Red Riding Hood goes to the village shop where she hears stories about a wolf in the woods from Mrs Midgley, the shopkeeper. But can there be any truth to Mrs Midgley's stories?
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Tutorial 1
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Episode 1 of the story
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Song 1: 'I love red!' (vocal)
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Song 1: 'I love red!' (backing)
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Music activity 1
The story
Red Riding Hood goes to the village shop to buy things for tea, wearing her favourite red cape. She is served by Mrs Midgley and they chat away together until Red Riding Hood mentions going to the woods. Suddenly Mrs Midgley becomes anxious and explains that her nephew - the woodcutter - lives in the woods and recently was woken up by the howl of a wolf. Later Red Riding Hood tells her mother the story about the wolf and she reassures her daughter there is no such animal. But that night, after she has gone to bed, Red Riding Hood thinks she can hear a strange sound coming from the direction of the woods...like the howl of a wolf...
Story questions
How did Red Riding Hood get the name everyone knows her by?
She always wears her favourite bright red cape
What is the name of the shopkeeper?
Mrs Midgley
What does Red Riding Hood buy?
Red onions, red cabbage, carrots, cherries, raspberries
What story does Mrs Midgley tell?
That her nephew, the woodcutter, has heard the howl of a great big wolf in the woods and in the morning there were big paw prints on the ground
Why does Ma tell Red Riding Hood that no such wolf exists?
Red Riding Hood's Grandma lives in the woods - if any such wolf existed she would have been sure to tell them about it already... at least, that's what Ma thinks!
The song: 'I love red!' (vocal)
Identify the long and short notes when you sing the different ‘reds’ in
the chorus.
Spot the jumpy, fast rhythms of the words in the verses.
Identify which words in the verses have slower rhythms - eg ‘breeze’ in Verse 2.
Click here for the backing track version of the song or go to the Clips page.
Literacy links
Year | Activity |
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Reception / Year 1 | Talk about all the red objects in the song. What other red things can the children think of? Draw some of them. |
Year 2 | Talk about the different colours in the song. Do the children have a favourite colour of their own? |
Year 2 | Ask the children to identify and describe objects that are their favouite colour - eg ‘yellow is the colour of the warm sun'. |
Music activity
Divide the class into two groups: Group A and Group B. Then play the video.
Both groups practise the words of the chorus before singing it in canon - one after the other - with Group A starting. Sarah Jane cues both groups when to start. Encourage the children to listen and work with their group and to come in together and in time.
Extend the activity by dividing the class into three or perhaps even four groups and repeat the singing of the chorus in canon - this time without the music track to help. How many times can the children sing the chorus staying in time?
Meet the characters
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Meet the characters—Primary Music KS1: Little Red Riding Hood
Listening music
Cinderella's Waltz from the Cinderella Suite, by Sergei Prokofiev (1946).
What do the children imagine when they listen to the music? Can they imagine Cinderella dancing with the prince at the ball?
Listen to the instruments. Which ones play the tune? (The violins - part of the string section of the orchestra).
Does the music start loudly or quietly? (It starts quietly and gradually gets louder).
Other KS1 Music series
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Traditional Tales
- History: Famous people
- Music Food Fest
- Instruments together
- Sun, sea and song
Resources
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Teacher's Notes
Guidance on all the content (pdf)
Teacher's Notes
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Music - I love red!
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Music - I love red!
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Lyrics - I love red!
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Lyrics - I love red!
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Story transcript
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Story transcript