You can adapt these activities for a range of teaching methods, they are useful in small groups, during 1-2-1 learning sessions or to enhance your areas of continuous provision.

Each child finds a space and sits down. Each child or a group of children are assigned a specific word and a corresponding action. The narrator/teacher reads the story aloud and when the children hear their word they must jump up and do their actions. The words are in bold to assist the teacher/narrator. Then the wolf said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll p uff, and I will blow the house down.” The wolf huffed, and he puffed. He huffed, and he puffed, but he couldn’t blow the house down. He heard the three little pigs inside the house. They were laughing. This made the wolf very angry indeed. He decided he would climb to the top of the roof and come down the chimney. Explain that male pigs are called boars and female pigs are called sows. Ask children, "Do you know what baby pigs are called? Yes, baby pigs are called piglets. When a pig weighs more than 120 pounds, it is called a hog." Discuss that pigs are smart, they squeal and grunt, and that they like to roll in the mud to protect themselves from the sun and insects. Read the book The Three Little Pigs to children. Discuss whether the pigs in the story are real pigs. Why not? Let children explain.Talking objects: Ask children if they can take on the role of the wolf. They use their breath to blow down the house. Get them to huff and puff and huff and puff and blow the house down. Everyone sits in a circle and the teacher presents the group with objects that can be blown down by the breath, the wind or a hurricane such as a leaf, balloon, paper, tree, car or even a bridge. Every child becomes an object; they enter the circle and give the group some information about who they are. For example: “I’m small, I’m green and live on a tree.” Once the rest of group have guessed correctly, everyone blows the object down. There are a lot of different ways to encourage new readers to practise reading, but fairy tales are probably one of the more enjoyable ways. The simplicity of the narratives and strong moral messages that go with them make fairy tales the perfect group of introductory stories for new readers, especially young children, as they are easier to understand and less likely to make them feel overwhelmed. Fairy tales are a genre of stories based on European folklore that take the form of short, simple stories. There are a countless amount of fairy tales that exist, all from different places around the continent, and each with narratives simple enough for children to follow. Conclusion: The teacher discusses with the group reasons why the wolf gets very angry. The teacher asks the children how they can show the wolf how to relax using his breath. The wolf uses his breath to blow things down, but he could use his breath for relaxation exercises.

To play the game, have the "Big Bad Wolf" stand in the middle of the gym. A mother or father pig must be chosen; this person will go to that such-designated cone. The rest of the students will be divided up equally among and placed in each of the three pigs' houses. These handy 3 little pigs activities for the EYFS cover a wide range of prime and specific learning outcomes across a variety of age bands. They are a great way of using the well-loved story to support children in reinforcing existing skills and developing next steps within learning.All of these activities make lovely extension's to the story and will help children to reinforce their understanding of the main concepts, themes and characters within this traditional tale. Where possibly why not use our interactive PowerPoints to aid your teaching, a good way to maintain engagement as well as support ICT development?