Goldilocks and the Three Bears: read-aloud with discussion questions
Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears aloud on the projector: 24 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 175 words (about a minute), level 5, grade 1, and 4 questions to talk about.
Page 1 of 24
Three bears lived in the woods.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page the questions come up on the screen. The same questions are below, with what to listen for.
About this book
- Level 5, Grade 1
- 24 pages, 175 words, about a minute aloud
- A classic tale, gentle
- A picture on every page
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About Goldilocks and the Three Bears
A 175-word retelling built on three sets of three: the porridge, the chairs and the beds, each too one thing, too another and just right. The pattern makes the story easy to predict and to act out, and the bears' three lines make the class a chorus.
Goldilocks walks into the three bears' house when nobody is home. Too hot, too cold, just right… until the bears come back.
Before you read
Draw three bears on the board and ask what "just right" means when you are choosing something. Tell the class to listen for it, because it comes back three times.
Words to preview
- porridge (POR-ij)
- hot oat cereal
- middle (MID-ul)
- in between
- asleep (uh-SLEEP)
- sleeping
- broke (BROHK)
- came apart
Questions to talk about
- What was wrong with Big Bear's and Middle Bear's porridge, and what was right about Little Bear's?Listen for: Big Bear's was too hot, Middle Bear's too cold and Little Bear's just right. Have the class give the same three for the chairs and the beds.
- What happened to Little Bear's chair?Listen for: It broke when Goldilocks sat in it. Ask what she should have done next.
- How did the bears find out someone had been in their house?Listen for: Their porridge had been eaten, a chair was broken and someone was asleep in Little Bear's bed. These are clues, and each bear notices a different one.
- Was it right for Goldilocks to go into a house when nobody was home? What should she have done?Listen for: No, it was not her house. Listen for knock, ask, wait, say sorry. The last page says she never went into the bears' house again.
Questions
How long does Goldilocks and the Three Bears take to read aloud?
It has 24 pages and 175 words, so about a minute at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
Level 5, Grade 1. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 5 sits at grade 1. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Is this the original text?
No. It is a retelling in Peabody's own words at this reading level, so it may differ from the edition you know.
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