Stories: Supplemental Guide 2A | The Three Little Pigs 37- Have students determine which material is the best to build a house
with.
Show image 2A-8: First pig and wolf
- Tell students that this is around the middle of the story.
- Ask students which pig is in the picture. How do they know?
- Identify the big, bad wolf. Have students say, “big, bad wolf” with you.
- Ask students to predict what is going to happen.
- Give students Response Card 2 (The Three Little Pigs) from
Instructional Master 2A-1. Have them point out the main characters
of this story—the first little pig, the second little pig, and the third little
pig.
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Plot- Many children remember the plot of “The Three Little Pigs,” and they
can tell the story over and over again. - Say the word plot with me three times.
- The plot of a story is what happens in the story, or the events in a story.
- Ezra had a hard time understanding the plot of a story, so he asked
his teacher to retell the story. - Explain to your partner what plot means. What is included in the plot
of a story? Use the word plot when you tell about it.- The plot includes the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Inside/Outside
- The plot includes the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
- In today’s story, you will hear that all the little pigs ran inside the
house when they saw the big, bad wolf coming. And the big, bad wolf
knocked on the door from the outside. - Say the word inside with me three times. Say the word outside with
me three times.
Show image 2A-11: Three pigs in the brick house
- Inside means to be indoors or to be in something, like inside a bag
[Point to the pigs.]
Are the little pigs inside or outside?