Goldilocks and the Three
Bears
Retold and Illustrated by
James Marshall
Genre: Classic Folk Tale
Author’s Purpose: Entertain
Skill: Drawing Conclusions
Say It!
• comfortable
• cozy
• forest
• breakfast
• hungry
• Promise
• gobbled
More Words to know
explanation
naughty
porridge
smithereens
breakfast
the first
meal of the
day
comfortable
having
comfort
cozy
warm and
comfortable;
snug
forest
thick woods
gobbled
ate fast
and greedily
hungry
feeling a desire
or need for food
promise
to give one’s word
I had breakfast at
6:00 this morning.
I had breakfast at
6:00 this morning.
This chair is very
comfortable for
sitting.
This chair is very
comfortable for sitting.
The bears lived
in a house in the
forest.
The bears lived in a house
in the forest.
The bears gobbled the
porridge because they
were so hungry.
The bears gobbled the
porridge because they
were so hungry.
The girl made a
promise never to
go into the forest.
The girl made a promise
never to go into the
forest.
Let’s review our words.
Watch carefully because
they will flash on the
screen for just a moment.
We will clap as we spell the
word.
comfortable
cozy
gobbled
hungry
promise
cozy
forest
Review Questions
p.46-57
1. What instructions does Goldilock’s
mother give her? Will she listen?
2. Who does Goldilocks think lives in
the house?
3. How is this story similar to other
versions of Goldilocks and the
Three Bears?
4. What does it mean when Goldilocks
says “Patooie”?
5. What are the main events in the
story so far?
Review Questions
p.58-69
1. What happens after Goldilocks breaks
the chair?
2. What happens when the bears get
home?
3. How does Papa Bear know that
someone has been lying in his bed?
4. Why did Goldilocks jump out of bed and
head for home?
5. Is there a lesson that Goldilocks learns?
Spelling Words
Double Consonants
• happen • muffins
• pretty • balloon
• letter • ladder
• million • puddle
• little • middle
• rabbit • hammer
• hurry • lesson
• drill
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