Or - to change it up a little - what exactly is Trevor thinking? What would his diary entries look like after a big Pig Event or in the lead up to one. What is Pig thinking about as he participates in the photo shoot and thinks of himself as a star? Or you could ask your students to write a series of diary entries which explore the entire events of the week. You could ask your students to write one diary entry - focusing on the aftermath of an event perhaps, or what Pig is thinking before disaster strikes.

What is Pig thinking? While that’s a slightly scary thought, it’s also a great way to explore the Pig the Pug books through writing. Write a Diary Entry - or a Series of Diary Entries In short telling stories improves and reinforces all kinds of language skills such as vocabulary, story recall, and organizing a story with a beginning, middle, and end.2. Telling stories helps children get a good sense of story and story sequence.

Encourages a love of words, language, and reading.

Stimulates imagination and creative thinking.

Stories have a way of bonding families, don’t they? But did you know that telling stories also have all kinds of educational benefits? Storytelling helps: I loved hearing the preschooler’s story when I did storytime at the library. Given a little encouragement, preschoolers will tell you about their favorite book, what they did with grandma, and the time Dad dropped something heavy on his foot and said a bad word! Their eyes light up when they find a story that they love and that just adds to the excitement and fun.

I’m sure that you have also noticed how much preschoolers love telling stories. One of my boy’s favorite activities was reading a book together.

Free Printable Stick Puppets: The Three Little Pigs Puppets

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