Little Red Riding Hood

Candice Ransom, Little Red Riding Hood, USA, Brighter Child, 2002, 32 pp. Children’s Story, Grades K-3

Little Red Riding Hood is a young girl who is sent to her grandmother’s house with a basket of goods. Along the way, through the forest, a big, bad Wolf sees her and dashes to the grandmother’s house to cause Little Red trouble. This story is told in third person point of view and with the use of childlike dialogue really brings it to life why it is so important for children to listen to their parents or otherwise may end up in an unsafe situation.

Response Activities:

1. A good activity to do with young children is to come up with a “safety plan” as a group. Teacher can lead a discussion on what children already know about safety and who they must go to when they are in trouble or who they should or should not talk to. Children can have group discussions and then come up with a master classroom plan.

2. Another activity to do would be to try and re-enact the story. Each student can be a character or two, props could be made from classroom materials, etc. Students would gain a better understanding while re-enacting the story.