Lesson video

Hi, everyone.

My name is Ms. Voyle, and welcome to today's lesson where we are going to be developing storytelling vocabulary.

This is going to really help you be able to orally retell the fairytale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." During this lesson, you'll need to be listening and looking carefully, but most importantly, there will be lots of tasks where you need somebody to talk to.

I hope you're feeling excited and ready to learn.

Let's get started.

The learning outcome for today's lesson is I can develop precise and descriptive vocabulary to enhance the storytelling process.

Here are the key words for today's lesson.

Let's practise saying them.

My turn, your turn.

Vocabulary.

Adjective.

Fronted verbal of time.

Great job.

Well done.

Let's take a look at their definitions.

Vocabulary is the words we know and use to communicate with others.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun, and a fronted adv of time is a sentence starter that tells the reader or listener when something happened.

There are two parts to today's lesson.

In the first part, we will be looking at storytelling vocabulary, and in the second part, we'll be looking at adding descriptive vocabulary.

So let's begin with storytelling vocabulary.

In this unit, you are going to be learning all about oral storytelling.

We will be learning and retelling the famous story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is a fairytale.

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" originated in Britain in the 1800s.

Here is a short summary of a version of the fairytale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." A family of three bears who lived in a cottage in the forest went out for a walk while leaving their porridge to cool.

Goldilocks came across the cottage and she went inside.

Goldilocks ate Baby Bear's porridge, broke Baby Bear's chair, and fell asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

The bears arrived home and discovered Goldilocks sleeping in Baby Bear's bed.

Goldilocks woke up, saw the bears and screamed.

She ran away into the forest and never returned.

Let's check your understanding.

Can you summarise to your partner what "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is about? Pause the video and do this now.

I really enjoyed listening to your summaries.

You have a great understanding of what the story is about.

Let's take a look at an example together.

Jacob said, "It is about a young girl who enters the home of some bears.

She tries all of their things and finds the Baby Bear's items fit her best.

Then the bears come home and she runs away." That is a great summary.

Fairytales tend to use similar storytelling vocabulary.

Discuss with your partner.

How do fairytales commonly begin and end? Fairytales normally begin with, "Once upon a time." This is because they are set in an undefined period of history.

Fairytales often end with, "Happily ever after." This is because the problem has been resolved, often when good triumphs over evil in the story.

Let's check your understanding.

How does a fairy tale normally begin? A, "Happily ever after." B, "Once upon a time." C, "At the end of the forest." Pause the video and select the correct answer.

The answer is B, well done.

Fairytales normally begin, "Once upon a time." Sam also pointed out that there are other ways that fairytales might start, like "One day," or, "long, long ago." Discuss with your partner.

What type of fronted adverbials helps you to sequence.

Fronted adverbials of time support in storytelling because they help to sequence the key events in a story.

Here are some examples you may use.

"One morning, that same day, first, next, then, finally." You may also use fronted adverbials of manner, for example, "Without hesitation," or "sleepily," and fronted adverbials of place, for example, "In the kitchen," or "in the living room." Let's check your understanding.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate fronted adverbials and read the opening aloud.

I will read it to you.

"The bears decided to go for a walk in the forest while they waited for their porridge to cool.

Goldilocks stumbled across their cottage and smelt the porridge.

She went inside.

She spotted three porridge bowls filled to the brim.

The fronted adverbials for you to choose from are: "on the table, that same day, one morning," and "without hesitation." Pause the video now to fill in the blanks and then read the opening aloud.

Let's take a look at the answers together.

"One morning the bears decided to go for a walk in the forest while they waited for their porridge to cool.

That same day, Goldilocks stumbled across their cottage, a smelt the porridge.

Without hesitation, she went inside.

On the table, she spotted three porridge bowls filled to the brim." Well done for selecting the appropriate fronted adverbial and reading the opening aloud.

Repetition is a key storytelling element within "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Discuss with your partner.

Which words or phrases are repeated in the story? There is repetition of the following in the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." The number three.

She tried each one.

We know Goldilocks tried each one of the bowls of porridge, chairs and beds.

The order of items. Goldilocks always tries Papa Bear's first, then Mama Bear's, and finally Baby Bear's.

And there is repetition of Goldilocks' preference.

She always chooses Baby Bear's items. Let's check your understanding.

Number the following from one to three to show the order that Goldilocks always tries the items in the house.

A, Baby Bear's; B, Papa Bear's; C, Mama Bear's.

Pause the video and do this now.

Let's take a look at the answers together.

She tries Papa Bear's first, Mama Bear's second, and finally she tries Baby Bear's.

Well done.

It's now time for your first task.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate storytelling vocabulary, and then read aloud with your partner.

I will read this to you.

"There was a bear family who lived in a cosy cottage in the forest.

Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear went for a stroll while waiting for their porridge to cool.

A young blonde-haired girl named Goldilocks stumbled upon their cottage.

She went inside.

She found three bowls of tempting porridge.

First she tried, but it was too hot.

Next she tried, but it was too cold.

Finally, she tried, and it was, so she gobbled it all up.

Pause the video and fill in the blanks with appropriate storytelling vocabulary, and then read aloud with your partner.

Well done for choosing appropriate storytelling vocabulary to fill in these blanks and then reading aloud with your partner.

You did a fantastic job and I loved listening to you.

Let's take a look at some possible answers now.

"Once upon a time, there was a bear family who lived in a cosy cottage in the forest.

One morning, Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear went for a stroll while waiting for their porridge to cool.

Not long after a young blonde-haired girl named Goldilocks stumbled upon their cottage.

Excitedly, she went inside.

In the kitchen, she found three bowls of tempting porridge.

First, she tried Papa Bear's, but it was too hot.

Next, she tried Mama Bear's, but it was too cold.

Finally, she tried Baby Bear's, and it was just right, so she gobbled it all up." It's now time for another task.

Retell the beginning of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" using storytelling vocabulary.

Take in turns saying each sentence with a partner to tell the story.

Tell the story up to the point where Goldilocks has eaten the porridge.

Partner A could begin by saying, "Once upon a time, their lived a family of," finish the sentence.

Partner B could follow up by saying, "One morning, Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear," finish the sentence.

Pause the video to retell the beginning of story using storytelling vocabulary now.

(object shuffles) Welcome back, well done for retelling the beginning of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" using storytelling vocabulary.

You did a great job, and I loved listening to you.

Let's take a look at a good example together.

"Once upon a time, there lived a family of three bears in a cosy cottage at the edge of the woods.

One morning, Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear decided to go for a stroll while they waited for their porridge to cool.

That same morning, a young blonde-haired girl named Goldilocks stumbled upon their cottage.

In the kitchen, she found three bowls, and she had to try each one.

First she tasted Papa Bear's, but it was too hot.

Next, she tried Mama Bear's, but it was too cold.

Finally, she had a spoonful of Baby Bear's, and it was just right, so she excitedly gobbled it up." It's now time for the second part of our lesson where we will be adding descriptive vocabulary.

Using precise vocabulary helps to create vivid descriptions of characters setting and action within a story.

Nouns are people, places, or things.

Adjectives describe nouns.

Verbs are doing, being or having words.

Adverbs describe verbs.

We need to generate a range of precise vocabulary to support us in retelling "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in a descriptive way.

Let's take a look at some of the key nouns in the story.

Bears, cottage, forest, girl, Goldilocks, porridge, chairs, beds.

Now discuss with your partner.

What type of words do we use to describe these nouns? We use adjectives to describe nouns.

Well done.

Some adjectives are specific to the plot of the story, which means they are really important, and you need to use them.

For example, with the porridge, we know that Papa Bear's was too hot, mama Bear's was too cold, and Baby Bear's was just right.

With the chairs, we know that Papa Bear's was too hard, Mama Bear's was too soft, and Baby Bear's was just right.

And with the beds, we know that Papa Bear's was too hard just like his chair.

Mama Bear's was too soft just like her chair.

But Baby Bear's was just right.

I am now going to model reading the following sentences with expression.

Listen and watch me carefully.

"Papa Bear's chair was too hard.

Mama Bear's chair was too soft.

But Baby Bear's chair was just right." Now it's your turn.

Read the following sentences aloud with expression.

Pause the video and do this now.

Did you read with expression? From what I heard, you did a great job.

I loved listening to the different voices and facial expressions you used for each line here.

Well done.

You can also be creative with your adjective choices for certain nouns to enhance your storytelling.

Let's take a look at some examples.

Cosy, rustic cottage, majestic forest, curious, bold girl, tempting smell, scrumptious porridge.

Precise verbs and adverbs can also convey greater meaning about a character's actions.

Can you think of any verbs and adverbs to describe Goldilocks' actions? Pause the video and discuss with your partner.

For Goldilocks' actions, we might say that she curiously spotted the cottage.

She quietly snuck inside.

When she saw the porridge, she gobbled it all up.

She hopefully searched for a place to rest.

She excitedly tried each of the chairs and the beds.

She plunked herself down.

Let's check your understanding.

First, generate a verb and an adverb to complete the following sentence, and then read aloud.

I will read it to you.

"Without a second to waste, Goldilocks, the porridge and rubbed her tummy." Then generate two adjectives to complete the following sentence, and then read that aloud.

"Feeling, after her meal, Goldilocks wanted to find a place to rest." Pause the video and do this now.

I loved hearing all of your vocabulary ideas to complete these sentences.

I'm now going to share some examples I had that I really loved.

"Without a second to waste, Goldilocks devoured the porridge and pleasingly rubbed her tummy." Devoured is a really precise verb, and pleasingly is a great adverb.

And for number two, "Feeling stuffed after her meal, Goldilocks wanted to find a comfortable place to rest." Two great adjectives to describe how Goldilocks was feeling and the type of place she wanted to rest in.

Well done for generating really precise and ambitious vocabulary ideas for your storytelling.

It's now time for a task.

Generate your own descriptive vocabulary to fill in the blanks and then read aloud with your partner.

I will read this to you.

"From the tasty porridge, Goldilocks searched for a place to rest.

She went to the living room and found three chairs.

She tried each one to find the.

Papa Bear's was too.

Mama Bear's was too.

But Baby Bear's was just right.

However, as Goldilocks, herself onto the chair, she accidentally broke it.

Still exhausted Goldilocks, herself up the stairs to find a bed instead." Pause the video now to fill in the blanks with your own ideas for descriptive vocabulary, and then read aloud with your partner.

You had such wonderful ideas.

Let's take a look at some good examples together.

"Stuffed from the tasty porridge, Goldilocks wearily searched for a place to rest.

She went to the living room and found three chairs.

She eagerly tried each one to find the comfiest.

Papa Bear's was too hard, Mama Bear's was too soft, but Baby Bear's was just right.

However, as Goldilocks plunked herself onto the chair, she accidentally broke it.

Still exhausted, Goldilocks dragged herself up the stairs to find a bed instead." It's now time for your final task.

Continue retelling "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" using storytelling language and descriptive vocabulary, taking turns with a partner saying one sentence each.

Tell the story from where Goldilocks searches for a chair up to the point where she goes in search of a bed to sleep in.

Partner A could begin with, "Feeling happy and full, Goldilocks," finish the sentence.

And partner B could say, "In the living room, she found." Finish the sentence.

Pause the video to continue retelling "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" now.

Welcome back.

You did a great job at retelling the story, and I really enjoyed hearing all of your storytelling language and descriptive vocabulary.

You did a great job at incorporating these elements.

Let's take a look at a good example together.

"Feeling full and content, Goldilocks wearily went in search of a place to rest.

In the living room, she found three chairs.

She excitedly tried each chair so she could find the comfiest one.

Papa Bear's chair was way too hard.

Mama Bear's chair was a touch too soft, but Baby Bear's chair was just perfect.

Goldilocks couldn't wait to relax.

Just then, she flung herself onto the chair with such carelessness that she managed to break it.

Feeling exhausted, she mustered the energy to go upstairs in search of a comfy bed to sleep in instead." We've now come to the end of our lesson, so let's go over a summary together.

There is some storytelling vocabulary that is commonly used when retelling a story, particularly a fairytale.

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" uses repetition of the number three as a key storytelling technique.

Fronted adverbials of time can be used to help sequence a story.

And using precise vocabulary helps to create vivid descriptions of characters, setting and action.

Well done for your hard work developing storytelling vocabulary in today's lesson.

I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching you.