Reading and responding to the story 'The Three Little Pigs'
I can listen to and discuss a traditional tale.
Reading and responding to the story 'The Three Little Pigs'
I can listen to and discuss a traditional tale.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- There may be similarities and differences when comparing two traditional tales.
- Thinking about characters, events in the plot and the setting can be helpful when comparing two traditional tales.
- Traditional tales often start by introducing the characters, such as seeing the three pigs leaving their homes.
- 'The Three Little Pigs' teaches us about teamwork.
- Traditional tales mostly end happily, such as feeling safe and secure in your home with your family.
Keywords
Character - a person or an animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in the story
Compare - comparing involves identifying similarities between two or more things, ideas, themes or texts
Genre - a type of story with special features
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to spot similarities between two traditional tales in LC3.
Throughout LC3, share statements as examples, such as "The story is about three pigs. There were three goats in The Three Billy Goats Gruff" in order to support the pupils to retrieve information from the story they have just read.
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To help you plan your year 1 english lesson on: Reading and responding to the story 'The Three Little Pigs', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
You need a copy of 'The Three Little Pigs', which is in the additional resources for this lesson.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
The problem is that the wolf is trying to blow down the pigs’ houses.
The problem is that the goats can’t cross the bridge.
The story has talking animals.
The wolf is the villain.
The troll is the villain.
The story has a happy ending.