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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars print out the pictures of bears to retell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In this fable lesson, students use the bears to retell the fable story.
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The Three Bears' Voices

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore language arts by reading a classic story. In this oral storytelling lesson, students read the book The Three Bears and identify the characters and discuss how their voices would sound. Students practice retelling the...
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Simple Past Verbs-- Goldilocks

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this language arts activity, students change verb tenses into the simple past form. Students read the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears which has all verbs missing. Students supply the missing past tense verbs. This appears to...
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The Three Bears

For Students Pre-K - K
For this pattern worksheet, students count the number of images in each row and then write that number at the end of the row. All the images relate to The Three Bears story.
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Is It Fair?

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed Standards
Young journalists learn how to analyze word choice, context, and counterpoints to judge the fairness of a news story. They practice using these tools to judge a series of headlines for the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They...
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A Chair for Mr. Bear

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners listen to Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and work collaboratively to create a chair for a small stuffed animal that will allow it to sit upright and withstand a short drop out of Legos. Students write about the engineering...
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Bears' House Vandalized, Witnesses Say Blonde Girl Spotted Fleeing from the Scene

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore journalism. In this expository writing lesson, students read several newspaper articles and note common features. After reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett, students work with a partner to write a news...
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Was Goldilocks Innocent or Guilty?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders act out a mock fairy tale trial. They use a fairy tale like "The Three Little Pigs", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "Hansel and Grete"l, and/or "Little Red Riding Hood".
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Goldilocks and the Coordinate Grids

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Where this lesson idea is lacking in materials, it makes up for with creativity! Using "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as the background, mathematicians plot points on a coordinate grid to create props for the story. The polygons all...
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Goldilocks and the Bears Make Their Pitch

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and identify the pitch of the bears' voices as high, medium, and low. They improvise on xylophones a melody to accompany the bears in the telling of the story.
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Simple Past Tense: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this simple present tense learning exercise, students use fill in blanks in the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with simple past tense verbs. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Verbs in Simple Past Tense "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this simple past tense instructional activity, learners fill in blanks with simple past verbs to complete sentences about "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Learning 3 - Write the Number

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Do this for numbers 1-10, but in this one youngsters just focus on the number three. First, they trace the digit three times (of course!) and try a few on their own. Next, scholars count how many bears, bowls, and beds there are, writing...
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ESL: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this ESL worksheet, students listen to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, then complete a set of multiple choice questions. 
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The 3 Bears Mystery (On-line Interactive)

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this question words worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz on question words. Students finish each question with the correct word. All sentences are pertaining to The Three Bears.
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Goldilocks and The Three Bears

For Students K - 1st
For this retelling the story about Goldilocks and The Three Bears worksheet, students retell the story and use the pictures of the three beds to compare sizes. Students compare 3 measurements.
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The Three Bears: Comparing and Ordering

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore comparing and ordering volume of containers. They use the context of Goldilocks and the Three Bears to compare the volume of various containers by packing or pouring.
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The Story Of The Three Bears Retold

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students will read the story of The Three Bears. Students will analyze the tale by Ellen Baumwoll and demonstrate a comprehension of its moral.
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The Rule of Three

For Teachers 1st Standards
What makes a fairy tale a fairy tale? Teach young readers one characteristic that defines the fairy tale genre. They'll learn that events, objects and characters in fairy tales often occur in threes. They read Goldilocks and the Three...
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The Gummywolf

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read a story about "Gummywolf," stopping periodically to answer questions about the progression of the story. Next, they create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast "Gummywolf" to "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Students...
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Cloze Instruction

For Teachers Higher Ed
Bring Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Mad Libs, and cloze activities to your college class with this lesson. They complete a cloze instruction activity in which the students choose words that would fill in the blanks and create their own...
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The Goldilocks Rules for Choosing a Book That Is “Just Right”

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th Standards
With so many books to choose from, it can be hard for young readers to find the right one. Help children overcome this problem with this list of rules for identifying books that are too easy, too hard, and those that are just...
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Pantomime

For Teachers K
Students investigate acting and performing arts by portraying a story in class. In this pantomiming lesson, students read the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and discuss the characters amongst themselves. Students portray the 4...
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How to Write a Movie Review from a Pet's Perspective

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
When would two paws up denote a blockbuster film in your classroom? Only when young writers create movie reviews from a pet's perspective in this imaginative expository writing practice. This engaging topic begins with a class discussion...