The Three Little Pigs: read-aloud with discussion questions
Read The Three Little Pigs aloud on the projector: 24 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 200 words (about a minute), level 5, grade 1, and 5 questions to talk about.
Page 1 of 24
Once there were three little pigs.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page the questions come up on the screen. The same questions are below, with what to listen for.
About this book
- Level 5, Grade 1
- 24 pages, 200 words, about a minute aloud
- A classic tale, gentle
- A picture on every page
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About The Three Little Pigs
A 200-word telling with two refrains the whole class can chant: the wolf's "let me come in" and the pigs' "chinny chin chin." The houses of straw, sticks and bricks set up clear cause and effect, and the wolf runs off when he tries the chimney.
Three little pigs build houses of straw, sticks and bricks. The big bad wolf huffs and puffs, but one house will not fall down.
Before you read
Ask what a house has to do for a family. Tell the class that three pigs build three houses, and ask them to guess which will be strongest and why.
Words to preview
- straw
- dry grass
- sticks (STIKS)
- thin wood pieces
- bricks (BRIKS)
- hard clay blocks
- huff (HUF)
- blow hard
- chimney (CHIM-nee)
- smoke pipe
Questions to talk about
- What was each pig's house made of?Listen for: Straw, sticks and bricks. The text says the brick house was slow work but strong. Ask which house was quickest to build.
- What happened to the straw house and the stick house, and why?Listen for: The wolf huffed and puffed and they fell down. They were not strong enough. Sort cause and effect on the board.
- What did the wolf try when he could not blow the brick house down?Listen for: He went up on the roof to come down the chimney, and the pigs had a pot on the fire.
- What does the story say about building a house, or doing any job?Listen for: Slow, careful work lasts and hurrying may not. Ask for evidence: the third pig's house was slow work, but strong.
- The wolf says the same thing at each house. Why do you think the story repeats it?Listen for: It makes a pattern readers can predict and say aloud, and it shows the wolf trying the same trick that stops working at the last house.
Questions
How long does The Three Little Pigs take to read aloud?
It has 24 pages and 200 words, so about a minute at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is The Three Little Pigs?
Level 5, Grade 1. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 5 sits at grade 1. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Is this the original text?
No. It is a retelling in Peabody's own words at this reading level, so it may differ from the edition you know.
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