Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Recreate the story of The Three Little Pigs using straw, twigs, bricks and other materials.
• Predict which material will be the most successful and why.
• Video the story retellings with commentary and explanations.
• Discuss why some pigs may not choose to use bricks (more expensive, heavier, harder work to build with, etc.) and suggest successful alternatives.

Activities

1. Revisit materials and their properties through a game.
2. Explore the materials that were available to the pigs, generating questions and observations.
3. Predict which material will be the most successful for house building and why.

Investigation - exploring, problem solving
Listen to the story of three pigs who didn't choose the right materials and recreate using straw, twigs, bricks and a hairdryer.

Vocabulary
Rough/smooth, flat/bumpy, sharp/blunt, wood, metal, plastic, glass, rock, materials, properties