Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of anger management and taking ownership, this The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs picture book by Jon Scieszka is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
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- Read a summary of The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs. You can find it in the section below.
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THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS 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.
THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs reading comprehension questions focus on:
- comparing and contrasting
- analyzing character
- point of view
- making connections,
- sequencing
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- anger management
- taking ownership
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- plural nouns
- verb tense
- adjectives
- prepositions
THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- 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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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs?
- Lexile® Measure: AD510L
- Guided Reading Level: N
- DRA Level: 24-28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.7-2.9
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Jon Scieszka. It was illustrated by Lane Smith.
What genre is The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
