- craft stick
- dried grass or straw
- houses created at the Art Center
- photocopy of wolf and three pigs
- puppets (wolf, three pigs)
- sticks
- toy bricks
- various versions of The Three Little Pigs
- brick
- build
- straw
- twig
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.2With prompting and support, retell a sequence of events from a story read aloud.English Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.3 With prompting and support, act out characters and events from a story or poem read aloud. English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners during daily routines and play.
Head Start Outcomes:
Approaches to Learning/CooperationAn interest and engagement in group experiences.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and LiteratureListen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature. English Language Arts/Reading and Literature Relate themes and information in books to personal experiences
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Skill Focus: Imaginative Play, Recall and Retell, Sequencing, Story Structure, Storytelling, Vocabulary
Educator Prep: Prepare puppets by copying and cutting out images from a version of The Three Little Pigs. Tape a stick or other holder on the back.
Display the versions of the story for children to use as reference while retelling the story. Have children act out the story of The Three Little Pigs. Encourage them to act out the events in the order in which they happened. Be available to ask questions to help children retell the story in the correct sequence. If possible, video the performances so children can watch their own shows.
Adaptation: For groups with very young children who have difficulty recalling the events in the story, you may want to read a section of the story before children act out each event.