For our stem project we wanted to try building all three types of the three little pigs houses.
Three little pigs sticks house.
Cut out the house and as a group spread the glue onto the paper.
The three little pigs is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials.
A big bad wolf blows down the first two pigs houses made of straw and sticks respectively but is unable to destroy the third pig s house made of bricks printed versions date back to the 1840s but the story itself is thought to be much older.
Tape together several pieces of plain paper and draw an outline of the little pigs stick house.
Their goal was to make the house that can stand up best to mom s wolf blowing.
Three pigs figures.
1 copy of the three little pigs.
But you could also pull out a hair dryer for blowing.
In the classroom i set up 5 different areas with different materials for the house building and let the children explore each area.
Here comes the big bad wolf.
How to do the three little pigs stem project.
We used things from around the house to do some hands on learning all based on the fairy tale the three little pigs affiliate link to complete our activity i made some printable activities that include fun activities for sequencing pre writing stick puppets to retell the story and a page to color and design your own house to keep the big bad wolf out.
Pig crafts craft stick crafts three little pigs houses nursery rhymes preschool pig images fairy tales unit fairy tale theme traditional tales farm theme.
In this steam lesson students will work in three teams to build houses that will hopefully withstand the huff and the puff of the big bad wolf.
50 popsicle sticks for team 1.
We talked about the properties of the stick which made it suitable for house building.
3 little pigs house template preschool craft activity brings the three little pigs kids story to life.
Take the children into the garden or on a nature walk and collect some thin twigs to use for your collage.
This lesson will take approximately one 45 60 minute class period to complete.
Retelling and sequencing this story will be loved by toddlers preschoolers kindergarten and even elementary aged kids.
The best sticks were quite smooth without too many bumps and all a.
Add this sensory bin to a three little pigs birthday party with some finger puppets for more fun.
50 small hot drink straws for team 2.
Three little pigs stem challenge instructions.