The Three Little Pigs
Fairy Tale (fiction), 529 words, Level M (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Phonics	Silent Letters
Grammar and Mechanics	Past-Tense Verbs
Word Work	Antonyms

Book Summary

The classic folktale The Three Little Pigs is retold with rich description--featuring the big, bad wolf huffing and puffing to blow down the straw house, the stick house, and the brick house. Memorable lines such as "Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin!" add to the fun, and the story ends with a breathless wolf toppling over in defeat. As expected, the three little pigs live happily ever after in the brick house. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Sequence events
• Identify silent k
• Recognize and understand the formation of past-tense verbs ending in -ed
• Recognize and use antonyms

Vocabulary

• Content words: brick, budge, conversation, decide, exhale, haystack, huff, inhale, pies, puff, ravenous, slurped, sob, straw, tremble

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level M Answer Sheet