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Julie of the Wolves

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Have your class practice their comprehension skills using this resource. After reading Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, learners engage in cause and effect activities, identify story elements and figurative language, and...
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Global Oneness Project

The Man and the Wolf

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Human attitudes toward the big bad wolf come into focus in a photo essay that asks viewers to consider their own feelings about the endangered species.
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WolfQuest

The Return of Gray Wolves to Yellowstone National Park: Right or Wrong?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Should gray wolves be removed from Yellowstone National Park? After researching the complex relationships between the various habitats and species at Yellowstone National Park,  including humans, class members take a position on the...
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"The Gunny Wolf": American Folktale

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
While you tell the story of "The Gunny Wolf," your class will actively participate by asking questions and clarifying. Next, they answer questions about the story to increase comprehension before creating a storyboard to document the...
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Wolves

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore wolves. In this ecology and wolves lesson, students research predator-prey relationships on the Internet and complete a related worksheet with a partner. Students interpret data on bar graphs to determine growth and...
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Wolves At Our Door

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the wolf. In this animal adaptation lesson, students examine the social characteristics of the wolf. They discuss the role of human intervention in reestablishing the wolf population.
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Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare wolves' behaviors to those of the human race.  For this wolf lesson students write a story that will show that wolves are either good or evil.
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Wolves: Friend or Foe?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study wolves and their habitat in Yellowstone.  For this environment and behavior lesson students create an interactive map of wolves in Yellowstone.
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From Wolf to Dog

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain how dogs evolved from wolves based on the video. In this biology lesson, students research about breeding animals for specific traits. They interview dog owners and create a presentation about the dog.
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Wolves and Penguins

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice subtraction strategies and the use of number lines to count back. They use photographs of wolves and penguins to practice subtraction and the creation of number lines. Afterwards, they draw a wolf howling or a penguin...
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Wolf Fact Cards

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a non-chronological report about wolves. They read and discuss wolf fact cards in small groups, complete a KWL chart, observe the teacher model the steps of writing a report, and conduct research and write an original...
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Shaun Ellis: Leader of the (Wolf) Pack

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students react to a statement about living with wolves, then read a news article about Shaun Ellis and his time living with wolves. In this current events and wolves lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and a...
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Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." They explore the characters and the instruments that represent the characters. They create their own version of "Peter and the Wolf" for the purpose of introducing the...
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Guided Reading: Three Little Pigs (Plus Wolf: Javalinas)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Guide your class through reading various versions of The Three Little Pigs. Talk about the traditional story line and then discuss a different point of view: Maybe the wolf was just an innocent bystander! This lesson plan, which has...
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Sergei Prokofiev's "peter And the Wolf": Learning And Creating

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write their own version of "Peter and the Wolf". They explore the characters and the instruments that represent the characters. They use graphic organizing software to brainstorm ideas for characters and story lines for...
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Through the Eyes of the Big Bad Wolf

For Teachers K - 3rd
Imagine how the wolf would tell the tale of Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. Young writers re-imagine classic tales by adopting the point of view of another character in the story. After reading models like The True Story...
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Lone Wolves

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the reasons why some people do not support the protection of the wolf on the Endangered Species list. After reading an article, they discuss the controversy of delisting the wolves. As a class, they debate this issue...
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Serendip

Food Webs, Energy Flow, Carbon Cycle, and Trophic Pyramids

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The reintroduction of a species to an area doesn't always go as expected. Scholars learn about the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park with a video, reading, and discussion questions. They complete a hands-on activity...
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Is Mr. Wolf Really A Bad Guy?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Is the wolf from "The Three Little Pigs" really big and bad, or is he just misunderstood?  To analyze the effect of point of view, middle schoolers read Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and evaluate the information...
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Wolf Communications Matching Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete several activities to learn about wolves. In this wolf science lesson, students read and complete activities to learn about wolf communication, their life cycle, fun facts, and hunting activities. Students also read...
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Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the book, Look To The North: A Wolf Pup Diary. They find five facts about wolves and discuss with their groups. Students explore the timeline of a wolf pup and create a food chain for three of the animals found in the book.
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Peter and the Wolf - Sequencing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to the story of Peter and the Wolf and answer comprehension questions. They then will name the beginning, middle, and end of the story using a graphic organizer. Students then individually illustrate each part of the...
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Peter and the Wolf

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create movements to music that reflect focused listening, write story using complete, coherent sentences, design and perform class play speaking clearly and at an appropriate pace, and retell Peter and the Wolf story, including...
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Chasing Peter's Wolf

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to Prokoviev's Peter and the Wolf, relate the story to the music and identify instruments and their representative characters. They examine how music communicates events and images that help the listener to better...

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