Learning a story to retell it
I can sequence and retell the fairy tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'.
Learning a story to retell it
I can sequence and retell the fairy tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'.
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Key learning points
- Fairy tales are fiction stories about magical and imaginary beings and lands.
- Fairy tales belong to the genre of folklore in which stories are orally shared and passed down over time.
- Stories can be structured in four parts and each part has a different purpose.
- It is important to sequence a story correctly so that it can be enjoyed and understood.
Keywords
Fairy tale - a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands
Folklore - a genre in which oral stories are shared and passed down over time
Sequence - following the order in which a series of events happened
Expression - reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life
Common misconception
Children may have questions around who the 'good' vs 'evil' characters are.
Goldilocks is the one who breaks into the bears' home and uses their things, therefore she would be considered the 'evil' character. However, ask/discuss whether her behaviour actually constitutes 'evil' and what her motivations might have been.
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6 Questions
a person or animal in the story
where the story takes place
what happens in the story