Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a great complement to your curriculum
resources
in elementary school language arts. And, like all of our plays, this show can be used to improve reading, vocabulary, reading comprehension, performance and music skills, class camaraderie and teamwork, and numerous social skills (read about it!) -- all while enabling students to be part of a truly fun and creative experience they will never forget!
Publication Information
Author: Ron Fink (Composer) and John Heath (Book and Lyrics)
ISBN: 978-1-886588-05-9
© 1996 Bad Wolf Press, LLC
Song Samples
Full Song List
1. "Here Comes Goldilocks"
2. "Walking Through the Forest"
3. "This Is the Part Where It Gets Good"
4. "The Bowl Song"
5. "Now It Gets Fun"
6. "The Chair Song"
7. "Here’s My Favorite Part of All"
8. "The Bed Song"
9. "Someone’s Been..."
10. "Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes"
11. "Here Comes Goldilocks"
Casting
This show is designed to be performed by an entire class of younger
students. The kids
mostly sing all together, with occasional small groups or solo. Narration
between songs
can be divided among many different students.
Script
This is the first one-third of the script:
Song 1 -
Listen now!
THE CLASS marches in, singing :
Here we are
We all have style
Marching in single file
We just want to make you smile!
Hold on to your socks
Hold on to your socks
Here comes
Here comes Goldilocks.
Here we are
So let's have fun
Marching in one by one
Now our show has just begun!
Hold on to your socks
Hold on to your socks
Here comes
Here comes Goldilocks.
Daddy Bear
Mommy Bear
Baby Bear too
We are here today
To sing and play for you.
Here we are
We all have style
Marching in single file
We just want to make you smile!
Hold on to your socks
Hold on to your socks
Here comes
Here comes Goldilocks.
(softer)
Here comes
Here comes Goldilocks
(louder)
Here comes
Here comes Goldilocks.
STUDENT (spoken): Once upon a time three bears lived in a cottage in
the woods.
STUDENT: Great big Daddy Bear, middle-sized Mommy Bear, and tiny little
Baby Bear.
STUDENT: One morning Mommy Bear made a huge pot of porridge.
STUDENT: She poured it into three bowls for breakfast. But it was too
hot to eat.
STUDENT: So great big Daddy Bear said...
STUDENT: (in best big bear voice): Let's go for a walk in the woods
until it cools down.
STUDENT: The bears hadn't gone far when who should arrive at the house
but a girl
called Goldilocks.
Song 2 -
Listen now!
CLASS :
Goldilocks walking through the forest
Goldilocks quiet as a mouse
Goldilocks walking through the forest
Finds a little house.
(entire CLASS pretends to knock on a door)
Knock knock knock, anybody home here?
Knock knock knock, I think I'm off track
Knock knock knock, anybody home here?
I could use a snack.
She tries the door
The door is unlocked
Creak, creak
She pushes at the door
Creak, creak
She goes in to explore.
Goldilocks went into the cottage
Goldilocks took a look around
Goldilocks walked into the kitchen
This is what she found.
(At the end of this song, a few students burst out into their own song.
THEY mistakenly
think that this is the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Similar "mistakes" happen
two
other times in the musical---it can be the same group of students each
time or a different
group. Kindergarten students probably won't get the joke at first, but
they will have a
great time once it is explained to them.)
Song 3
A FEW STUDENTS :
This is the part where it gets good
Doo-dah, doo-dah
Here comes Little Red Riding Hood
Granny, what big eyes!
OTHER STUDENTS (calling out, not in unison): No, no! Uh-uh!
STUDENT (spoken): This is the part where Goldilocks finds the three
bowls of
porridge. And she's hungry!
SAME FEW STUDENTS: Oh yeah.
Song 4 -
Listen now!
CLASS :
She looked around
And right there
One big bowl
For big Daddy Bear
Big Daddy Bear.
She took a big spoonful
Took a great big sip
"It's too hot!" she cried out
"Man that hurts my lip."
She looked around
And right there
One nice bowl
For nice Mommy Bear
Nice Mommy Bear.
She took a nice spoonful
And turned up her nose
"It's too cold!" she cried out
"My tonsils just froze."
(THE KIDS dance)
She looked around
And right there
One small bowl
For small Baby Bear
Small Baby Bear.
She still was so hungry
She picked up the cup
"This is good!" she cried out
And slurped it all up.
She slurped it up
She slurped it up
She...slurped it up.
Song 5
CLASS :
She looked around
And right there
One big bowl
For big Daddy Bear
Big Daddy Bear.
She took a big spoonful
Took a great big sip
"It's too hot!" she cried out
"Man that hurts my lip."
She looked around
And right there
One nice bowl
For nice Mommy Bear
Nice Mommy Bear.
She took a nice spoonful
And turned up her nose
"It's too cold!" she cried out
"My tonsils just froze."
(THE KIDS dance)
She looked around
And right there
One small bowl
For small Baby Bear
Small Baby Bear.
She still was so hungry
She picked up the cup
"This is good!" she cried out
And slurped it all up.
She slurped it up
She slurped it up
She...slurped it up.
Song 6
A FEW KIDS :
Now it gets fun
Now it gets good
Three Little Pigs, one Bad Wolf
He huffs and puffs and blows them all down...
OTHER KIDS (calling out, not in unison): No no! Uh-uh!
STUDENT: This is the part where Goldilocks finds three chairs. And she's
getting tired!
SAME FEW KIDS: Oh yeah.
Song 7 -
Listen now!
CLASS (NOTE: For this song, the CLASS divides in half):
The Daddy Bear chair
Give it a try
The Daddy Bear chair
But it's too high.
The Daddy Bear chair
It just won't do
Oh Goldilocks
That's no chair for you.
The Mommy Bear chair
Now here we go
The Mommy Bear chair
But it's too low.
The Mommy Bear chair
It just won't do
Oh Goldilocks
That's no chair for you.
(This concludes the first one-third of the script.)
"My students loved it -- they wanted to perform over and over.
I really appreciate
the way your shows reinforce ideas and concepts that we are studying.
We do thematic
based units at my school, and so many of the topics are done in your
play. There is
nothing disappointing about about any of your work in my opinion. Just
keep
doing more!"
---Ann Burk, Teacher, (1st grade), Montana City School, Montana City,
MT
"Goldilocks was fun, easy to learn, and allowed for students to
explore their
creativity through dance, costumes, and sets. We had lots of fun. The
play was
wonderfully appreciated and applauded by our whole school. It gave the
students
a great feeling of accomplishment."
---Gari James, Teacher (2nd grade), Monticello Elementary, Monticello,
AR
"I liked how it was easily incorporated into whole group reading,
highly motivating,
familiar story gives students prior experience/knowledge, and the short
length of the
play makes it 'do-able.' Musically talented students had the opportunity
to shine.
Students loved the songs---they would sing them at recess and even months
after
the play."
---Cindy Newton, Teacher (1st grade), Eastview Elementary, Connersville,
IN
"Goldilocks aligns with the speaking and listening, self-discipline, fluency, and expression
portions of the common core. Kids shined with their parts in this play! It was easy to learn and catchy.
My shy kids found their confidence and shined. My wiggly boys learned self-discipline. We built a feeling of community that is unbeatable."
---Laura Fleming, Vancouver, WA
"It was easy to put on inside the classroom. There were no costumes
necessary.
The songs were easy for the kids to remember. There were parts for everyone.
Having the music on CD was great! The kids felt really good about themselves
when
they performed for the other kindergarten classes and especially when
they performed
for the 'big kids.' "
---Nancy Nave, Teacher (Kindergarten), Riverton Elementary, Riverton,
IL
"The music was great! The kids found it easy to to learn, and the
tunes were catchy.
Even though they practiced a lot, they never seemed to get bored with it.
Parents,
grandparents, and friends seemed to enjoy the play very much."
---Sheri Bruins, Teacher (Preschool-2nd grade), Alexander School, Alexander,
ND
"This was a clever, original and challenging play, and I was definitely
going to do it!
I loved the interjection of Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and the
three pigs and
wolf. The kids thought that was hugely funny. I like to do something
like this because
it gives the kids a huge dose of self-confidence and pride. Some of our
quitest kids
become stars on performance night. Also, we talk a lot about music and
music terms
while we are performing, and about the etiquitte of performing in front
of an audience."
---Betty Howard, Teacher (Preschoolers, ages 3-5), First United Methodist
Preschool and Kindergarten,
Hopkinsville, KY
"Goldilocks was perfect for my very energetic group, and we had
a marvelous performance."
---Kathleen Bronco, Teacher (2nd grade), Lakeside Farms, Lakeside,CA
Common Core and Other National Standards
Language Arts
- Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:
- K and 1st: Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Word Recognition
- 2nd: Phonics and Word Recognition
- 3rd, 4th, 5th: Phonics and Word Recognition, Fluency
- Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity: Range of Text Types for K-5th
National Core Arts Standards
Vocabulary
style
single file
cottage
porridge
track
explore
sip
tonsils
slurped
saggy
swap
squashed
Vocabulary From Stage Directions
mistakenly
similar
unison
stanza
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