Goldilocks Galore!

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Magical powers, wise talking animals, princesses oh I could go on forever about all the features of fairy tales that I LOVE! I am not quite sure when my fairy tale obsession began, but I know it grows exponentially ALL THE TIME. Especially as I discover new fractured fairy tales. I find the changes in characters, settings, slight plot twists SO EXCITING. Luckily, kids feel the same way! That’s why these make for perfect reading lessons! Except… I find many kids do not know the traditional version if fairy tales. Easy solution- we read that one first!!

ALL THE QUESTIONS

I love to use Goldilocks in my classroom. Anytime I can infuse social emotional learning into academic learning is a happy day for me! So many amazing discussions arise about if it was ok for Goldilocks to just go into The Bears’ house, eat their food, break a chair, fall asleep… or not. I teach the reading strategy questioning with Goldilocks because the events naturally raise so many questions in kids, rightfully so! 

Fairy tale units where students get very familiar with the basic characters and storyline lend themselves really well to incorporating more challenging skills as well! I shared a puzzle I created to use Goldilocks to practice cause and effect with my students. You can grab it for FREE!

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Here is a FREE Goldilocks cause and effect puzzle game for you to use with your students!

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Social & Emotional

Goldilocks works nicely to teach:

  • respecting others property
  • how your actions impact others
  • making amends for mistakes
  • showing integrity- making good choices when no one is looking
  • having empathy for others

Fractured Versions of Goldilocks

My Favorite Goldilocks Stories:

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Goatilocks

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Click the picture to get the activities to support Goatilocks!

After reading the original Goldilocks, I use Goatilocks to teach and model predicting with my students. Although there are several differences in Goatilocks’ story, there are many predictable events based on the original! Of course this story is a perfect mentor text for comparing and contrasting as well! Goatilocks is really funny, my kids love it!

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My favorite part about Goatilocks is that she apologizes at the end. It is so interesting to hear students analyze Goatilocks’ character, especially in comparison to Goldilocks. This leads to a lot of meaningful discussions about what to do after you make a mistake.

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Another of my favorite parts of Goatilocks is THE PICTURES! The illustrator incorporated such amazing details that are not only adorable, but add rich information to the text. Over time I noticed that students love pictures and noticing details. However they need to be explicitly taught how to use the information they notice in the pictures to enhance their understanding of the story. Goatilocks is a perfect book to model this for students and prompt them to interpret picture clues themselves.

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