Little red riding hood

PRE-TELLING ACTIVITIES

We are going to work with:

Colors:

Red (the Hood), green (the forest), black (the wolf), yellow (the roof of granny’s house), blue (the sky), white (the clouds).

Food and numbers: 5 black cookies with cream, 6 red apples, 1 blueberries cake, 3 bananas, 2 bottles o milk.

A bit of grammar:

My name is little red hood and my favorite food is…

Activities:

First: flashcards with 2 bottles of milk, another with 3 bananas, other with one cake, another one with 6 apples, other one with 5 cookies. Any time that we get a flashcard we’ll ask what color it is and how many pieces there are.

Second: sing and dance the song “Head, shoulders, knees and toes”. With this song we work the parts of the body.

Third: we can paint and cut masks of the main characters of the tale. Previous to this work we will present the different characters to the children. And, also, we will tell the kids that any time, when hearing the story, the character of the mask appears they have to put it on and clap.

STORY RESUME

One day, Little Red Riding Hood’s mother said to her, “Take this basket of goodies to your grandma’s cottage, but don’t talk to strangers on the way!” Promising not to, Little Red Riding Hood skipped off. On her way she met the Big Bad Wolf who asked, “Where are you going, little girl?” “To my grandma’s, Mr. Wolf!” she answered.

The Big Bad Wolf then ran to her grandmother’s cottage much before Little Red Riding Hood, and knocked on the door. When Grandma opened the door, he locked her up in the cupboard. The wicked wolf then wore Grandma’s clothes and lay on her bed, waiting for Little Red Riding Hood.

When Little Red Riding Hood reached the cottage, she entered and went to Grandma’s bedside. “My! What big eyes you have, Grandma!” she said in surprise. “All the better to see you with, my dear!” replied the wolf. “My! What big ears you have, Grandma!” said Little Red Riding Hood. “All the better to hear you with, my dear!” said the wolf. “What big teeth you have, Grandma!” said Little Red Riding Hood. “All the better to eat you with!” growled the wolf pouncing on her. Little Red Riding Hood screamed and the woodcutters in the forest came running to the cottage. They beat the Big Bad Wolf and rescued Grandma from the cupboard. Grandma hugged Little Red Riding Hood with joy. The Big Bad Wolf ran away never to be seen again. Little Red Riding Hood had learnt her lesson and never spoke to strangers ever again.

Tip: We should adapt the story to the content we want to teach.

POST-TELLING ACTIVITIES

First: we will put inside an empty basket the food examples that we have used in the pre-telling activities. And we can ask the kids different questions, such as:

How many bottles of milk Little Red Hood had?

The kids have to count them in loud voice and put them inside the basket. This way they practice and recognize the food vocabulary and the numbers.

Second: Mr. Potato will be helpful in order to assure the children have learnt the different parts of the body. Previously they have worked this with the song. Now they have to put them in the plain face and body or Mr. Potato.

Third: temporary sequences. They have to classify the scenes of the story and tell everybody the name of the characters that appear in them.

Fourth: a card of mental abilities. They have to paint, for example, the objects and draws that belong to the story.