Activity Structure:
Individual Projects
Cooperative Group Projects

Grade Level:Third
Duration:One to two weeks
Content Areas:Language Arts, Science
Objectives:
1. Independently read and comprehend third grade material
2. Use the Internet as a research tool to locate specific information
3. Identify facts about wolves

Resources:
Internet Links:
Little Red Riding Hood
Yahooligans

Applications used:
Electronic encyclopedia
Word processing application

Procedure:

Before reading the selections, think about or discuss what you think of when you hear about wolves. What are they like?  Are they friendly?  Upon completion, do the following activities:

Activity 1:
Think about the fact that in fairy tales wolves are often the villains, but in real life this is not usually true. Use Yahooligans to conduct a keyword search for facts on wolves and answer the questions on attached worksheet.