Developing storytelling vocabulary

English

Learning a story to retell it

Telling a story with charisma

Retelling a story with charisma

In this unit, pupils retell the fairy tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', learning to sequence events and use precise, descriptive vocabulary to enhance their storytelling. They practise techniques to tell the story with charisma, culminating in an expressive retelling to an audience.

Oral storytelling

True or false? We should use simple vocabulary when telling a story orally.

the bears went for a walk while waiting for their porridge to cool.

Goldilocks came across their cottage and smelt the porridge.

she spotted three porridge bowls filled to the brim!

Match each fronted adverbial to the correct main clause.

Put the following in the order that Goldilocks always tries the items in the house.

Which of these would be appropriate precise and descriptive verbs to complete the following sentence: 'Without a second to waste, Goldilocks __________ the porridge.'

Which of these would be appropriate adjectives to complete the following sentence: 'Feeling stuffed after her meal, Goldilocks wanted to find a __________ place to rest.'

True or false? To experience a story you have to read it.

When retelling a story, we should do which of these?

True or false? When retelling a story aloud, we should use expression.

listening carefully to the words and expressions of the speaker.

Put the parts of a story structure in the correct order.

A family of bears went for a walk, leaving their porridge to cool.

Goldilocks spotted the bears' cottage and went inside.

Goldilocks tried each porridge and ate all of Baby Bear's.

Goldilocks sat in each chair and broke Baby Bear's.

Goldilocks lay in each bed and fell asleep in Baby Bear's.

The bears came home and discovered Goldilocks asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

Goldilocks woke up, saw the bears and screamed. She ran away and never returned.

Put the following events from 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' in the correct order.

Starter Quiz

True or false? To experience a story you have to read it.