Kindergarden - Stories

32 Stories: Supplemental Guide 2 | The Three Little Pigs

Core Vocabulary

blazing, adj. Hot and shining brightly

Example: Don’t stare directly at the blazing sun because it can hurt

your eyes!

Variation(s): none

chimney, n. A hollow passage through which smoke escapes from a

building

Example: When Dad lit the fire, smoke rose up and came out of the

chimney.

Variation(s): chimneys

huff, v. To blow air or breathe in and out heavily

Example: My brother was so angry, you could hear him huff all the way

to his room.

Variation(s): huffs, huffed, huffing

plot, n. The events of a story

Example: The plot of a story is what happens in the beginning, middle,

and end of a story.

Variation(s): none

puff, v. To make a sudden gust of smoke, air, breath, or wind

Example: You can see the train engine puff steam into the air.

Variation(s): puffs, puffed, puffing

Vocabulary Chart for The Three Little Pigs

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

brick

huff

pig

wolf

blazing

first

second

third

brother

chimney

house

inside/outside

knocked

Multiple Meaning

plot

puff

sticks

straw

blow

down

Phrases big, bad wolf I’ll (I will)

Cognates segundo(a) chimenea