Timber Wolf Alliance
Resources for teachers.
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We at the Timber Wolf Alliance are dedicated to using science-based information to teach wolf ecology and biology, as well as address myths and misinformation relating to wolves. Here, you will find educational materials to teach about wolves.
You will find standards-based lessons, arranged by grade level, on our Wolf Education Database, as well as TWA classroom and group presentations on the TWA programs page. You can also read on to find links to wolf conservation organizations around the country that have educational materials for use. |
Lessons
Past graduate student and current teacher Angela Rivera Rautmann compiled an extensive list of lessons (our own), arranged by grade level and aligning with standards. Wolves by the Numbers—PowerPoint presentation presented at Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers. It is available for your use in your classroom. If you have any questions about any of the slides, please contact us. Here are some other great websites with teaching materials:
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Wolf Discovery Kit
By the International Wolf Center
Grades K-12
Multiple Resources for Hands-On Learning
Loan the Box Here!
Includes hands-on materials, real artifacts (pelts, skulls, radio collars, etc.) lessons, books, movies, and more. May also rent supplementary books to target specific age groups.
Discovering Wolves
By Nancy Field & Corliss Karasov
Lexile 810
Activity Book - Updated 2017
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This activity book provides pages of activities around how scientists study wolves, the biology and ecology of the wolf. Providing lots of informational text, this book would be great for an individual students wanting to learn more or for reading extensions in the classroom. Also in black and white, this activity book doubles as a coloring text.
By Nancy Field & Corliss Karasov
Lexile 810
Activity Book - Updated 2017
Purchase Here!
This activity book provides pages of activities around how scientists study wolves, the biology and ecology of the wolf. Providing lots of informational text, this book would be great for an individual students wanting to learn more or for reading extensions in the classroom. Also in black and white, this activity book doubles as a coloring text.
Wolf Lap Book
By Jamerill Stewart
Grades 4-6
Provided free at http://www.freehomeschooldeals.com/free-wolf-lapbook/
Retrieved 10 July 2017
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This is a guide is a self-led student study about wolves. IT requires the ability to learn on ones own and jump between reading information and completing supplementary activities. The lap book provides a lot of foldables that could be useful in supplementing lessons that would benefit students are not able to complete a self-guided unit.
By Jamerill Stewart
Grades 4-6
Provided free at http://www.freehomeschooldeals.com/free-wolf-lapbook/
Retrieved 10 July 2017
Download here!
This is a guide is a self-led student study about wolves. IT requires the ability to learn on ones own and jump between reading information and completing supplementary activities. The lap book provides a lot of foldables that could be useful in supplementing lessons that would benefit students are not able to complete a self-guided unit.
Gray Wolf Educator Guide
By National Geographic
Exploring a Keystone Species with students in
grades k-12.
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Although focused on Western wolves, this guide provides lessons for many ages and is a great resource to use in your wolf programming!
By National Geographic
Exploring a Keystone Species with students in
grades k-12.
Download Here!
Although focused on Western wolves, this guide provides lessons for many ages and is a great resource to use in your wolf programming!
Wolf Link
By International Wolf Center
Online Wolf Curriculum
Grades 9-12
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IWC has developed two 10-hour online courses about wolves. The two classes are: Wolf Research Concepts & Introduction to Wolf Ecology. Use this course within your classroom and allow for individuals to work together in a flip classroom format.
By International Wolf Center
Online Wolf Curriculum
Grades 9-12
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IWC has developed two 10-hour online courses about wolves. The two classes are: Wolf Research Concepts & Introduction to Wolf Ecology. Use this course within your classroom and allow for individuals to work together in a flip classroom format.
Wolf Quest
By the Minnesota Zoo
Online Wolf Survival Game
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In this online, interactive game, you are a 2 year old wolf pup in Yellowstone National Park. You disperse from your pack and are ready to create your own. Follow your own survival story as an individual player or with a team.
By the Minnesota Zoo
Online Wolf Survival Game
Play Here!
In this online, interactive game, you are a 2 year old wolf pup in Yellowstone National Park. You disperse from your pack and are ready to create your own. Follow your own survival story as an individual player or with a team.
Wolf Island Lessons
By Celia Godkin
Grades 1-3
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Lessons to read with the fictional book of Wolf Island. Literacy and Science objectives that surround prediction, questioning, detail recall, vocabulary, writing, food chains, and ecosystems.
By Celia Godkin
Grades 1-3
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Lessons to read with the fictional book of Wolf Island. Literacy and Science objectives that surround prediction, questioning, detail recall, vocabulary, writing, food chains, and ecosystems.
A Unit about Wolves
By Moore, Evans, & Tryon
Grade: Elementary
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Although does not meet just one grade level standards, use this text with your fellow co-workers. Includes activities such as: math comparisons, making plural words, reading informational text, writing prompts, are projects, Venn diagrams, crosswords, word searches, sentence structuring, art projects, and more... Note: Wolf range on pages 4-5 is no longer accurate.
By Moore, Evans, & Tryon
Grade: Elementary
Purchase on Amazon or Ebay
Although does not meet just one grade level standards, use this text with your fellow co-workers. Includes activities such as: math comparisons, making plural words, reading informational text, writing prompts, are projects, Venn diagrams, crosswords, word searches, sentence structuring, art projects, and more... Note: Wolf range on pages 4-5 is no longer accurate.
Thematic Unit: Wolves
By Linda Larsen
Grades: Middle School
Lexile: 740-1120
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In this thematic unit, there are reproducible sheets that study literary pieces, such as Julie of the Wolves, The Call of the Wild, and Kavik the Wolf Dog. Each of these books contains 9-10 lessons. This teacher resources is literacy based, but contains integration of multiple subject matters and cooperative learning. Through these literary pieces, students combine their knowledge and apply it the science of wolves. Note: Wolf Range on page 61 is no longer accurate.
By Linda Larsen
Grades: Middle School
Lexile: 740-1120
Purchase through Amazon or Ebay
In this thematic unit, there are reproducible sheets that study literary pieces, such as Julie of the Wolves, The Call of the Wild, and Kavik the Wolf Dog. Each of these books contains 9-10 lessons. This teacher resources is literacy based, but contains integration of multiple subject matters and cooperative learning. Through these literary pieces, students combine their knowledge and apply it the science of wolves. Note: Wolf Range on page 61 is no longer accurate.