Three Little Pigs: 5 W's Reading Comprehension

Explicit instruction/Teacher modeling

• 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.
• 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, fill in your 5 W's chart.

Guided practice/Interactive modeling

• 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 story. Some great examples include: What did the first pig build? What happened to the pigs’ homes? Who wanted to blow down the pigs' homes?

Independent working time

• 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.

• Enrichment: Have students who need more of a challenge write a sentence to answer each question on their Story Map. Or, have the students complete an additional Three Little Pigs Story Map.
• Support: Have students who are struggling fill in two of the boxes on their Story Map, and help them with the rest.

• 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.

• Ask student volunteers to share their 5 W answers with the class.