The Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Story

is about three goats, who must cross a river to get to a hillside on the other side of a stream in order to eat and fatten themselves up. To do so, however, they must first cross a bridge, under which lives a fearsome and hideous troll, who eats anyone who tries to cross the bridge.

Warm-up Songs

Three Billy Goats Gruff | Stories for Children | Pretend and Play Song | – YouTube (3:45)https://youtu.be/vIRyRxiiGsUThree Billy Goats Gruff by Kids TV – The nursery rhymes channel . These songs are great for learning. (yr 1-2)

The Three Billy goats gruff song by Frank Luther – YouTube (6:13) https://youtu.be/SaoxI1DO6SkClassic story told in song by Frank Luther and illustrated by pictures. (yr 3-5)

Vocabulary

Three Billy Goats Gruff Teaching Resources & Story Sack Printables – SparkleBoxchttp://www.sparklebox.co.uk/literacy/fairytales/three-billy-goats-gruff.html#.WQNr2Yj5hEZ

A set of A4-size printable visual aids for use when telling the story of the 3 Billy Goats Gruff. – Various free downloadable cards to choose from

Early Learning Resources Three Billy Goats Gruff Word Mathttp://www.earlylearninghq.org.uk/latest-resources/three-billy-goats-gruff-word-mat/An A4 mat featuring words and images from The Billy Goats Gruff, ideal for using during circle time to encourage discussion about the characters in the story. Flashcards

Listening

The Three Billy Goats Gruffs | ESL Video (4:48) http://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_beg.php?id=14929Kids – Beginning – Video Quiz: Use this first, before reading the story

Three Billy Goats Gruff™ website : The Story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff – KIDOONShttp://www.threebillygoatsgruff.com/book/2308-f2-the-story-of-the-three-billy-goats-gruff

Listen to the story read with funny voices, but the text is small to follow except 1:1

Reading

Three Billy Goats Gruff Free Games online for kids in Nursery by Ellen Weberhttps://www.tinytap.com/activities/g3f9v/play/three-billy-goats-gruffThe classic Norwegian fairy tale, done in rhyme. Children can interact on every page to learn basic sizes, counting to 3, and following directions. |

Mini book_the three billy goats gruff worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/mini_bookthe_three_billy_goats_gruff/beginner-prea1/78004

A mini-book for kids. – Register to download at ISL collective

Children’s Favorite Stories: Three Billy Goats Gruff Printable Book or Read Online, & Learn Along Videohttp://www.loving2learn.com/SuperSubjects/ReadingandLanguage/FavoriteStories2/KindergartenFavoriteStories/ThreeBillyGoatsGruff.aspx

The text of the story in an easy version to copy and print

Viewing

The Three Billy Goats Gruff- Fairy tale – English Stories (Reading Books) – YouTube (16:03)https://youtu.be/PWz95iCe1jkMeet various characters in a fairy tale! Then read along and study English

The 3 Billy Goats Gruff – KidsOut Charity Animation by Neil Whitman – YouTube (5:09)https://youtu.be/f4kdZTnizG4The 3 Billy Goats Gruff is an animated short film – Animated narrative, natural language

The Three Billy Goats Gruff – YouTube (5:29)https://youtu.be/OO-5KgcfHmITraditional folk tale. Three billy goats want to cross the bridge to eat the lush green grass. – Animated narrative with natural, quite simple language

The Three Billy Goats Gruff | Fairy Tales | Gigglebox – YouTube (5:40)https://youtu.be/3QzT1sq6kCY

The Three Billy Goats Gruff can’t wait to cross the bridge and eat the sweet green grass that’s on the other side. – Animated narrative, natural language

Golden Fairy Tale Classics – The Three Billy Goats Gruff – YouTube (6:39)https://youtu.be/9JXPPi2PiawHere’s another Golden Book Video Classic – Animated narrative, natural language

Writing

Story Mathttp://www.communication4all.co.uk/Traditional%20Tales/Goats.pdfWrite the story with the help of the given words, downloadable and printable pdf

Early Learning Resources Three Billy Goats Gruff Character Writing Frameshttp://www.earlylearninghq.org.uk/latest-resources/three-billy-goats-gruff-character-writing-frames/A Billy Goats Gruff themed activity to help pupils understand the meaning of different adjectives.

Speaking

Billy Goats Gruff Story Visual Aids (SB407) – SparkleBoxhttp://www.sparklebox.co.uk/thumbs406-410/sb407prev.html#.VVdwfvmqpBcA set of A4-size printable visual aids for use when telling the story of the 3 Billy Goats Gruff.

Acting

Billy Goats Gruff Role-Play Masks (SB2276) – SparkleBoxhttp://www.sparklebox.co.uk/2276-2280/sb2276.html#.VVdt7_mqpBc

A set of printable cut-out masks for role-playing the traditional story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Simply cut out the eye-holes, laminate and attach to a stick for children to role-play.

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A downloadable script

The Three Billy Goats | K I D S I N CO.com – Free Playscripts!http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/08/three-billy-goats/Kidsinco playscript script for 5 characters. – Perfect for differentiating the roles according to students’ levels – Easier than the one below

The Three Brothers Gruff | K I D S I N CO.com – Free Playscripts!http://www.kidsinco.com/2012/04/the-three-brothers-gruff/

“The Three Brothers Gruff” was written and sent to Kidsinco – A script about bullying, based on the story of the three goats

Tom’s TEFL – Drama – Three Billy Goats Gruff – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/k6vkIAkIfaw

Reading Variety Show songs and drama, performed by Hong Kong primary students after just one rehearsal session. – Watch students playacting the story. Script available

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