We’ve put together suggestions to teach our latest nonfiction feature “Saving America’s Wolves.” These resources from our Teacher’s Guide are tailored to fit every learner and classroom!
Ask pairs of students to look for important events in the decline of the gray wolf and the struggle to reverse it. Have students create a timeline of events, from before the 1800s to today. Students can discuss their timelines in small groups.
Read the lower-Lexile article aloud as students follow along. Ask them to underline details that explain what happens when the number of gray wolves increases and decreases. Write their answers under the headings “Cause” and “Effect” on the board.
Have students read the story aloud and find details that describe the efforts to save the gray wolf from extinction. Ask them to write three questions for the wildlife experts who have helped the wolves.
Ask students to write an opinion essay about the increase in the number of gray wolves from the perspective of one of the following: a tourist who observed the wolves in Yellowstone National Park; a hunter or farmer; a wildlife expert.
Text-to-Speech