Inside: Lots of bear activities for a primary class.
We’re learning about bears again! This is one of my favourite units because there are just so many fun things to do.
We jump-started the unit with a visit from our local Conservation Officer. The kids were thrilled with his visit and learned LOTS, including many safety tips.
The highlight of the visit, though, was when he showed the kids this little guy!
My first thought was, “Oh my gosh! He’s so cute.” That was quickly followed by “Oh no, what happened?”
Turns out this little cub was orphaned and sadly he wasn’t found until it was too late. But the good part of it is that he’s making lots of children very happy.
My kids just couldn’t get over how soft and sweet looking he was.
My TOC wrote up this great chart with the kids:
And then they drew and labeled some pictures and wrote some bear facts.
If you’re doing your own bear unit, you might want to check out this bear post.
A couple of years ago we made these great bear habitat triaramas.
And last year we had lots of fun making biscuit bears and writing about them.
We watched an adorable video about Nora the polar bear cub.
And here’s a free polar bear math game.
One year we made these adorable brown bears.
If you haven’t read Big Bear Hug yet, then be sure to check it out. It’s well worth it!
We also read The Very Cranky Bear (which was lots of fun). Click on the link to read the book review AND grab this freebie.
And here’s another book I absolutely adore: Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest. This post has a book review, directed drawing AND a super bear video!
And lastly, you can find a couple of cute art projects and a review of The Polar Bear and the Snow Cloud
Have a great weekend and stay tuned for more bear activities!
What a great opportunity for the kiddos to experience!HaleyOwls and Lessons, Etc.
There are so many great things to do when you study bears and the kids are so motivated. I'm not teaching Science this year and really miss it!
Thanks, Haley! I'll definitely be inviting him in to speak again next year:)
I won't be teaching much science either. I just cut my time down to .68 last week so my teaching partner will continue with most of it. Mind you, I'll be integrating the units into language arts and math..so it'll still be fun 🙂
I especially love their drawings. They're so fun and unique.
Thanks, Tammy. I really like how one little person added shading around their bear:)
Your room looks like such a fun place to learn!TaraThe Math Maniac
Aw, thank you:))
Fun! 🙂
Thanks for sharing Barb! I'm starting a unit on bears and loved all the good books you recommended! The Polar bear video was really cute and the kids will love it! Brenda
Hey Erik, thanks for stopping by.
You're welcome, Brenda. It's always such fun learning about bears!
Love this bear unit! The students' diagrams and drawings of the different bears are great! I know they must have had a lot of fun and learned so much.