These web pages offer a collection of songs and related music activities linking to the traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood. They target a range of learning objectives at Years 1 and 2 drawn from both KS1 Music and KS1 Literacy. They can also be used to stage your own performance of the story or concert of the songs.
1. I love red! video
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?
Song 2. Wolfie blues. video
The very hungry Wolf is out on the prowl looking for food. He's not having any luck so he creeps towards the village, where he sees Red Riding Hood in her garden. Perhaps his luck has changed...
3. Let's make a cake for Grandma! video
Red Riding Hood and her Ma want to cheer Grandma up by making a picnic. But when Ma hurts her ankle, Red Riding Hood has to walk through the woods to Grandma's house alone.
4. Stay on the path. video
Ma warns Red Riding Hood to stay on the path but she is distracted by the woodland fairies. Then she feels a tap on her shoulder and turns to see a huge hairy creature in a straw hat. But who is it..?
5. Wolfie went a-walking. video
The Wolf reaches Grandma's cottage before Red Riding Hood. Grandma spies his hairy paw through the letterbox and refuses to let him in. So the Wolf digs a tunnel under the cottage and into her pantry...
6. What big eyes you've got! video
The Wolf does not find Grandma where he expects her to be. She's hiding in the attic and the Wolf decides to lock her in there while he waits for Red Riding Hood. Then he prepares his disguise...
7. The big bad Wolf has gone. video
When Red Riding Hood arrives at Grandma's cottage the Wolf pounces but trips and misses her. Grandma and Red Riding Hood escape, locking the Wolf in the cottage. They are glad to hear the woodcutter has a plan...
8. Clips. collection
All the clips from Little Red Riding Hood on a single page
Little Red Riding Hood. Audio downloads
Download the songs from Little Red Riding Hood as mp3 audio
Using these web pages
The content for Little Red Riding Hood is structured on the seven songs to learn. Each song appears on its own dedicated page and includes the following resources:
- Song tutorial video
- Karaoke full vocal version of the song (for rehearsal)
- Karaoke backing track version of the song (for performance)
- A video of the story episode that links to the song (two episodes per page)
- A passage of listening music linking to the music focus of the song
- Lyrics to display or download
- Music to display or download
- A transcript of the story episode (two episodes per page)
- Notes describing the content of the tutorial and how best to use it
There is also a Clips page where all of the video and audio clips have been aggregated and an Audio downloads page where you can download mp3 files of the vocal and backing track versions of the songs.
Use the tutorial video to begin learning each song: Sarah Jane Honeywell guides pupils through each song methodically, giving extra attention to any difficult passages or activities in groups.
Use the story video to watch an episode of the story. Each episode links to the song on the same page and is about 5 minutes long. Use the full vocal and backing track versions of the songs to rehearse them in preparation for a performance. The full vocal versions are sung by a children's choir - ideal for joining in with!
The story
The story begins with Red Riding Hood going to the local shop where Mrs Midgley tells her that a wolf has been heard in the local woods…but Red Riding Hood is sure it can't be true. She decides to make a cake for her Grandma, who lives in the middle of the woods, but when Ma injures her ankle Red Riding Hood must walk through the woods alone. She strays off the path and is confronted by the Wolf in disguise. When the Wolf learns that Red Riding Hood is on her way to her Grandma's he determines to get there first…
Series resources
Download / print Teacher's Notes (pdf)
Vocal warm-up video
Sing the vocal warm-up (video)
Meet the characters. image
A slideshow of images showing the characters in the story
