The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is one of our favorite books for teaching point of view and perspective. This makes a great mentor text because most of our students are familiar with the original story. Students will love hearing about the wolf's point of view and comparing the two stories. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
In the story The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, the wolf sets out to tell his version of what really happened the day he blew all the houses down. The wolf claims that he is completely misunderstood. The wolf was just making his granny a birthday cake when he realized he did not have enough sugar. He went to ask his neighbors, the three pigs, to borrow a cup of sugar.
When the wolf gets to the first house, he sneezes and the house falls down. He finds the pig inside, already dead, and decides to eat him. He goes to the second house, and the same thing happens again. The wolf finally gets to the third house and becomes extremely aggravated because the pig is rude to him. He tries to knock down the pig’s door and causes a big scene. That is when the reporters show up and why the wolf looks so bad and is where the original story came from.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Try using The True Story of the Three Little Pigs to teach the following skills.
- Sequence the events of the story.
- Compare and contrast the wolf's story to the pigs story.
- Ask students to write their opinions about the pigs and their houses.
- Have students write an alternate ending for the story.
- Teach students about prepositions.
- Practice using adjectives in writing.
- Discuss different strategies for managing anger.
- Teach students the importance of taking ownership.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
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- 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
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