Events in a Story Warm Up: Get Active! Pretend you are Goldilocks at the beginning of the story. First, pretend to stroll through the forest. Next, pretend to eat porridge. Reading a story is like climbing a mountain. The most exciting part is the climax when you reach the very top. Read the list of events from Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Write the letter of each event in its matching space on the mountain. A. Goldilocks breaks Baby Bear s chair. B. The three bears go for a walk. C. Mama Bear says that someone has been sleeping in her bed. D. Goldilocks wakes up and screams! E. Goldilocks learns her lesson and never comes back. F. Papa Bear says that someone has been sitting in his chair. G. Goldilocks eats Baby Bear s porridge. H. Goldilocks knocks on the cottage door.
Summarizing Story Parts Warm Up: Get Moving! Pretend you are Goldilocks in the middle of the story. First, pretend to sit in a chair. Then, pretend to sleep. Read the story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Write a summary for each part of the story (beginning, middle, and end) in the boxes.
Transition Words in the Story Warm Up: Let s Move! Pretend you are Goldilocks at the end of the story. First, wake up and pretend to be scared. Then, run in place. Read the sentences from the story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Underline the transition word or phrase in each sentence. Tell what the transition word or phrase does in the sentence. Once upon a time, there were three bears who lived in a little cottage deep in the forest. While they were out, a little girl named Goldilocks was strolling through the forest and came upon their cottage. Then, she tried the third bowl of porridge. While she was sleeping, the three bears returned from their walk... What does the transition word do in this phrase? Just then, Goldilocks woke up and was surrounded by the three bears.
Illustrating Events from the Story Warm Up: Let s Go! Draw your favorite scene from Goldilocks and the Three Bears in the air. Read the story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In the boxes, draw something that happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Write a caption for each illustration. Beginning Middle End
Describe Story Structure (Beginning/Middle/End) Events in a Story Warm Up: Students should pretend to stroll through the forest, then eat porridge. Left side of the mountain (from bottom to top): B, H, G, A, F, C Top of the mountain: D Right side of the mountain: E Summarizing Story Parts Warm Up: Students should pretend to sit in the bears chairs, then sleep. Answers will vary. Accept all reasonable summaries. Beginning: The bears live in a cottage. Mama Bear made porridge. It is too hot to eat, so the bears took a walk while it cools. Goldilocks discovered the cottage and went inside. Middle: Goldilocks ate the bears porridge, sat in their chairs, and slept in Baby Bear s bed. The bears discover Goldilocks when they return. Goldilocks woke up, screamed, and ran away. End: Goldilocks learned a lesson and never came back. Transition Words in the Story Warm Up: Students should pretend to wake up, then run in place. Answers will vary. Accept all reasonable answers. Once upon a time tells the reader that the story is starting. While moves the reader into the middle of the story, when Goldilocks arrives. Then tells the reader that the next event is about to happen. While tells the reader that the action is changing. It is still the middle of the story, but the focus is now on the bears. Just then tells the reader that he or she has arrived at the climax of the story. Illustrating Events from the Story Warm Up: Students should draw their favorite scene from Goldilocks and the Three Bears in the air. Drawings will vary.