Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
In "Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas" by Natasha Yim, Goldy Luck, a young girl, is assigned the task of delivering a plate of turnip cakes to her neighbors for Chinese New Year. However, a series of mishaps leads her to the home of the Lee family, who happen to be pandas. Like the traditional "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" story, Goldy Luck finds herself trying out their belongings - their chairs, porridge, and beds - while the Lee family is away. However, she accidentally breaks Baby Lee's rocking chair and tries to fix it before they return. When the Lees discover Goldy Luck, they forgive her and invite her to celebrate the New Year with them, creating a new friendship and teaching Goldy Luck the importance of honesty and kindness. Natasha Yim's charming retelling of the classic tale introduces readers to Chinese New Year traditions, while Grace Zong's beautiful illustrations bring the story to life with vibrant colors and expressive characters.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Practice identifying the main idea and key details.
- Practice identifying figurative language in the story.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Introduce and act out action verbs.
- Complete a mini lesson on synonyms.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Goldilocks and The Three Bears by James Marshall
- Ruby's Chinese New Year by Vickie Lee
- All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
- The Empty Pot by Demi
- Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges
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