Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?

Sixth graders research musical styles and forms throughout history. In this musical styles and forms lesson, 6th graders research the history of music by examining the similarities and differences in the form of opera and American...

Somebody Wanted But So Then (SWBST)? Yes! Here's a great strategy for teaching young readers how to summarize narrative text. In addition, the packet includes exercises that show kids how to summarize nonfiction text using the classic...

Designed to be used after a reading of The Little Red Riding Hood, this activity asks kids to match thought bubbles with pictures, to order events, and to form the past tense of selected verbs.

Experience how a story can drastically change when the point of view is altered. Young scholars first read a review of Disney's film Tarzan, focusing on how the point of view in the classic story is important. They then select another...

Students analyze characters from the book Beware of Storybook Wolves, then create their own fractured fairy tale. In this early childhood lesson plan, students analyze the characters within the story, recognizing which characters came...

Students demonstrate understanding of the difference between real and fictional wolves through critical reading and comparisons while using a Venn Diagram.

Students explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. In this story structure lesson, students read the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs" and discuss the main characters, conflict and setting. Students complete a...

Students listen to and analyze several songs from the Great Depression period including "Big Rock Candy Mountain", "Brother Can You Spare Me a Dime?" and "Do Re Mi". They participate in class discussion, draw original comic strips,...

Students, after researching the survival skills of carnivorous animals with large teeth, build a realistic model of a carnivorous creature. They compare and contrast how their carnivorous creatures grow, survive, move and behave to those...

Students read a New York Times article in order to investigate the impacts of the reintroduction of animal species to the animals' natural habitats, the animals and humans. They read specifically about wolves.