During our Literacy block, we've been investigating the common elements of fairy tales and how stories can be told in different ways from different authors' and illustrators' perspectives. We've also been practicing retelling stories in sequential order and organizing our stories into beginning, middle, and end. Our Goldilocks and the Three Bears work spanned several lessons over the course of a week.
First we read the traditional story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Then we read an alternative version called Goldilocks and the Other Three Bears. We compared the two stories using a Venn diagram. We also completed a beginning, middle, end organizer for each story.
Finally we made a unit connection, and used our imaginations to create another alternative version of the story. We came up with some very inventive ideas! After planning the story in our organizers we wrote and illustrated our stories.
First we read the traditional story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Then we read an alternative version called Goldilocks and the Other Three Bears. We compared the two stories using a Venn diagram. We also completed a beginning, middle, end organizer for each story.
Finally we made a unit connection, and used our imaginations to create another alternative version of the story. We came up with some very inventive ideas! After planning the story in our organizers we wrote and illustrated our stories.