"The Three Little Pigs" offers wonderful opportunities for students to respond creatively. Have students rewrite the story from the perspective of the wolf. They should consider why the wolf might act the way he does, how it feels to be the wolf and what problems he has. The challenge will be for students to make their readers sympathize with the villain. Alternatively, have students write a haiku version of the story. This is will force them to distill the plot and its lesson down to three lines of poetry.
It is entirely appropriate to use the story to teach children the basics of literary response. Ask students to write a paragraph on what they think the moral of the story is. If you are dealing with very young children, do the activity as a class discussion. Also have them think about what they would have done if they were any one of the characters in the story, including the wolf.
Drawing is an important part of literature activities for younger children. Ask your students to draw a picture of their favorite scene in the story. Encourage them to use plenty of colors to illustrate it. Another idea is to have students draw a picture or make a cardboard model of an impenetrable house. Ask them to consider what material they would use and what security features they would attach to make sure the wolf cannot blow the house down.
Drama activities are a useful way to get children to respond to a story, especially at the end of the day or the school week. Do something obvious, such as having children produce a play based on "The Three Little Pigs." To make it a thrilling production, assign some students to make sets. Alternatively, do a miming activity where students pretend to be either wolves or pigs. Have the wolves blow as hard as they can, and have pigs pretend to run for cover.