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Big Bad Wolves
Are wolves really so big and bad?
Materials
- Informational books about wolves
- Fairytale variants of "The Three Little Pigs" and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
- Paper
- Poster board (optional)
- Drawing materials
Directions
The "big bad wolf" is a familiar story-time villain ("The Three Little Pigs," "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf") but are wolves really so big and bad? Help your child make his or her own informational book or poster about wolves. Visit your library to learn about the lives of real wolves through informational books, videos, and Web sites (which often include sound clips of wolves howling). Print images from Web sites, cut them out, then paste them on poster paper along with true facts. Or, use smaller paper to make a "Guide to Wolves," with fake facts on the left pages ("Wolves eat grandmas") and true facts on the right ("Wolves eat elk, moose, mice, and bugs"). Bind the pages to make a book.
Talk About It
Share several different story versions of "The Three Little Pigs" and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," including some told from the wolf's point of view or sympathetic to the wolf's plight ("The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig" by Eugene Trivizas; "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka; "Betsy Who Cried Wolf" by Gail Carson Levine). Talk about the different versions. Which did your child like best?
Related Books
Wolf! by Becky Bloom
Wolf's Chicken Stew by Kasza Keiko
Wolves by Angela Royston
Age Range: 4-6
Skills/Subjects:
- Creative Expression
- Language and Literacy Development
- Media Literacy
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