding.
- bath water
- stove
- soup
- hot tea
What’s our word? scalding
coarse: In the story, Goldilocks finds some fur and describes it as being coarse and states that they must have a cat. Coarse means “rough in texture.” Say the word coarse.
I am going to name some other items that are described as being coarse.
- sand
- sandpaper
- hair (certain kinds)
- bark
- velcro
What’s our word? coarse
tuckered: In the story, Goldilocks just ate the porridge and rocked in a chair. She is now tuckered and goes upstairs to find a place to lie down. Tuckered means “very tired and exhausted.” Say the word tuckered.
What are some activities that would cause you to be tuckered out?
- running
- swimming
- playing basketball
- tag
- jumping rope
What’s our word? tuckered
smithereens: In the story, Baby Bear is describing the condition of his chair after Goldilocks had rocked in it. Smithereens means “fragments and tiny pieces.” Say the word smithereens.
What are some objects that can break things into smithereens?
- hammer
- person’s foot
- explosion
What’s our word? smithereens
Crystal
I think you did a great job on the Goldilocks Lesson Plan. I really liked how you included examples that children can relate to with the vocabulary.
Crystal,
You did a great job on this lesson plan, the amount of detail you used in it is amazing. Your vocabulary section is great, I could not find anything bad about this lesson plan.
Nice text talk lesson! I really like the vocabulary words you decided to go over. I really think the children would need help understanding things like “tuckered.” I think it’s good you picked those out to cover their definitions.
Great lesson, Crystal. I like your lesson a lot. You asked great questions and taught good vocabulary words during your read aloud lesson. Please note the following:
I did not see in your lesson any explicit mention of showing the pictures but I can see that it is assumed.
Please be careful with your grammar. In the sentence: “Children should consider that Goldilocks shouldn’t have gone into the bear’s house uninvited and make a mess.” You used the apostrophe wrong. The house belongs to all three bears, so you should say “the bears’ house.”
~Dr. Ari
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