Three Little Pigs KS1 and KS2 Fairy Tales Cross Curricular Activities

Fairy Tales Cross Curricular Activities for Team Work

Fairy Tales Cross Curricular Activities Resource in the form of an Activity Booklet in three differentiated levels (Year 1 and Year 2; Year 3 and Year 4; Year 5 and Year 6). The resource has four different cross-curricular activities based on houses.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

• Three Little Pigs teacher version with answers
• Interactive pupil version to use on any device with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

National Curriculum Objectives

Comparing Houses

Geography KS1: Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country.
Science Year 1: Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials.
English Year 3 and Year 4: Learn an introduction to paragraphs as a way to group related material.
​English Year 5 and Year 6: Draft and write by using further organisational and presentational devices to structure text and to guide the reader [for example, headings, bullet points, underlining].

Houses Around the World

Geography KS1: Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country.
Geography KS1: Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather.
Science Year 2: Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.
Geography KS2: Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.
Geography KS2: Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle.
Geography KS2: Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night).

Building Materials

Science Year 1: Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock.
Science Year 1: Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials.
Science Year 2: Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.
Geography KS2: Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.
Geography KS2: Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region within North or South America.
Geography KS2: Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.

Designing a New House

Science Year 1: Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock.
Science Year 1: Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials.
Science Year 2: Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.
Geography KS2: Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle.
Art and Design KS2: To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].

Differentiation:

Year 1 and Year 2 Compare similarities and differences between houses. Match houses with the climates they belong in. List the materials used to build two different houses, and explain why some materials are sometimes more suitable than others. Design and label a new house for the pigs. Aimed at all abilities in Year 1 and Year 2.

Year 3 and Year 4 Write a persuasive paragraph to convince the pigs to buy a house. Use an atlas to find the climate of four locations, and match each location with a picture of a house. List the materials used to build two different houses, then find them on a map to see which is closer. Design and label a new house for the pigs. Aimed at all abilities in Year 3 and Year 4.

Year 5 and Year 6 Write an advertisement using headings and underlining to emphasise why the pigs should by a house. Use the internet (or another suitable tool) to look up sets of coordinates and match them to six given locations and pictures. Use a word back to match four houses with their climates. Design and label a new house for the pigs. Aimed at all abilities in Year 5 and Year 6.

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