Direct vocabulary instruction is guided by Goldilocks and the Three Bears to teach: connections, demonstrate, details, determine, draw, explain, locate, suggest, support, classify & categorize, explicitly, recount.
I chose the theme of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” because it is a well-known story and found in some current reading programs. It is an easy story for ELL students to understand and connect to the critical vocabulary.
Large anchor charts and smaller word-wall words are inclu