The ecological theme of "We all need each other--the web of life" serves as the focus of Alaska's fourth annual wildlife week and as the emphasis for the activities in this guide for upper elementary teachers. The packet of materials contains: (1) an introduction (explaining the theme); (2) table of contents (indicating each lesson's objective and the location of its background sheets, students worksheets and activities, and curriculum integration ideas); (3) list of worksheets (providing titles, summaries, and page numbers for the ll activities); (4) worksheet solutions (listing answers and/or explanations for each of the exercises); (5) glossary (offering an illustrated dictionary of selected ecological terms); (6) ecosystem crossword puzzle; (7) lessons (containing objectives, background information, vocabulary list, activities, and curriculum integration suggestions); (8) ideas and references for ecosystem investigations (suggesting techniques and phenomenon to explore in the outdoors); (9) classification guide (explaining the four kingdoms of living things); (l0) Alaskan food chain and food web examples (citing specific relationships common to four ecosystems); and (ll) references. (ML)