Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

• On the interactive whiteboard or chart paper, display a KWL chart.
• Show your students the three letters at the top of the chart, explaining that K stands for what they know, W stands for what they want to know, and L stands for what they learned.
• Choose a simple topic that students can relate to, such as apples, socks, or toys.
• Ask your students to contribute one thing they know about the topic chosen. Write it in the K column on the board.
• Have your students contribute questions about the topic that they want to learn about. Write these in the W column.
• Show your students the L column, explaining that they will complete this column after a story or research is finished.

Guided Practice

• Display this sample KWL chart on the board.
• Choose a short story related to the topic of the KWL chart, such as apples, socks, or toys.
• Read the story to the students.
• When the story is complete, have your students contribute answers for you to finish the L column. Possible guiding questions include: Who was in the story? What problems did the main character(s) have? Why did the characters have this conflict? When did the events occur in the story? Where did the story take place? How did the story end?

Independent working time

• Distribute KWL charts and pencils to all your students.
• Ask your students to write what they know about Goldilocks and the Three Bears under the K column.
• Direct your students to write what they want to know about the story in the W column.
• Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
• When the story is complete, ask your students to fill out the L columns on their papers.