The Three Little Pigs - EYFS/Early Years activities, Displays and ideas
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Area of Learning/Resource Title
- 'THE THREE LITTLE PIGS' DISPLAY BANNER
- *Area - Communication and Language
- *Area - Expressive Arts and Design
- *Area - Literacy
- *Area - Mathematics
- *Area - Personal Social and Emotional
- *Area - Physical
- *Area - Understanding the World
- ACTIVITY/MOVEMENT CHALLENGE CARDS
- ALPHABET COLOURING
- CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
- ILLUSTRATION ACTIVITY SHEETS
- LOLLIPOP PUPPETS
- MEMORY GAME
- MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER
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- THREE LITTLE PIGS - WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
- THREE LITTLE PIGS COLOURING
- WOLF WANTED POSTERS
- WOLF WANTED POSTERS - B and W
- WORD MAT
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- Alphabet 1
- Art and Craft 6
- Cards/Flashcards 6
- Colouring 4
- Counting 3
- Design Your Own 2
- Discussion Prompts 15
- Drawing 6
- Expressive Movement 1
- Fine Motor 13
- Games 3
- Gross Motor 1
- Group Activities 8
- Laminate to use with w/b pens 8
- Letter Formation 1
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- Mark Making/Drawing/Writing 10
- Matching Activities 4
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- Pencil Control 6
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- Posters/Displays 9
- Print Carries Meaning 14
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- Role-Play 9
- Scissor Skills 5
- Sequencing Events 3
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- Take Home 10
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- Turn Taking 5
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Core ‘Three Little Pigs’ Resources
🐷‘The Three Little Pigs’ 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, sensory-focused and familiar titles)
- Piggy Playtime - Little Pigs, Big Fun - Oink Oink Storytime - Piggies in the House - Oink Oink! - Huff and Puff! - Soft Straw and Strong Bricks - Little Pig, Little Pig...
🐣Ages 3–5 Years (support storytelling, early construction, and role play)
- Three Little Builders - The Big Bad Wolf and Me - Building Piggy Homes - Once Upon a Pig - Straw, Sticks and Bricks - Build a House! - Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? - House-Building Fun - Piggies and Plans
🐤Ages 5–7 Years (imaginative titles that encourage creative thinking and problem-solving)
- The Three Little Pigs: Reimagined - Homes Under Attack! - Piggy Architects - Huff, Puff, and Problem-Solve - The Wolf’s Side of the Story - Bricks, Sticks and Straw - Engineering with the Three Little Pigs - Homes Under Pressure! - What Happens Next?
📚 Literacy & Storytelling
Listen to an audio story with pig and wolf sound effects (🥚0–3 years)
Retell the story with finger puppets or stick puppets (🐣3–5 years)
Create a “Wanted” poster for the Big Bad Wolf using descriptive language (🐤5–7 years)
🧱 Understanding the World & Science
Explore different textures: hay, twigs, sponge bricks (🥚0–3 years)
Test different materials to see which ones are strongest or blow away (🐣3–5 years)
Build houses from various materials and test with a fan or hairdryer (🐤5–7 years)
🎨 Creative Arts
Sponge-paint pig faces or finger-paint houses (🥚0–3 years)
Construct 3D houses using art materials (straw, lolly sticks, LEGO bricks) (🐣3–5 years)
Design a new house for the pigs using junk modelling or blueprints (🐤5–7 years)
🔢 Maths
Place one pig in each house and match with the correct numeral (🥚0–3 years)
Count pigs and houses, match numerals to amounts (🐣3–5 years)
Create simple word problems: “If 2 pigs live in one house and 1 in another…” (🐤5–7 years)
🎭 Imaginative Play
Cuddle pig or wolf soft toys and explore animal sounds (🥚0–3 years)
Set up a construction role play area with hats, bricks, and toy tools (🐣3–5 years)
Create a pig family and assign roles: architect pig, builder pig, chef pig, etc. (🐤5–7 years)
🏃 Physical Development
Crawl through “pig houses” made from blankets or cardboard boxes (🥚0–3 years)
Movement Activity Challenges, e.g. ‘Build a house slowly using HEAVY bricks’, ‘Run away from the wolf! Run!’ (🐣3–5 years)
Build house structures using large blocks or boxes and try to “blow” them down (🐤5–7 years)
💡 Thinking & Problem-Solving
Hide pig or wolf toys for a simple hide-and-seek game (🥚0–3 years)
Sequence story events using picture cards (🐣3–5 years)
Plan how to keep the pigs safe – new endings or wolf-proof designs (🐤5–7 years)
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