This adapted version of the Three Billy Goats Gruff focuses on core words (high frequency words), such as: he, they, me, you, want, go, see, eat, food, not, can, little, big, good, bad, happy, push, in. This is a great literacy activity that can be paired with other motivating activities to show core words in meaningful ways.
I paired this story with a fine motor activity (relevant craft), gross motor activity (stop/go over a "bridge"), and music activity (making songs from Trolls stop/go). I h