The Three Little PigsTraditional Tales in Literacy to

improve key competencies

Primary Framework Objectives1. SpeakingTell real and imagined stories using the conventions of familiar story language

2. Listening and respondingRespond to presentations by describing characters, repeating some highlights and commenting constructively

4. DramaPresent part of traditional stories, their own stories or work from different parts of the curriculum for members of their own class

5. Word recognition: decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling)Read independently and with increasing fluency longer and less familiar textsSpell with increasing accuracy and confidence, drawing on word recognition and knowledge of word structure, and spelling patternsKnow how to tackle unfamiliar words that are not completely decodableRead and spell less common alternative graphemes including trigraphsRead high and medium frequency words independently and automatically

Objectives Continued6. Word structure and spellingSpell with increasing accuracy and confidence, drawing on word recognition and knowledge of word structure, and spelling patterns including common inflections and use of double lettersRead and spell less common alternative graphemes including trigraphs

7. Understanding and interpreting textsDraw together ideas and information from across a whole text, using simple signposts in the textGive some reasons why things happen and or characters change

9. Creating and shaping textsDraw on knowledge and experience of texts in deciding and planning what and how to writeSelect from different presentational features to suit particular writing purposes on paper and on screen

10. Text structure and organisationUse planning to establish clear sections for writing

11. Sentence structure and punctuationWrite simple and compound sentences and begin to use subordination in relation to time and reason

12. PresentationWord process short narrative and non-narrative texts

Learning Outcomes

Children can express ideas about a character using evidence from the text to justify their opinion.Children understand that connectives can be used to link ideas and create tension in a narrative. Children can write a simple traditional story using a range of connectives to link ideas and build tension for the reader.Children understand that words, images and sounds can convey different elements of a narrative for a reader.Children can write a traditional narrative using words, sounds and images to convey information about the main characters.

Key Competencies

Problem solvingChildren will respond to a task using trial and error and consider a range of possible solutions.Creative thinkingChildren will generate imaginative ideas to make connections and see relationships between different modes of communication. Children will experiment with different modes of communication to respond to different points of view.EvaluationChildren will discuss success criteria for their written and oral work, give feedback to others and judge the effectiveness of their own writing and speaking.Social skillsWhen working collaboratively children will learn about listening to and respecting other people's ideas and taking on different roles within a group.CommunicationChildren will recognise communication in different modes. They will work collaboratively to discuss, plan and create a traditional tale.

Shared Reading and Discussion

We compared and contrasted the traditional and alternative versions of the Three Little Pigs. We found that the ‘good’ central character and the villain’s characters were subverted.

The Three Little Pigs, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig!

Role playDeveloping ‘story language’.

Hot Seating

The drama technique – hot seating, enables pupils to explore the character’s feelings; answering questions from the rest of the class.

How did you feel when the wolf was blowing your house down?

The pupils develop these competencies from hot seating.

Use language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences.Use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.Sustain attentive listening, responding to what they have heard by relevant comments, questions or actions.Hotseating will also help with the personal and social development of your children:Be confident to try new activities, initiate ideas and speak in a familiar group.Maintain attention, concentrate, and sit quietly when appropriate.

ICT Comptencies We are researching presentations of

traditional tales. We’ll be using out ICT skills to add images, text and sound to our own presentation.

Writing Dialogue using whiteboards

If you can talk like a book,

you can write like a book!

Next Steps

We will be continuing out traditional tales project after Christmas.

We aim to produce our own multimodal version of a traditional tale, by making a presentation on the computer, adding sound, images and text.