G is for Goldilocks

We have reached the end of our alphabet project. We started this project long before I had a blog, so most of our letter projects have not been posted. The letter "G" has been out there, waiting for the right idea to come along, and finally we decided on Goldilocks.

I cut the letter "G" out of a paper plate and R painted it.If you haven't noticed before, R loves to wear her bathing suit (or "bathing soup" as she calls it). You would think we live in Hawaii (that would be nice). We live in Massachusetts, and it is not warm.

While we waited for the paint to dry, we read two different versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.


The Three Bears by Paul Galdone: This is the classic tale, or at least I thought it was until I read the reviews on Amazon. There are a lot of complaints about the bears not being referred to as Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear in this book. They are Great Big Bear, Middle-Sized Bear, and Little Wee Bear. I thought it was strange when I read the book, but it never crossed my mind that it was an attempt at political correctness. The reviewers seem to think it is just that. I don't know if it is, but my children saw the bears and immediately thought of them as a family with a father, mother, and baby. Maybe they would see the bears differently if they had a different type of family. Anyway, I think people get worked up over the silliest things. Does it really matter what we call the bears?

R told me this book had to be read while wearing sunglasses.

Goldilocks and The Three Martians by Stu Smith: Goldilocks is fed up with chores and homework so she decides to build a spaceship and blasts off to Mars for an adventure. This is a fun twist on the classic story, and there are even bears and porridge in the story. Also, the martians are a family and are referred to as Papa, Mama, and Baby. We spent a little time comparing this book to the original story. R and C both enjoyed this activity.

R made this Goldilocks "G" almost entirely by herself. She grabbed a piece of pink paper and decided to cut out a dress. Then she cut some yellow yarn and made hair. I tied the ribbon for her, but that is all I did. She drew the face and the hand. I loved how proud she was when she finished.


Now that we have finished the uppercase letters, we are going to focus on lowercase letters for a while. R already knows all of the uppercase and lowercase letters, but she really enjoys the alphabet project and she is only three so I think it is a great review of the alphabet.