Fun & Learning at Home! The Three Billy Goats Gruff

STORY TIME - with Ms. Ann

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

This is a fun story with lots of great vocabulary comparing size (tiny/little/small, medium, large/big/heavy), and positional words (over, under, up, below, first, second, third).  I encourage you to consciously use these words with your preschooler.

Here's a fun game to play with positional words.  

Retell the story of The Three Billy Goats, people or stuffed animals can be the characters.  Here they used playdough to make the troll and popsicle sticks to build a bridge.  Use your imagination!  

It's a great story to talk about the sequence of the story, for example, "Who went over the bridge first, second, third?".  This is an important skill to practice reading comprehension.

STEM activity.... build a bridge!  What can you use that you have around the house?  Will it hold something light?  Will it hold something heavy?

Go on a small/medium/large scavenger hunt in your house.  How many different things can you find?