Talk to the children about what was in Little Red Riding Hood's basket she was carrying to Grandma. Most story versions say she was bringing some type of baked good or sandwich. Ask the children how they can make the food in the basket healthier. Provide the students with a picnic basket drawn on paper to cut out. Have them search through magazines for healthy-food options that would make up a nutritious meal for Granny. They can cut out the magazine pictures and paste them onto the basket. Students can then present and discuss their food choices.
Provide each child with a half-gallon milk carton. Help the children cut off the top of each milk carton so it resembles a house. Have them tape construction paper over the milk cartons in any color they would like. Then students can paint the carton to make it look like a house with a door and windows. Set the houses aside to dry. While working on the project, encourage the students to discuss what it's like when they go visit their own grandmothers' homes.
Talk to the children about real wolves and how they are actually endangered in the wild. Have the students create a collage with pictures of wolves, their habitat, their pups and what they really eat. You can also divide the class into groups and have each group focus on one of the wolf's living characteristics such as its habitat or food.
Talk to the children about how it was not a good idea for Little Red Riding Hood to talk to the wolf and tell him where she was going. This is a way to segway into lessons on stranger danger. Place the kids into groups and have them practice and act out the scene where Little Red meets the wolf, but they must change the story so that Little Red does not talk to the wolf. Instead Little Red should say "No!" then run away, yell as loud as she can for help and tell a trusted adult as soon as she finds one. Each group should have the characters of Little Red, the wolf, grandma and a police officer, but let them re-enact the story how they wish. The students will have fun chasing each other, but the activity will also reinforce the importance of being aware of strangers.