The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Objective:
The students will sequence a story in order to improve their reading comprehension.
Grade:
First
Length:
Two 30 minute therapy sessions.
Materials:
The book, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
A copy of the teacher and student sequencing cards.
Anticipatory:
Discuss the traditional story, The Three Little Pigs. Tell the students that you are going to read a story to them that gives the wolf’s version of what really happened.
Instruction:
1. After reading about how the real story is about a sneeze and a cup of sugar, ask students to predict how a cup of sugar might lead the wolf to the pigs and how a sneeze might cause a problem.
2. Continue with the story, pointing out how the wolf blamed the pigs’ poor home construction for contributing to what happened to the first and second pigs.
3. At the end of the story, point out how the wolf blamed the third little pig for getting him arrested and note that he blamed the news reporters for “The Big Bad Wolf” label.
Model:
1. Put the cards First, Next Then, Finally out across the table.
2. Have the students help you put the pictures in order underneath the teacher’s sequencing cards.
3. Once the pictures are in order, have the students help to retell the story, using First, Next, Then and Finally.
Independent:
1. Tell the students they are going to sequence the pictures to show the story events according to the wolf.
2. Give each student a set of pictures to put in order.
3. When the pictures are in order, have each student retell the sequence of events using the words, First, Next, Then, and Finally. Cue with transition words if needed.
Closure:
Ask students if they believed the wolf’s side of the story. Have them explain why or why not.
Extension of Lesson:
Compare and contrast The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Big Bad Wolf