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My Mini Book About...
Elementary learners complete a mini book on polar bears. The resource contains four pages, each a quarter of a page, including one title page with a picture of a polar bear and a space for kids to write their names.
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Bears
Students study polar bears and their characteristics. In this bears lesson students divide into groups and design a model that shows the effectiveness of their layers that keep them warm.
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Black Bear Maze
In this mazes worksheet, students analyze the most efficient strategy to help a bear find its way through the forest to the mountain meadow through an intriguing maze.
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The Great Grizzly
Students view video on grizzly bear. In this research lesson students create a list of questions about grizzlies and create a life size poster of an adult grizzly.
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Cheetahs and Bears: copy the sentences
For this sentence copying worksheet, learners copy 2 sentences onto the lines below them. Students copy a sentence about a cheetah and a bear. Learners could also just answer the questions as well.
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First Word: Bear
In this word recognition worksheet, learners trace the word bear, write it independently, and identify it in a group of other words.
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My First Crossword Puzzle
In this language arts worksheet, students write the name of the baby animal next to each clue given. Then they use the baby animal names to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Bear With the Letter B
In this coloring worksheet, students examine a picture of a cartoon-style bear waving his hand from behind an upper case letter B. Students color the picture.
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Barnaby Bear Scrapbook
In this bear vocabulary worksheet, students color a detailed picture of a bear in the forest. Using the provided word bank, students label parts of the forest with 12 word names.
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Trace the Bear
In this tracing activity, students trace a picture of a bear by following the dotted lines. They trace the dotted lines to form the word bear.
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Fuzzy Bear Connect the Dots
In this math worksheet, students practice counting to 50 by completing a dot to dot picture of a big bear who is dreaming of honey. Students color the picture.
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Larger and Smaller Numbers 3
In this mathematics instructional activity, students color the box in each set with the smaller number first. Then they color the box in each set with the larger number at the bottom of the page.
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How Much Does a Bear Weigh?
Students estimate how many children in their class it would take to equal the mass of one adult bear. They then weigh and record their measurement on a chart to check their estimate.
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Bear, Bee, and Bunny
Students enter the gym. Teacher hands out the 3 animals to 3 different students. They with the animals are the taggers. One at a time, each tagger calls out a different locomotor movement to travel in (preferably running is NOT a choice).
Other
Primera Escuela: El Oso
A collection of many Spanish-language crafts and activities about bears.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Polar Bears
Listen to a roar (with RealPlayer) and learn about the lives of polar bears. [0:52]
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Moving Mammals
Students explore the different ways mammals move by observing them walk, hop, gallop, swim and swing in animations. Facts about habitat and structure are also included in these animations.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Grizzly Bear
The grizzly bear is also referred to as the brown bear. You will find wonderful photographs of grizzly bears when you check out this site. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat,...
Kidport
Kidport: Who Eats What?
At this site students are encouraged to try and answer questions that relate to what animals eat. At the bottom of the web page are beautiful pictures of land and sea animals and when selected, students will be able to read short facts...
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Brown Bear
Comprehensive reference information about the brown bear. Includes taxonomic classification, specimens, and other details about this endangered animal.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: American Black Bear
Comprehensive reference about the American black bear. Includes taxonomic classification, specimens, and other details about this curious, intelligent omnivore.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Sloth Bears
This article examines the history of sloth bears, conservation efforts on behalf of sloth bears, habitats of sloth bears, and more.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Bear Conservation Around the World
This article examines individual species of bears in reference to conservation including the Giant panda, Spectacled bear, Sun Bear, Sloth bear, American Black Bear, Asiatic black bear, Brown Bear, and more.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Bear (Ursidae)
Illustrated entry describes Bears along with providing details about its habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and habitat.