Turn your classroom into a pig sty with a instructional activity based on the Appalachian folktale The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday. Similar to the story of The Three Little Pigs, the folktale tells a story of four pigs who leave home—and the fox they encounter. The instructional activity features reading comprehension activities, art projects, and extension activities about math and comparing sizes.

Concepts

reading comprehension, beginning reading, pigs, story sequencing, folktales, inferences, making inferences, retelling stories, compare and contrast, the three little pigs

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Divide the activities over several days, or use throughout a reading unit
• Have kids take home some of the exercises to practice with parents
• Use in a unit about farm animals, or when studying the letter p

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson involves a lot of pictures, which may take a toll on your printer, though all pictures are in black-and-white

Pros

• Engaging for readers of all levels
• Provides a variety of ways for kids to interact with the story and demonstrate their understanding
• Comes with a version for second graders

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RF.K.2.a RF.1.2.a