Year 1 and 2 - The Three Little Pigs - Traditional Tales Differentiated Reading Comprehension Activity

Aug 22, 2026

Traditional Tales: The Three Little Pigs retold in simple, repeated dialogue about three pigs building houses from straw, sticks, and bricks. A big bad wolf tries to enter each house, huffing and puffing until the straw and sticks houses collapse. The brick house withstands the wolf, who falls into a pot of stew and runs away, ending with a happy future. The booklet includes comprehension questions and answer prompts to support differentiated reading practice.

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Reading Time33 min

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The Three Little Pigs

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Traditional Tales The Three Little Pigs Once upon a time, there lived three little pigs. One day, they built their own houses of straw, sticks and bricks. The next day, a big bad wolf came to the first house.“Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” he snarled. “Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin, I will not let you in!”cried the first little pig. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!”growled the big bad wolf. He blew the house down! The first little pig ran to the second house. The big bad wolf came to the second house.“Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” he snarled. “Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin, I will not let you in!”cried the second little pig. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!”growled the big bad wolf. He blew the house down! The two little pigs ran to the third house. The big bad wolf came to the third house. “Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” he snarled. “Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin, I will not let you in!”cried the third little pig. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!”growled the big bad wolf. He huffed and he puffed, but he could not blow it down! So he climbed down the chimney and landed in a big pot of stew. SPLASH! He jumped out and ran away. He never came back again. The three little pigs lived happily ever after in the house made of bricks. The end. The Three Little Pigs Answer the questions below in full sentences. 1. What did the first little pig build his house out of? 2. What did the second little pig build his house out of? 3. What did the third little pig build his house out of? 4. What did the big bad wolf do to the houses made of straw and sticks? 5. Did the big bad wolf blow down the third house? 6. What did the big bad wolf climb down in the third house? 7. What did the big bad wolf land in after climbing down the chimney? 8. Where did the three little pigs live happily ever after? The Three Little Pigs Answers 1. What did the first little pig build his house out of? The first little pig built his house out of straw. 2. What did the second little pig build his house out of? The second little pig built his house out of sticks. 3. What did the third little pig build his house out of? The third little pig built his house out of bricks. 4. What did the big bad wolf do to the houses made of straw and sticks? The big bad wolf blew the two houses down. 5. Did the big bad wolf blow down the third house? He huffed and he puffed, but he could not blow it down! 6. What did the big bad wolf climb down in the third house? He climbed down the chimney. 7. What did the big bad wolf land in after climbing down the chimney? He landed in a big pot of stew. 8. Where did the three little pigs live happily ever after? The three little pigs lived happily ever after in the house made of bricks. The Three Little Pigs Traditional Tales Once upon a time, there lived three little pigs. One day, they went to build houses of their own. The first little pig built his house with straw. The second little pig built his house with sticks. The third little pig built his house with bricks because he thought that it would make his house strong. The next day, a big bad wolf came to the house of straw. “Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” he snarled. “Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin, I will not let you in!”cried the first little pig. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!”growled the big bad wolf. So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The first little pig ran to the house made of sticks. The big bad wolf followed the little pig to the house made of sticks.“Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” he snarled. “Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin, I will not let you in!”cried the second little pig. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!” growled t

FAQs

What materials do the three little pigs use to build their houses?

The first pig builds with straw, the second pig builds with sticks, and the third pig builds with bricks.

What happens when the big bad wolf blows down the houses made of straw and sticks?

The wolf blows those houses down, so the first two pigs run to the next houses.

Why does the wolf fail to blow down the third house?

The third house is made of bricks, which the wolf cannot blow down; he climbs down the chimney and falls into a pot of stew.

Aug 22, 2026

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