English Reception Autumn Traditional Tales and Labels

1. The Three Billy Goats Gruff
2. Don't eat me!
3. Billy Dogs Gruff
4. A new home for troll

1. Puppet tales
2. Story map tales
3. Troll poster
4. A new home for troll

1. Make a mask
2. Retelling a tale with music
3. Shape bridges
4. Exploring building materials

1. Tell children The Three Billy Goats Gruff, emphasising repetitive language, ‘Who’s that trip trapping over my bridge?’... Why did the goats want to cross the bridge? See also the animated tale version available in the resources. Did children already know the story? Did they guess the ending?
2. (Follows AL1) Display the story map, reminding children what it shows, then tell the story together. Children can use their masks (see Exploring & Playing) to role play different characters!
3. Display & read Billy Dogs Gruff. What do children think of this version? Compare and discuss.
4. Enjoy reading an alternative version of the Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: London Bridge is Falling Down (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.

Websites
Billy Dogs Gruff (Hamilton Group Reader)
Billy Goats Gruff (Hamilton Animated Tale)

Resources
Percussion instruments
2-D shapes
Range of building materials, e.g. stone,wood etc.

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

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

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

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.

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

1. Goldilocks & the Three Bears
2. Retelling the tale
3. Goldilocks' making amends list
4. Advising Goldilocks

1. Retelling Tales
2. Goldilocks 'the Bad'
3. A list of jobs for Goldilocks
4. Sentencing Goldilocks to...

1. Bear repairs
2. Duvet designs
3. New bear bowls
4. Porridge chefs!

1. Read/tell children the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, emphasising the repeating three choices, with the last one being perfect.
2. Reread Goldilocks, then discuss what might have happened if Goldilocks did not run away. Do children think she would go in another house uninvited?
3. Display & read Goldilocks (Group Reader). What do children think of this version? Reread it… Can children read along with you?
4. Read Goldilocks and Just the One Bear, enjoying the humour or another alternative version. Share the bears’ thank you letter now that Goldilocks has made amends.

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

Group Reader: Goldilocks
A lovely twist on a traditional tale.

Websites
Goldilocks (Hamilton Group Reader)

Resources
Dolls house furniture
Nails, soft wood and hammering guide (see resources)
Dry porridge and other cereals, spoons and different capacity containers