Little Red Riding Hood | Digital Read Aloud Library

Little Red Riding Hood read-aloud library page with linked story illustrations, paired with a book synthesis sheet where students record a version's title, author, country of origin, publication date and five main events.
Year groups
Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 1–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
File type
Multiple File Types

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Reading, English
Topic
Digital Library, Folk Tales
Resource types
Activities

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Little Red Riding Hood Digital Read Aloud Library engages young readers through an interactive bookshelf of 21 Little Red Riding Hood stories. This teaching resource links each vivid illustration to a YouTube video, allowing students to compare and contrast the classic tale across genres. After analysing multiple adaptations, learners complete a book synthesis worksheet to showcase comprehension. This versatile activity supplements whole-group read alouds, independent reading, literature circles, and homeschool lessons on folklore. By evaluating diverse narratives and structures, children build critical thinking skills while exploring the timeless themes of bravery, trust, and outsmarting danger. With scaffolded support, emergent readers also practise retelling stories, describing characters, and identifying story elements like plot and moral. Through an imaginative digital library, students of all ages delight in new twists on a cherished fable.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Sequence five main events of a version of the story

  • Record the author, origin and date of a story version

Teaching tips

  • The read-aloud versions open through links, so students need internet access while using the library page.

Skills covered

  • Sequencing — listing the order of events in the version heard

  • Comparing versions — noting where and when each telling was published

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