Little Red Riding Hood Meets--A Golden Retriever?
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dogsretriever.html
A lesson plan for Grade 4 Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 4
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science)
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- National Geographic
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In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students will learn about how dogs evolved from wolves, and the similarities and differences between dogs and wolves. They will conduct some basic research on wolves and two dog breeds and fill in a chart to show what they have learned. Students will conclude by rewriting Little Red Riding Hood as if the main character had encountered a Maltese or a Golden Retriever instead of a wolf.
Students will:
- color a picture of gray wolves
- act out two scenarios to illustrate the possible ways dogs were domesticated
- learn about characteristics of wolves and two dog breeds
- rewrite the story of Little Red Riding Hood using what they have learned about dogs and wolves
While this lesson plan indicates it is for K–2 students, it is appropriate at the 4th grade level.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 4
- Goal 1: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of animal behavior and adaptation.
- Objective 1.02: Observe and record how animals of the same kind differ in some of their characteristics and discuss possible advantages and disadvantages of this variation.
- Objective 1.04: Explain and discuss how humans and other animals can adapt their behavior to live in changing habitats.
