Family Literacy Night - The Three Little Pigs Elementary

 Family Literacy Night - The Three Little Pigs

Elementary

Planning

• Discuss and decide on a day and time for Family Literacy Night with the administration

• Develop a plan for determining the number of families that will participate

• This will determine the number of supplies needed

• Determine the amount of staff that need to attend to assist

• Determine items to be used and approximate cost of items if needing to purchase

• Develop a plan for the flow of evening events

• Will snacks and drinks be served? If so, where will these be located? Where will they be stored until the event?

• Determine if a prize or prizes will be awarded. If so, determine what the prize(s) will be and how will they be acquired. 

• Determine if families will be receiving any promotional reading materials

• If so, what will need to be created and distributed?

• Determine version(s) of The Three Little Pigs to be used 

Promotion

• Verbal promotion among teachers 

• Verbal promotion among students 

• Create a flyer 

• Add information to social media websites

Preparations

• Generate a google form for parents to fill out if they will be attending. Decide on the latest day parents can register. This will allow time to determine the approximate amount of supplies needed. 

• Create and send out a google form or digital sign-up sheet for teachers to volunteer to attend and assist. 

• If there aren’t many teachers willing to attend, extend the invite to PTO members or other volunteers. 

• Obtain supplies needed for building 3 different structures similar to those in the story The Three Little Pigs by RH Disney

• Find one or two more versions of The Three Little Pigs. Example texts are: 

    -The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

    -It's Not The Three Little Pigs by Josh Funk

• Secure snacks and drinks if part of the event. 

• Secure prize(s) and store for the event. 

• Create and print promotional reading materials. This could include statistics on the benefits of reading to children and children being exposed to reading culture. 

Procedures

• Welcome everyone into the building and guide them into the library. Families may enjoy snacks and beverages while waiting. Promotional material may also be available at tables for families to read. 

• Begin the event by introducing and reading the story of The Three Little Pigs by RH Disney. 

• After reading, share how some classic stories have been modified into other versions. Introduce the second version of The Three Little Pigs. 

• After reading the two books, conduct a short discussion about the differences between the two stories. 

• Share with families that they will have an opportunity to attempt to build one of the three houses in the original version of The Three Little Pigs. 

• Divide families into three teams and distribute supplies. Families will have 20 minutes to build their houses. If needed, divide into more than three teams (additional materials secured prior to the family night). 

• After teams have had 20 minutes to build their houses, each team can elect one or more team members to discuss their building strategy.

• One by one, each team will bring their house to the “testing zone” to be tested against the wind force. If the house stands for a minimum of 20 seconds it’s a winner!

• After all of the houses have been tested, award the houses that were able to stand for a minimum of 20 seconds. 

• Thank all the families for coming out and making Family Literacy Night a success. 

• Pass out promotional materials and any other goodies that have been chosen for families to take home.

Payoff

• Provides an opportunity for the librarian to build community relations.  

• Provides an opportunity to promote the library. 

• Provides an opportunity to involve families in a reading culture.

Find out more about The Three Little Pigs STEAM lesson by clicking the following link: 

https://inventionlandeducation.com/steam-lesson-plan-three-little-pigs-design-challenge