PawSteps Β· Symbol-Supported Story Β· Book 3 Β· Every word has a picture!
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β The classic tale in short, repetitive sentences
β Built-in learning: too hot / too cold / just right and big / medium / small
β Colour-coded concept cells β red hot, blue cold, green just right
β Story vocabulary board + comprehension pages
β Size-ordering activity (beds, bowls, chairs!) + retell planner
β For SEND classrooms, speech therapy, AAC users & home reading
Goldilocks is secretly a concepts lesson wearing a story costume: hot/cold, big/small, hard/soft, and comparing three of everything. The repeated pattern β try daddy's, try mummy's, try baby's β lets children predict what comes next, and predicting is early reading.
π¨ The colour code
Concept cells are coloured: red for too hot/too hard, blue for too cold/too soft, green for just right. Do the actions as you read: fan your mouth for hot π₯΅, shiver for cold π₯Ά, thumbs-up for just right π. Bodies remember what ears forget!
π£οΈ Voices
Big deep voice for Daddy Bear, medium voice for Mummy Bear, tiny squeaky voice for Baby Bear. Children who won't "read" will often do the voices β that's participation, celebrate it.
π Talk it through
Goldilocks goes into a house that isn't hers! The yes/no page ends with a gentle talk-about-it: how did the bears feel? What should Goldilocks have done? A ready-made little lesson on boundaries and sorry.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Page 1
π°οΈOnce upon a timetherewere3οΈβ£threeπ»bears.
π»Daddy bear,π»Mummy bearandπ§ΈBaby bear.
Theirπ₯£porridgewasπ₯΅too hot!TheyπΆwent for a walk.
βοΈ Introduce these words BEFORE reading. The bottom row are the magic concept words β practise the actions: fan for hot π₯΅, shiver for cold π₯Ά, thumbs-up for just right π!
π±Goldilocks
π»Daddy bear
π»Mummy bear
π§ΈBaby bear
π₯£porridge
πͺchair
ποΈbed
π΄sleep
π₯΅too hot
π₯Άtoo cold
πjust right
πrun away
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PawSteps Β· After the Story 1
Big, Medium, Small!
Name:
Date:
βοΈ The bears' things come in three sizes! Write 1 (small), 2 (medium), 3 (big) under each one.
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β Circle the one that belongs to BABY bear in each row. How do you know?
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PawSteps Β· After the Story 2
Yes or No? & Story Order
Name:
Date:
1. Were there three bears?3οΈβ£π»YESNO
2. Was the first porridge too cold?π₯£π₯΅YESNO
3. Did Goldilocks break the little chair?πͺπ₯YESNO
4. Did Goldilocks stay for tea with the bears?π§π΅YESNO
π’ Put the story in order β write 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Goldilocks falls asleep
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The bears go for a walk
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Goldilocks runs home
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She eats the porridge
π¬ Talk about it: how did Baby Bear feel about his chair and his porridge? Was it okay for Goldilocks to go inside? What could she say to the bears?
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PawSteps Β· After the Story 3
Just Right & Retell!
π My "just right" hunt β explore YOUR home like Goldilocks (but ask first! π). Find and draw or write:
Something too big for me
Something too small for me
Something JUST RIGHT
π£οΈ Now retell the story β draw or write one thing in each box. Use the bear voices!