Little Red Riding Hood
Secuencia didáctica para trabajar con estudiantes de inglés a partir de la lectura de Caperucita Roja.
Creado: 5 mayo, 2022 | Actualizado: 20 de marzo, 2024
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Little Red Riding Hood
¡Bienvenidas y bienvenidos! A partir de esta secuencia vamos a explorar el clásico cuento popular Caperucita Roja, que retorna siempre con cada generación de niñas y niños. Están invitadas e invitados a escucharlo y leerlo en inglés.
Part 1
📚 1. Little Red Riding Hood is a folktale.
What’s a Folktale?
✅ It is a popular story of oral tradition.
✅ The author and origin are anonymous.
✅ The story has different versions.
✅ It is entertaining and It has a moral.
💡2. Picture Walk. Look at the eight illustrations of the story. Describe the scenes. Use the words in the boxes below.
🔍 Find these elements: | Describe what you see: |
Little Red Riding Hood
The Wolf Mother The Woodcutter The forest The house The basket |
In picture one, there’s …and there’s ...
In picture two, there’s … In picture three, … |
2.1 Write your findings in your folder. In picture one, there’s the house…. In picture two…
📚 3. It’s Story Time! Listen and read.
Audio Little Red Riding Hood
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Long, long ago …
In a small house near the forest, there lived a little girl with her mother. Her name was Little Red Riding Hood.
1
One day, her mother said:
“Grandma is sick. She’s in bed. Go to her house. In the basket, there’s a bottle of fresh milk, some bread and some butter for her.”
2
Little Red Riding Hood immediately set out for grandmother’s house. But in the forest, she met a hungry Wolf.
“Where are you going?” said the Wolf.
“To see my grandmother,” said innocent Little Red Riding Hood, “she’s sick. I have some milk, bread and butter for her.”
“Pick some flowers,” said the Wolf. And he ran to grandmother’s house.
3
The Wolf got to grandmother’s house. He went tap-tap-tap on the door.
“Who is this?” asked Grandma.
“It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood,” said the Wolf, “I have some milk, bread and butter for you.”
“Open the door and come in, my dear,” said Grandma.
The Wolf opened the door and... in an instant, he ate her up!
Then, he got into grandma’s bed to wait for Little Red Riding Hood.
4
Little Red Riding Hood got to grandmother’s house. She went tap-tap-tap on the door.
“Who is this?” asked the Wolf.
“It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood. I have some milk, bread and butter for you.”
“Open the door and come in, my dear,” said the Wolf.
Little Red Riding Hood opened the door and went in.
5
Little Red Riding Hood was surprised.
Grandma looked so different!
“Granny, what big ears you have!” she said.
“All the better to hear you with!” said the Wolf.
“Granny, what big eyes you have!” she said.
“All the better to see you with!” said the Wolf.
“Granny, what a big nose you have!” she said.
“All the better to smell you with!” said the Wolf.
6
“Granny, what a big mouth you have!” she said.
“All the better to eat you with!” said the Wolf.
And, in an instant … he ate her up!
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The End
💡 4. Circle the answer you think is best. Then, check with your class.
- This is a funny / scary story.
- It has a happy / sad ending.
- Little Red Riding Hood is innocent / alert.
- The Wolf is funny / ferocious.
✍ 5. Problems in the story. Match questions 1-3 to the answers. Read the extracts with the relevant information.
1. What’s the problem with Grandma?
2. What’s the problem in the forest? 3. What’s the problem at Grandma's house? |
A hungry Wolf.
Grandma is so different! She’s sick. She’s in bed. |
✍ 6. The Basket. What’s in Little Red’s basket? ✔️ Tick or ❌ cross. Name the elements with the words in the box.
❌ | ||
Flowers | ____________ | ____________ |
In the basket ... |
||
____________ | ____________ | |
____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
In the basket | ❌ There are no ...
✔️ There is ... |
Flowers - Apples - Some Bread - Sandwiches
A bottle of milk - Cupcakes - Some Butter - Cookies |
In the basket, there are no flowers, and there are no ________. There is ________, ________ and ________ .
Part 2
💡 7. Let’s recap. What do you remember about Little Red Riding Hood? Talk to your classmates.
I remember… I know.... |
Little Red Riding Hood is... | young
intelligent brave |
The Wolf is… | innocent
friendly ferocious |
|
The story takes place in... | a cave
a house the forest a castle |
|
This story is… | funny
scary sad |
💬 8. At Grandma’s Door. Order the dialogue. In pairs, roleplay the scene.
At Grandma’s Door
“Who is this?” | |
Tap-tap-tap | |
“Open the door and come in, my dear.” | |
“It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood. I have some milk, bread and butter for you.” |
💡 9. Familiar Place. Unfamiliar visitor. Do you remember these famous lines from the story? Fill in the blanks to complete them.
A BIG NOSE - A BIG MOUTH - BIG EARS - BIG EYES
Granny, what …………………….. you have! All the better to hear you with, my dear. Granny, what …………………….. you have! Granny, what ………...…………….. you have! Granny, what ………….………….. you have! |
✍ 10. Grandma looks different! Look at the illustrations. Put the words and phrases for description in the correct column.
a long tail grey hair small eyes glasses a big nose grey fur a nightdress big teeth |
Grandma | Both | The Wolf |
- a nightdress |
Compare and contrast Grandma’s and the Wolf’s appearance.
Both Grandma and the Wolf have ……………..………… but the Wolf has ……………….………………..
Both Grandma and the Wolf have ……………………..… but Grandma has ……………………………....
Part 3
✍ 11. Events in the story. Read the text again. Then, complete the story graphic with the different parts.
The Wolf eats Grandma - The Wolf eats Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf in the forest - The Wolf gets in Grandma’s bed The Wolf goes to Grandma’s house - Little Red Riding Hood knocks on Grandma’s door |
Can you retell the main events of the story?
Remember!
We use First … Next …Then … After that … Finally … to order a narrative
📚 12. The wolf’s tricks. Read the story again and match the halves.
trick (n) an action to deceive someone |
💬 13. The moral. Group discussion: What’s the message? What’s the moral of the story?
- Don’t go to grandma’s house.
- Don’t go into the forest alone.
- Don’t be friends with a Wolf.
Part 4
📚 14. A different ending. Read and listen to this different ending to the story.
A Woodcutter was around, in the forest.
He spotted the Wolf inside Grandma’s house.
He opened the door and… he split the Wolf open!
Happy Little Red Riding Hood and happy Grandma
sprang out!
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The End
Audio different ending to the story
14.1 Which one do you like best? Ending 1 or ending 2?
💡15. Step into the Story. Warn Little Red off. Read these notes from other children. In pairs or in small groups, write your note for Little Red Riding Hood.
💡16. The Wolf. Compare this Wolf to the Wolf in the story. How is he similar or different?
Two Different Wolves.
In some aspects, this Wolf is different. He is ... He is wearing … And he has ... He can … The wolf in the story is … He is wearing… Both wolves can… |
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funny - serious - elegant - scary - ferocious
clothes (trousers, shoes, a jacket) - no clothes a basket – a skate talk - walk on two legs - run - skate |
Las imágenes utilizadas con fines pedagógicos fueron tomadas de Pixabay, salvo las indicadas a continuación:
Imágenes 2 y 4: Kronheim, Joseph Martin. Red Riding Hood (1875).
Imágenes 3, 5 y 6: Summerly, Felix. Little Red Riding Hood (1843).
Imagen 7: Devéria, Achille; Motte, Charles. Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (1830).
Imagen 8: Jean-Francois Millet. Woodcutter Making a Faggot (1853).
Imagen de portada: Pixabay.