Oral retelling: 3 Little Pigs

English Reception
This unit is part of Reception English Homes and Houses

Active Learning

  1. The Three Little Pigs
  2. Alternative versions
  3. Bonkers building materials
  4. A change of materials

Creating and Thinking Critically

  1. Story cards
  2. Twisted tales
  3. Building materials around us
  4. Silly building materials

Exploring and Playing

  1. Role play
  2. Textured pig houses
  3. Stick measuring
  4. Exploring silly building materials

Books to Share

  1. 1. Tell children The Three Little Pigs, emphasising the repetitive language, ‘I’ll huff, and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!’ etc. Ask chn to join in with the parts that they know.
  2. Display the story map; what if we changed a detail? Change one thing and use to retell the story with a twist, e.g. The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Duck. (I’ll quack and I’ll flap
  3. Read an alternative version of The Three Little Pigs. What do children think of it? Compare and discuss.
  4. Watch Hamilton Storytelling Video Three Little Pigs. Which version did you like best? Why?

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Build a Little House (see resources)
Introduce on Monday (send a copy home). Rehearse and sing the during week, waiting to go to lunch, to focus on carpet, for fun! Develop performance and add actions.

Resources

Websites
Three Little Pigs (Hamilton Storytelling video)

Resources
Items for role play e.g. hard hats, tools, high-vis jackets, masks, building materials
Silly building materials e.g. jelly, cooked spaghetti, porridge