Three Little Pigs: 5 W's Reading

Comprehension
First Grade Reading

by Jennifer Fanucchi June 4, 2015

This lesson focuses on reading comprehension by answering the 5W's about the story, The Three Little Pigs.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to answer the 5W questions relating to the story The Three Little Pigs.

Materials and preparation Key terms

The Three Little Pigs storybook 5 W's

Class set of the Story of the Frog Prince
worksheet
Class set of the Three Little Pigs Story Map
worksheet
Class set of the Star Graphic Organizer
worksheet (optional)
Pencil
Crayons

Attachments

Story of the Frog Prince (PDF)

Three Little Pigs Story Map (PDF)
Star Graphic Organizer (PDF)

Introduction (5 minutes)

Start this lesson by explaining to your class that a story answers five basic questions, also known as the 5
W's: who, what, when, where, and why.
Tell your students that today, they will be listening to the story, The Three Little Pigs, and asking and
answering questions based on the story.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (10 minutes)

Create a 5 W's story map for the class to see, using the whiteboard, a projector, or an interactive
whiteboard.
Read the Story of the Frog Prince to your class.
Tell your class that it is helpful to ask questions after reading a text to gather more information about the
story and clear up any confusion about the sequence of events or details in the story.
Ask your class 5 W questions about the story. For example, "Who is in this story? Where does it take
place?"
As the students answer the questions, fill in your 5 W's chart.

Guided Practice (10 minutes)

Read the story The Three Little Pigs to the class.

As you read, pause periodically to ask questions that will help you gauge student understanding of the

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 story and clear up any confusion. Some great examples include, "What did the first pig build? What
happened to the pigs’ homes? Who wanted to blow down the pigs' homes?"
After asking a few questions, tell students to turn and talk to a partner to ask their partner a question
about the story. Note: you should be close to the end of the book by the time students ask questions to
give them time to see your modeled questions.
Choose volunteers to share their questions with the class.

Independent working time (15 minutes)

Pass out a copy of the Three Little Pigs Story Map to each student.
Explain to the class that they will be answering the 5 W's about the story that you just read. For each box,
they should draw a picture illustrating the who, what, where, when, and why of The Three Little Pigs.
When they complete their drawings, tell students to share the questions they had about the story in
pairs.

Related books and/or media

INTERACTIVE STORY: The Three Little Pigs

GAME: Sequencing The three Little Pigs

Differentiation

Enrichment:

Have students who need more of a challenge write a sentence to answer each question on the Three
Little Pigs Story Map.
Or, have the students complete an additional Three Little Pigs Story Map worksheet.

Support:

Have students who are struggling fill in two of the boxes on their Three Little Pigs Story Map, and help
them with the rest.

Assessment (5 minutes)

As students work on their story maps, walk around the classroom and look at their worksheets to assess
their understanding of the 5 W's.
Monitor student conversations to assess their ability to ask questions to clear up confusion about the text
or details within the story.

Review and closing (5 minutes)

Ask student volunteers to share their 5 W questions and answers with the class.
Allow students to share if they had different questions that they answered.

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In a faraway land, a princess was enjoying the cool evening breeze outside her
family’s castle. She had with her a small golden ball, which she loved to play
with as a way to relax. On one particular toss, she threw it so high in the air
that she lost track of it, and the ball went rolling towards a spring. The ball
plopped into the water and quickly sank out of sight. The princess began
began sobbing in despair, and wished for her toy to return to her.
Then, a small frog popped out from the spring. “What’s wrong beautiful princess?”
asked the frog. The princess wiped away her tears and said, “My favorite golden
ball is gone, and nothing I do will bring it back.” The frog tried his best to comfort
the princess, and assured her that he could retrieve the ball if she would grant
him just one favor. “Anything! I will give you all my jewels and handfuls of
gold!” exclaimed the princess. The frog explained that he had no need for
riches, and only wanted a simple kiss from her in return.The thought of
kissing a slimy frog made the princess shudder, but in the end she agreed, as

into the spring and located the golden ball. In a blink of an eye the frog had
retrieved the ball and returned it to the princess. Keeping her word, the princess
kissed the frog. Suddenly, the ground began to rumble and a haze of smoke
filled the air. To the princess’s surprise, the frog was really a handsome prince
trapped by an evil witch's curse. Her kiss had freed the prince from a lifetime
of pain and misery. The prince and princess became great friends, and
eventually wed in a beautiful ceremony by the spring.

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