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Meet the three bears
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 17 Let’s read a story
GoalMeet the people in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and say This is … .
New words
Goldilocks · a little girl with golden hair, in the storyDaddy Bear · the big bearMummy Bear · the middle bearBaby Bear · the small bearforest · a place with many trees
Explanation
Today we read an old fairy tale: Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This is Goldilocks. She is a little girl. These are the three bears. This is Daddy Bear. This is Mummy Bear. This is Baby Bear.
Worked examples
Three bears live in a little house in the forest. They are Daddy Bear, Mummy Bear and Baby Bear. One morning Mummy Bear makes porridge. She puts it in three bowls. It is too hot to eat. The bears go for a walk.
Look at the bears’ house in the forest. Say: This is the house.
Now you. Point to one bear on the page and say: This is … Bear.
Class activity
Puppets. Draw Goldilocks, Daddy Bear, Mummy Bear and Baby Bear on paper and cut them out. Hold them up and say: This is Goldilocks. This is Baby Bear. A grown-up holds one up and you say who it is.
Practice
1
Listen. Who is it?
…
Baby Bear.
2
Look. Who lives with Daddy Bear and Baby Bear?
Mummy Bear.
3
Where do the three bears live?
In a little house in the forest.
4
How many bears are in the story?
Three.
5
Write: This is Goldilocks.
The child copies the sentence.