One Wolf, Two Wolves, Good Wolf, Bad Wolf?


TITLE:
One
Wolf,
Two
Wolves,
Good
Wolf,
Bad
Wolf?
WRITTEN
BY:
Tarah
Larson,
Teacher
Wahpeton,
North
Dakota
EDITED
BY:
Dan
Anderson,
Staff
Prairie
Public
Fargo,
North
Dakota
GRADE
LEVEL:
2nd
Grade
TIME
ALLOTMENT:
Two
‐three
60
minute
sessions
OVERVIEW:
Students
will
acquire
understanding
&
knowledge
about
wolves
through
books,
interactive
devices,
and
group
discussions.
SUBJECT
MATTER:
English/Language
Arts
Social
Studies
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
Students
will
listen
and
read,
Nutik,
the
Wolf
Pup
by
Jean
Craighead
George.
Students
will
engage
in
a
group
discussion
about
wolves.
Students
will
listen
to
multiple
stories
about
Old
Three
Legs.
Students
will
answer
multiple
questions
about
the
stories
they
have
heard.
Students
will
learn
wolves
are
not
to
be
feared.
Students
will
find
North
America
and
North
Dakota
on
a
map.
Students
will
find
Detroit
Lakes
on
a
Minnesota
map.
Students
will
write
a
road
map
on
how
to
get
from
Wahpeton
to
Detroit
Lakes.
Students
will
write
facts
they
have
learned
about
wolves
along
with
their
thoughts
they
derived
about
wolves
from
the
lesson.
STANDARDS:
These
standards
were
found
on
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us
English/Language
Arts:
Standard
1:
Students
engage
in
writing
process.
Standard
2:
Students
engage
in
the
reading
process.
Standard
4:
Students
engage
in
the
speaking
&
listening
process.
Standard
5:
Students
understand
media.
Social
Studies:
Standard
1:
Skills
and
Resources
Standard
2:
Important
Historical
Events
Standard
5:
Concepts
of
Geography
Standard
6:
Human
Development
and
Behavior
MEDIA
COMPONENTS
–
VIDEO
AND/OR
WEB:
This
website
offers
interesting
facts
and
pictures
about
wolves.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/wolf.html
This
website
offers
kid
friendly
facts,
sounds,
and
videos
of
gray
wolves.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/graywolf/
This
site
will
be
used
when
identifying
cities
and
states
in
this
mini‐unit.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ct=reset
MATERIALS:
Nutik,
the
Wolf
Pup
by
Jean
Craighead
George
(1
per
student)
North
Dakota/Minnesota
map
(1per
3
students)
Computers
(1
per
student)
Interactive
white
board
(1
per
classroom)
Old
Three
Legs
–
story
at
end
of
this
lesson
plan
‐
(1
per
student)
PREP
FOR
TEACHERS:
Load
the
websites
listed
above
so
they
are
on
your
computer.
Have
on
hand
a
copy
for
each
student
of
Nutik,
the
Wolf
Pup
and
Old
Three
Legs.
INTRODUCTORY
ACTIVITY
­
SETTING
THE
STAGE:
MATERIALS:
Wolf
pictures,
stuffed
animals,
wolf
books,
interactive
white
board,
Old
Three
Legs
article
and
story
1. Have
your
classroom
arranged
with
various
wolf
pictures,
stuffed
animals,
and
sounds
that
wolves
make
so
kids
are
immediately
engaged
in
what
they
will
be
learning
about
for
the
lesson.
2. Tell
students
you
will
be
learning
about
wolves.
3. Complete
a
Know,
Want
to
Know,
Learn
(KWL)
chart
with
students
on
your
interactive
white
board
about
wolves.
4. Read
the
story
Old
Three
Legs
to
students.
LEARNING
ACTIVITIES:
1. Discuss
with
students
time
era
Old
Three
Legs
took
place
in
and
the
things
relevant
to
that
time
period.
2. Read
Nutik,
the
Wolf
Pup
with
students.
3. Compare/contrast
the
difference
in
how
wolves
are
portrayed
in
both
stories
using
a
visual
aid
of
choice.
Example=webs,
Venn
diagram,
etc.
4. Bring
up
websites
(in
order
listed
in
media
component
section)
either
on
interactive
white
board
or
student
laptops
in
classroom.
Listen
to
the
sounds
wolves
make.
5. Access
Google
Maps
on
the
interactive
white
board.
Type
in
Wahpeton,
ND
to
Detroit
Lakes,
MN.
A
map
will
appear
on
the
site.
Leave
this
up
for
students
to
look
at.
6. Place
students
in
groups
of
3
or
4.
As
a
group,
have
students
write
down
the
roads
and
directions
they
would
need
to
take
to
get
to
Detroit
Lakes
from
Wahpeton.
The
teacher
will
float
the
room,
from
group
to
group,
to
help
the
students.
7. Students
will
write
an
essay
on
facts
they
have
learned
from
all
media
they
used
to
learn
about
wolves.
Students
will
also
be
encouraged
to
write
about
how
they
feel
about
wolves
after
reading
and
hearing
all
facts
and
both
stories.
MATERIALS:
Interactive
white
board
or
laptops
for
students
(if
possible)
1
copy
of
Nutik,
the
Wolf
Pup
and
Old
Three
Legs
for
each
student
Writing
paper
Pencils
CULMINATING
ACTIVITY:
1. Students
will
share
their
stories
with
the
class.
They
may
make
a
picture
with
their
stores
if
they
choose
to.
MATERIALS:
Writing
paper
Small
dictionaries
Pencils
Visual
pictures
of
wolves,
maps,
etc.
CROSS­CURRICULAR
ACTIVITY:
1. Art
lessons
2. Book
reports
on
both
stories
read
3. Find
habitats
where
wolves
live
4. Science
report
on
wolves
5. Graphing
in
math
on
favorite
wolf
story
MATERIALS:
All
websites
listed
above
in
media
component
COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS:
1. Students
could
write
to
author,
Jean
Craighead
George
about
asking
her
questions
about
her
wolf
books.
2. Field
trip
to
Detroit
Lakes
Museum
3. Web
search
for
zoos
or
people
around
our
area
that
have
raised
wolves.
STUDENT
MATERIALS:
Computers
Writing
paper
Pencils
Writing
dictionaries
Maps