Introduce children to wolves by sharing both fiction and nonfiction about wolves and wolf habitats. Choose picture books with vibrant illustrations. Examples of books for preschool school children about wolves are "Face to Face with Wolves (Face to Face with Animals)" by Jim Brandenburg and "The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig" by Eugene Trivizas and Helen Oxenbury. After reading the books discus physical characteristics of wolves, the places wolves live, and what they eat.
Tell a wolf story using characters made from felt placed on a felt board. For example, tell the story of the "Three Little Pigs" by Patricia Seibert which features a "Big Bad Wolf." Create three pigs and a wolf by tracing them onto felt material. You can also create scenery from felt. Cut them out and encourage children to help decorate them as desired. Read or tell the story. Place and remove the characters on the board as they are introduced or as they exit the storyline. Alternatively, ask children to place the characters on the felt board.
Preschoolers can make wolf puppets using a brown paper lunch bag. The paper bag will be used for the puppet's body. Cut out a tail, ears and a tongue from construction paper. Provide the cutouts, googly eyes, glue and a marker so that preschoolers can make the wolf's face. Allow to dry completely. Children can place their hand inside the bag to move the wolf puppet's mouth.
Play a game of "What Time is it, Mr. Wolf?" to promote preschoolers' gross motor skills. Clear an activity area that is large enough so that the children have plenty of space to complete their movements. Invite the he children over to a large activity area. Ask children to form a line, standing side by side. Instruct the kids to ask, "What time is it, Mr. Wolf?" Give a command such as, "It's time to jump forward three times" or "It's time to skip forward." The children perform the action until you give the signal to stop. Continue doing this, substituting different physical movements such as crawling or hopping as the preschoolers continue to get closer to Mr. Wolf. The last answer Mr. Wolf gives is: "It's midnight!" Pretend to chase the kids back to the other side of the activity area.