English

Summer 1

🐷 The Three Little Pigs – (Twisted Tale)

In this alternative version of The Three Little Pigs, the story takes a surprising turn. The three pigs are no longer simply victims of the Big Bad Wolf—instead, they are arrested and questioned by the police. 🚓 Through a series of flashbacks, we begin to see different sides of the story and realise that things may not be as straightforward as they first seem.

As the events unfold, the audience is encouraged to think carefully about who is telling the truth. 🤔 Is the wolf really as bad as everyone believes, or have the pigs left out important details? This version challenges our understanding of the traditional tale and reminds us that every story can have more than one perspective.

✨ This clip is a great way to explore:

• truth
• bias
• point of view

It also encourages children to question and justify their ideas using evidence.

✍️ Writing Outcome:
At the end of the unit, the children will apply their understanding by writing their own formal witness statement from the perspective of another key character, such as Tinkerbell from Peter Pan.

Our class read:

🕳️ Holes – by Louis Sachar

The story follows Stanley Yelnats, a boy who seems to be plagued by bad luck, which his family blames on an old family curse. After being wrongly accused of a crime, Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake — a juvenile detention camp in the middle of a dry, barren desert 🌵.

At Camp Green Lake, there is no lake at all. Instead, the boys are made to dig one large hole each day under the watchful eyes of the mysterious adults in charge. As Stanley adjusts to camp life, he begins to form unexpected friendships and slowly realises that there may be more to the digging than simply “building character”.

The novel cleverly weaves together different timelines and stories from the past, revealing surprising connections that gradually come together.

🌟 Key Themes and Messages

• 🤝 Friendship and loyalty – The importance of trust and standing by others

• ⚖️ Justice and injustice – Exploring fairness, consequences and second chances

• 💪 Resilience – Overcoming challenges and persevering through difficulty

• 🧩 Fate and choice – Questioning whether our futures are predetermined

• 📖 Storytelling and interconnected lives – How the past shapes the present

Holes offers rich opportunities to explore character development, authorial structure, flashbacks and symbolism, while also sparking thoughtful discussion about fairness and moral choices.