Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Goldilocks and The Three Bears will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of respect, compassion, impulse control and apologizing , this Goldilocks and The Three Bears picture book by James Marshall is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with Goldilocks and The Three Bears Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Goldilocks and The Three Bears. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with Goldilocks and The Three Bears reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS SUMMARY
In a small village lived a young girl named Goldilocks. Although she looked sweet, she was actually quite naughty. One day, her mother sent her to buy muffins in the next village over. Her mother told her not to go off the path, as there was a family of bears in the forest.
Well, Goldilocks quickly broke her promise and ventured into a house, unknowingly the house of the three bears. She tried their porridges, sat in their rocking chairs, and even laid in their beds!
Once the three bears came home, they quickly noticed something was not right. Their porridge was eaten, chairs were broken, and beds were messy. All of a sudden, they saw feet jumping out of the window! They hoped to never see this young girl again. And- they never did.
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS LESSON PLAN IDEAS
Each of our 400+ Starts With a Story book companions come with a teacher’s guide to make lesson planning quick and easy, printable worksheets and digital resources that cover ALL of the standards-based reading comprehension skills.
When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Goldilocks and The Three Bears, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you.
We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Goldilocks and The Three Bears reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing character
- retelling
- sequencing
- analyzing setting
- ask and anwer questions
- identifying theme, message, moral
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- respect
- compassion
- impulse control
- apologizing
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- quotation marks
- superlative adjectives
- exclamation points
- verbs
- contractions
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
YOU HAVE 2 OPTIONS! WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK COMPANION?
BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Goldilocks and The Three Bears?
- Lexile® Measure: 520L
- Guided Reading Level: M
- DRA Level: 20-28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.6-2.9
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by James Marshall. It was illustrated by James Marshall.
What genre is Goldilocks and The Three Bears?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
