The Little Red Hen: Printable Story Puppets
Cut out hen, cat, pig and duck puppets from one page and use them to retell The Little Red Hen.

- Year groups
- Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 1–2 (Key Stage 1)
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Subject
- Reading, English
- Resource types
- Activities
- England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Comprehension
From the author
About this resource
Little Red Hen Puppets Bring the classic fable of the Little Red Hen to life for young students with this engaging puppet set. Students will love colouring and cutting out characters like the Little Red Hen, cat, pig and duck. Teachers can use the puppets to lead whole-class read alouds, allowing students to actively participate by acting out different roles. Small groups can also use the puppets to reenact the Little Red Hen's adventures, practising retelling key details from the story. The puppets work well for kinesthetic learners, making reading comprehension interactive and hands-on. Use them to build early literacy skills, reinforce reading response, and get students excited about reading time. With creative extensions like adding backdrop scenes or speech bubbles, the puppets offer versatile ways to reach a variety of learning styles. Simple and ready-to-use, these Little Red Hen puppets bring an essential piece of children's literature off the page.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Retell story events in sequence using the character pieces.
Teaching tips
- Prepare pieces before the read-aloud or allow supported cutting and assembly time.
Skills covered
- Oral narrative — connect each puppet with its actions in the familiar story.
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National Curriculum in England
National Curriculum in England expectations
England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Comprehension — develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by: becoming very familiar with key stories, fairy stories and traditional tales, retelling them and considering their particular characteristics
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