Hobbies And Interests
Acting Out the Story
After you read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" together, kids can act out the story using puppets, dolls or costumes. They can take turns being Goldilocks, Mama Bear, Papa Bear and Baby Bear. This is a good opportunity to ask questions such as, "Do you think it was nice of Goldilocks to go into the bears' house and use their things without permission?" and, "How would you feel if you were Baby Bear?" Kids can even change the story so Goldilocks acts in a more considerate way or apologizes to the bears for eating their porridge and breaking the chair.
Sorting Games
You can expand on the concept of size by having kids sort items into piles for "large," "medium" and "small." Choose items that might belong to Papa Bear, Mama Bear or Baby Bear depending on their size. This is also a good chance to see whether the kids can recall what items in the story were different sizes.
Counting Games
The story is based on groups of three items, so it gives kids lots of opportunities to count to three. Make three bears, three bowls, three chairs and three beds out of paper, and have kids sort and count them. Preschoolers who are more mathematically advanced can add all the bears, all the bowls, chairs and beds, or all the items together.
Making Porridge
Porridge may be an unfamiliar term for something that most preschoolers are familiar with. You can use this opportunity to talk about the different words used to describe the same type of food, like porridge, oatmeal and hot cereal. Making porridge is a hands-on activity that allows kids to read a recipe, measure ingredients, stir, get messy and eat their creation. They can even add milk to make "too hot" porridge "just right."