Collected Resources

1. Bear repairs
2. Duvet designs
3. New bear bowls
4. Porridge chefs!

1. Read/tell children the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, emphasising the repeating three choices, with the last one being perfect.
2. Reread Goldilocks, then discuss what might have happened if Goldilocks did not run away. Do children think she would go in another house uninvited?
3. Display & read Goldilocks (Group Reader). What do children think of this version? Reread it… Can children read along with you?
4. Read Goldilocks and Just the One Bear, enjoying the humour or another alternative version. Share the bears’ thank you letter now that Goldilocks has made amends.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: When Goldilocks went to the House of the Bears (see resources)
Introduce on Monday (send a copy home). Rehearse and chant/sing (see website list) during week, waiting to go to lunch, to focus on carpet, for fun! Develop performance and add actions.

Group Reader: Goldilocks
A lovely twist on a traditional tale.

1. Non-fiction
2. Seasons
3. Leaf Man
4. Leaf Man's Journey

1. Autumn nature walk
2. Autumnal descriptive words
3. Leaf art
4. Memories

1. Autumn nature/sensory
2. Leaf art
3. Leafy maths
4. Seasons sorting

1. Display a non-fiction book about autumn. Browse through the Contents page; select headings. Look at the information carefully. Lastly, find information about how the seasons change.
2. Enjoy Leaf Man, but stop before the final double page spread. Predict how the story will end. Encourage children to use because to provide reasons for their ideas. Finally, read the ending.
3. Share Leaf Man. After, show the refrain (resources). Read it aloud together. Discuss how different seasonal weather may affect Leaf Man, e.g. Spring = rain, Summer = sun, Winter = snow.
4. Read Leaf Man. Look carefully at the different arrangements of leaves and the images they create. Generate descriptive language to describe some of them, e.g. bright orange pumpkin.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Five Little Leaves – Anon, adapted by Hamilton Trust
Introduce the poem and tune on Monday (send a copy home). Rehearse and sing throughout the week, e.g. waiting to go to lunch, to focus on carpet, for fun! Develop and refine the performance.