Year 1 - English
Sequencing and retelling 'The Three Little Pigs' using a story mountain
'The Three Little Pigs': reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and respond to the traditional tale 'The Three Little Pigs'. Pupils first read the story, and look at it from different perspectives, before then writing their own version of the story.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to put a story in order on a story mountain and use it to retell the story.
Key Notes
- Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time,'.
- Story mountains map out the beginning, middle and end of a story.
- Traditional tales often have repeated main events.
- Using sequencing language such as 'The next day,' at the start of the sentence helps the reader follow the story.
- Using descriptive language will make the story more interesting when writing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- story mountain: a way to sequence and order key events to retell a story
- sequence: following the order in which a series of events happened
- main events: the main parts of a story
- adjective: adds detail to a noun
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to know what storytelling language to use.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time,'. Story mountains map out the beginning, middle and end of a story.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'story mountain'
a way to sequence and order key events to retell a story.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to know what storytelling language to use. Correction: Provide the pupils with a word bank of options. Provide language starting with a capital letter followed by a comma to demonstrate the correct punctuation, such as 'First,' or 'One day,'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Character description of the wolf in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Description of the houses built in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Reading and responding to the story 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Thinking from different perspectives in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the end of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
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