Curated OER
Library of Congress: read.gov: The Story of the Three Little Pigs
Book cover of the children's book The Story of the Three Little Pigs.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2, Issue 2: Fractured Fairy Tales [Pdf]
This magazine article explains the difference between the older fairy tales like the Three Little Pigs and how that fairy tale would be changed to teach a different lesson today.
Meadowbrook Press
Giggle Poetry: "When the Bubble Burst" Poetry Theater
In "When the Bubble Burst", students will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in If Pigs Could Fly, And Other Deep Thoughts, students will dramatize a poem about a child who gets in trouble for...
Other
L in C Online: Three Little Pigs
An energy transfer project for junior high school students is presented and described. Takes the form of a teacher lesson plan. Students may be able to extract some ideas for a project or experiment.
Other
The Brothers Grimm: Online Story Collection
Read the online text versions of many of the Grimm Brothers' stories and fairy tales such as Cinderella, Three Little Pigs, Snow White, and many, many more.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Camp Paws and Claws & Farm Animals
Students will visit centers about farm animals. The tradebooks Mrs. Wishy Washy, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, and Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type will be featured at the centers. Students will record their observations in...
Sacred Text Archive
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext
Illustrated collection of fairy tales that includes Jack and the Beanstalk, Henny-Penny, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Bears, this also includes a very helpful Notes section that advanced readers will want to check out. While some of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Alpha Pig's Paint by Letter
A paint-by-letter interactive game where students match the letter on a color palette to the letter on a picture in order to paint the picture. Three levels of difficulty allow students to match capital letters, lower-case letters, or a...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Surprising Stories: Mouse and Her Sons, and the Funny Pigs
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Surprising Stories: Mouse and Her Sons, and the Funny Pigs by Dean and Son (1865), a collection of three illustrated children's stories written in verse.
3D Toad
3 dtoad.com: Pig Ovary Dissection
A virtual dissection of a pig ovary. Identify the parts of the ovary from various angles. Each picture is numbered and includes an answer key.
Other
Teaching Heart: Fairy Tale Lessons & Ideas
Geared toward grades K-3--offers objectives, materials, procedures, discussion questions and evaluations. Online lesson plans for introducing and teaching basic literary criticism skills.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Point of View
In this lesson, students compare/contrast two versions of "The Three Little Pigs" including the traditional from the pigs' point of view and "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith version as told from...
Education.com
Education.com: Sorting Objects by Material
[Free Registration/Login Required] This game challenges kids to sort objects by material. Taking their cues from the Three Little Pigs, preschoolers will sort items made of straw into one backpack, sticks into another, and bricks into a...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
David Wiesner: The Origin of a Wordless Author
This site provides a concise and informative biography of David Weisner.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: He Huffed, and He Puffed, but Didn't Blow the House Down!
In the fairy tale of the three little pigs, the wolf huffed and puffed and blew down the first pig's straw house. But in reality, straw tied into bales is a viable building material that when used properly, makes sturdy and...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Comics in the Classroom: Introduction to Narrative Structure
Contains plans for four lessons that teach students about narrative plot structures by using "The Three Little Pigs" fairy tale or a similar story. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Three Little Pigs
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using copying and pasting, a flipchart retelling the traditional tale. Use the reveal blind and spotlight to highlight text, and pictures to stimulate discussion.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Concrete Is Strong
This lesson plan for young students uses the tale of The Three Little Pigs to introduce them to the strength of concrete. Children make concrete stepping stones and "cement" shakes.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Fractured Fairy Tales and Fables With Jon Scieszka
In this resource students will have an opportunity to learn about fractured fairy tales and fables with the help of Jon Scieszka. This site also features a writer's workshop where students can write their own fractured tale and publish...
Quia
Quia: Why??? What Caused It to Happen?
Read the story of "The Three Little Pigs" and pause five times to answer cause and effect questions about the story and the characters' choices within the story. Students can see their percentage score at the end of the activity.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Retelling Is Fun!
The purpose of this lesson is to get students involved with retelling activities, including writing a narrative and dramatic play.
Other
Penn. Department of Education:comparing and Contrasting Different Versions
Comparing and contrasting is a higher-level thinking skill promoted in the Common Core Standards leading to the ability to comprehend and analyze texts through various topics and genres. This lesson on Comparing and Contrasting Stories...