Peter and the Wolf Activities

Story There are five important elements that make up a story: character, setting, conflict, plot and theme.

Characters: Characters are the “who” of a story: all the people or animals who are in the story. The characters in Peter & the Wolf are Peter, bird, duck, wolf, cat, grandfather & hunters.

Setting: The settings is the “where” of a story: the time and place where the story happens. Peter & the Wolf takes place in the meadow surrounding Peter’s house.

Conflict: Conflict is the “what” of a story: the problem or struggle between people or things in a story. In Peter and the Wolf, the conflict is that a hungry wolf is trying to catch the animals to eat them.

Plot: The plot is the “how” of a story: the series of events and actions that happen in the story that all relate back to the conflict & characters. The plot is organized into a beginning, middle and end.

Beginning: Peter and his friends, Bird and Duck, go into the meadow. Bird and Duck play at the pond. Cat tries to grab Bird but fails. Grandfather warns Peter about The Wolf, takes him home, and locks the gate.

Middle: As soon as Peter and his grandfather leave, The Wolf comes out of the forest. The Wolf catches Duck and swallows her! The Wolf turns his attention to Cat and Bird, who are up in a tree. Peter watches all of this and makes a plan to capture The Wolf.

End: Peter and Bird work together and catch The Wolf with a rope. When the hunters arrive, Peter asks them to help take The Wolf to the zoo. In celebration, everyone parades The Wolf towards his new home. As they parade, Duck is still alive and can be heard quacking inside The Wolf.

Theme: Musical instruments are the main characters of an orchestra, the way people and animals are the main characters in a story.

Using your imagination: The composer, Prokofiev chose to leave the story open-ended. This gives us an opportunity to imagine what will happen next. · Does the duck ever escape from inside the wolf’s stomach? If so, how? · What happens on the way to the zoo? · Do all of the characters reach the zoo? · What happens once they arrive at the zoo? · What happens to Peter and the animals the next day? In the future?

Write your own ending by making up a story about what happens to the characters after they leave for the zoo he play is over. Draw a picture to illustrate something that happens next in the space provided.