KS1 - Little Red Riding Hood

Bring your Key Stage 1 English lessons outdoors with this hands-on unit, where pupils retell, adapt, and explore “Little Red Riding Hood” through role-play, storyboards, and creative puppet shows. Across the unit, students build vocabulary, sharpen narrative and instructional skills, and gain confidence in speaking, writing, and imaginative storytelling in a lively, memorable way.

Lesson Plans

Retelling a traditional tale

Transform your Key Stage 1 English lessons with this engaging outdoor plan, as pupils actively retell the classic tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” through immersive role-play and creative puppet shows. This hands-on approach builds confidence in spoken language and deepens comprehension, making learning both memorable and exciting.

Learning objective:

To retell a traditional tale.

Using adjectives to describe a setting

Bring your Key Stage 1 English lessons to life with this engaging outdoor lesson plan, where pupils use adjectives to describe objects and build their own wolf’s den. This hands-on approach develops vocabulary and sharpens observational skills, making learning lively, immersive, and fun.

Learning objective:

To use adjectives to describe.

Understanding how to use instructions

Immerse your pupils in the story to explore and master using instructions. This hands-on approach builds literacy skills and confidence in following and writing instructions, making learning lively, interactive, and fun.

Learning objective:

To understand how to use instructions.

Altering a story

Within this outdoor lesson plan, pupils actively alter the story of “Little Red Riding Hood” through creative storyboards and natural art. This hands-on approach builds confidence in oral storytelling and deepens their understanding of narrative structure, ensuring a memorable and exciting learning experience.

Learning objective:

To alter a story.

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