Elementary Lessons

Science

NGSS K-LS1-1 Use Observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans)
need to survive.

NGSS 2-LS4-1 Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.1: Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.

NGSS 2-LS4-1 Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

NGSS 3-LS4-2 Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

NGSS 3-LS4-2 Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
NGSS 3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

NGSS 3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
NGSS 3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
NGSS 4-LS1-2 Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to information in different ways.

Wolf Adaptations provided by Wolf Quest. 19 June 2017.

NGSS 4-LS1-1 Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
NGSS 3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

Yellowstone Food Web provided by Wolf Quest. 19 June 2017.

NGSS 5-PS3-1 Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
NGSS 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
NGSS MS-LS2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. (Can add this in. "What happens when part of the web is removed?")

Wolf Survival provided by Wolf Quest. 19 June 2017.

NGSS 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
NGSS MS-LS2-3 Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Nature's Stock Market provided by the International Wolf Center, 30 June 2017.

NGSS 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
NGSS MS-LS2-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
NGSS MS-LS2-3 Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Wolf Prowl provided by Earthtracks.

NGSS 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
NGSS MS-LS2-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding

Wisconsin Social Studies E.4.10 Give examples and explain how the media may influence opinions, choices, and decisions.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
See lesson for corresponding 1st and 2nd grade common core standards.

WI Social Studies: E.4.10 Give examples and explain how the media may influence opinions, choices, and decisions.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Wolf Turf provided by the International Wolf Center, 5 July 2017.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B.4 Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B.5 Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
NGSS 3-LS4-2 Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
NGSS 3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
NGSS 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Wolf Den Diorama
Wolf Howling Silhouette provided by Craftulate, 10 July 2017.
Track Plaster Casts provided by US Geological Survey, 6 July 2017.
I Spy Wolf Coloring Page
3D Wolf Cut Out Model
Wolf Puppet
Wolf Bag Puppet Cut Outs*
Wolf Cut out Masks*
Color in Wolf Cut Outs (includes one finger puppet, one book mark, and one pencil topper per page)
Origami Wolf
Wolf Coloring Pages*

*Retrieved from the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, 12 June 2017

No specific standards. However examines pack units and nonverbal communication patterns.
Preschool/Kindergarten