Diary of a Big Bad Wolf

Diary of a Big Bad Wolf by Ben Miller

The is a popular book aimed at Year 2 / Year 3 classes and follows the Big Bad Wolf on his journey to regain his strength after a long winter and finally get the elusive grandma who evades him.

Diary of a Big Bad Wolf by Ben Miller is a humorous children’s novel that reimagines classic fairytales from the perspective of the so-called “Big Bad Wolf”. The story follows Laurence, a wolf who’s been ousted from his pack and is determined to reclaim his feared reputation in the Fairytale Woods. Facing challenges from characters like the troll under the bridge, the three pigs, and Little Red Riding Hood, Laurence must use his wits and cunning to achieve his goals.

Main Focus: Multiple Choice Questions Pages 1-17

This activity focuses on pages 1-17 of The Diary of a Big Bad Wolf and encourages your class to read the text and answer the multiple choice questions accurately.

We have aimed this activity at Year 2 / Year 3 classes who are just starting chapter books.

We cover a range of retrieval question, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation style of questions to vary up the areas of literacy that are targeted.

Main Focus: Contractons Pages 27-42

This Year 2 / Year 3 resource focuses on identifying areas in which contractions can replace two words.

We have taken range of sentences from pages 27-43 and replaced the contractions with two words for your class to identify and replace.

Main Focus: Comprehension Pages 43-64

This is our first comprehension resource for the book and focuses on pages 43-64.

We have differentiated this activity to challenge all abilities in your class Year 2 / Year 3 class, help aid planning and reduce workload.

We have included multiple choice version of this printable resource too.

Main Focus: Vocabulary Pages 65-72

This activity focuses on the vocabulary used in pages 65-72 of Diary of a Big Bad Wolf. This resource covers words: nonchalantly, bounding, suspicion, weaved, gnarled, cunning and posy.

Your class will read the definition, they will then read the sentence extracted from the story, and finally determine which word matches the definition, and circle it.