The Little Red Hen - EYFS/Early Years activities, Displays and ideas
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- THE LITTLE RED HEN - 'My Favourite Character' - Drawing/Writing/Mark Making
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - 'My Favourite Part' - Drawing/Writing/Mark Making
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Activity/Movement Challenge Cards
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Character Descriptions
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Colouring
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Display Banner
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Picture Snap Game
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Role-Play Headbands
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Role-Play Headbands - Colouring
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Role-Play Masks
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Role-Play Masks - Colouring
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Story Illustration
- THE LITTLE RED HEN - Story Sequence Cards
Keywords
- Activities 12
- Animals 13
- Art and Craft 3
- Cards/Flashcards 3
- Cat 12
- Colouring 3
- Descriptive Language 3
- Discussion Prompts 6
- Expressive Movement 1
- Fine Motor 8
- Games 1
- Goose 10
- Gross Motor 1
- Group Activities 8
- Hen 13
- Mark making/Drawing/Writing 7
- Number Recognition and Ordering 1
- Observation 1
- Pencil Control 4
- Personal Opinions 2
- Pig 10
- Posters/Displays 4
- Role-Play 4
- Sequencing/Ordering 2
- Take Home 5
- Turn Taking 1
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Core ‘The Little Red Hen’ Resources
🐔‘The Little Red Hen’ related Theme & Activity Ideas by age (🥚0-3/🐣3-5/🐤5-7 years)
(Note: Ideas by age and stage below are merely a guideline. Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given.)
Possible Theme/Topic Titles
🥚Ages 0–3 Years (simple and sensory-based titles introducing key elements of the story)
- Cluck Cluck Hen - Who Will Help? - Bread for Hen - Hen’s Busy Day - Flour, Dough, and Bread
🐣Ages 3–5 Years (support storytelling, turn-taking, and basic moral understanding)
- Helping Hands - From Grain to Bread - Hen’s Bakery - Let’s Help the Hen!
🐤Ages 5–7 Years (encourage deeper thinking, sequencing, and moral reflection)
- Hard Work Pays Off - Hen’s Harvest Challenge - Should They Share? - The Bread Makers - The Tale of the Wise Little Hen
📚 Literacy & Storytelling
Explore a cloth or board book version of the story with animal textures or listen to an audio story with animal sound effects (🥚0–3 years)
Use puppets or soft toys to retell the story in group time (🐣3–5 years)
Rewrite the ending or create speech bubbles for each character (🐤5–7 years)
🌾 Understanding the World & Science
Explore real grains, flour, and dough in sensory trays (🥚0–3 years)
Bake simple bread or rolls with adult support (🐣3–5 years)
Investigate the farm-to-table process of making bread (🐤5–7 years)
🎨 Creative Arts
Handprint or sponge painting to make hens and chicks (🥚0–3 years)
Create a collage of the hen using natural materials (🐣3–5 years)
Design posters showing the hen’s hard work and the moral of the story (🐤5–7 years)
🔢 Maths
Stack and count soft toy animals (🥚0–3 years)
Match animal pictures with quantities (e.g., 3 pigs, 1 hen) (🐣3–5 years)
Measure ingredients while baking or weigh grain vs. flour (🐤5–7 years)
🎭 Imaginative Play
Explore animal noises and movements in a small world farm set (🥚0–3 years)
Set up a role play bakery or farm shop with pretend play items (🐣3–5 years)
Create a short play or skit retelling the story with props (🐤5–7 years)
🏃 Physical Development
Crawl and cluck like hens through tunnels or soft play areas (🥚0–3 years)
Carry baskets of “grain” in a relay game – careful balance required! (🐣3–5 years)
Knead dough or create actions to match key story phrases (🐤5–7 years)
💡 Thinking & Problem-Solving
Match toy animals to their homes (barn, coop, field) (🥚0–3 years)
Discuss fairness and helping others – "Should the animals get the bread?" (🐣3–5 years)
Debate and write alternative endings – What if the animals helped? (🐤5–7 years)
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