Traditional stories

Make your own DIY Jumbo Stuffed Gingerbread Man this holiday season! This adorable gingerbread man craft is great for fine motor skills... who wouldn't want their very own giant gingerbread man?!

Common Core Fairy tale fun! Puppets, sequencing, cause and effect, lessons learned and more activities that meet the common core.

This is a fun worksheet for kids to practice the skill: fact and opinion using the children's story: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. This worksheet will assist in helping students find facts and opinions from the story in the point of view of the "big bad wolf". This is a fun way to link pr...

This compare and contrast activity was created to address CCSS RL1.9: Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. After reading both the traditional tale of The Three Little Pigs and Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, students can complete thi...

Compare and Contrast Anchor Chart using The Three Little Pigs with The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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Hi everyone, I've been wanting to link up with Doodle Bugs for the past few weeks and just couldn't seem to get it together (story of my life lately!) So I finally have found the time to link up! Yay! 1. I can't believe it's time for Farley's Currently linky again! I feel like I just linked up for April's Currently (and I haven't posted since then...so sad). If you've never linked up, you have to check it out. 2. So, we've recently worked on 3.NF.2 and have been learning how to plot and…

We all remember the story of "The Three Little Pigs" from our childhood! You would not believe how many versions there are of this classic ...

These are two fun story comprehension activities to practice with your young writers. Based on the story The Three Little Pigs, your students will practice story structure and story recall. You can even use these as a comprehension assessment tool. I hope you and your students enjoy!

Help your child comprehend his reading better by using this graphic organizer. Help him fill out the story map for The Three Little Pigs.

A blog by Melanie Lloyd (From the Pond) about classroom activities and printables for K-3 learners.

A blog by Melanie Lloyd (From the Pond) about classroom activities and printables for K-3 learners.

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I’ve recently begun trying to incorporate a fun STEM activity into our homeschool day. It’s been a lot of fun, but also a little challenging coming up with something every day! Last week we were reading versions of “The Three Little Pigs” and comparing them during our language arts time, so I decided to incorporate ... Read More about Three Little Pigs STEM Challenge

Once Upon a Time.... Whew!! My how this summer is flying by...and my how long it has been since I posted anything to this blog! Sorr...