HIBERNATION


"Beary Good Authors" Bulletin Board- Each student answered the following:
1. My bear is named______.
2. My bear eats ________.
3.My bear plays ________.
BOOKS:
Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky
Animals in Winter by H. Bancroft
Sleepy Bear by
Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming
When Will it be Spring? by Catherine Walters
Bear Snores On by Karma
OTHER BOOKS ABOUT BEARS:
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
by Nancy White Carlstrom
Jamberry by Bruce Degan
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Where Do Bears Sleep? by Barbara Shook Hazen
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
by Bill Martin Jr.
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Helen Oxenbury
Bear Wants More by Karma

POEMS AND FINGERPLAYS:
The bears go in their caves.
It keeps them warm and cozy.
Time for lazy days.
When the snow is gone & the sun comes out to play,
The bears will wake up from their sleep
and then go on to play.
"Bear is Sleeping"
("Frere Jacques" tune)
Bear is sleeping. Bear is sleeping.
Let it snow! Let it snow!
Sleeping all the winter, sleeping all the winter
Snug and warm, snug and warm.
Soon it will be springtime,
Soon it will be spring time.
Wake up, bears!
Wake up, bears!

PHONICS:

MATH:

SCIENCE:
1. Bear Hibernation Experiment- Ask students why
do they think bears wake up in Spring. Cut out
newspaper bear and fold in half and then in half
again. Place bear in pan of warm water. Bear will
unfold due to warmth of water. Explain the
weather gets warmer in Spring, causing the bear
to wake.
2. Create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting
bears and people.
3. Match animal flashcards to places they
hibernate flashcards:
bear, bat- cave
fish- bottom of frozen pond
snake- under rock
racoon- in tree trunk
woodchuck- hole in ground
frog- mud
turtle- ground
4. Classify animal cards as hibernating or
non-hibernating.
5. Bake bear biscuits using Pillsbury Dough rolls and
almonds. Cut four slits into roll to create paw.
Sprinkle cinnamon on top.


ART:
1. Bear in a Tissue Box Cave- Children paint tissue box brown. Glue cottonballs on top of box to represent snow. Cut out bear pattern. Children put bear in box to “hibernate”.
2. Bear in Paper Plate Cave- Cut paper plate in half. Children color plate brown. Attach bear pattern.
3. Paper Plate Bear Head- Add paper ears, eyes, pop pom nose, and mouth
4. Cinnamon Bears- Mix sugar and cinnamon. Have children cut out bear pattern, place glue on pattern and sprinkle on cinnamon and sugar mixture. Add wiggly eyes.
5. Paper bag bear- Color, cut out, glue bear head and paw patterns on to brown paper bag. Patterns can be found at:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/bear.shtml
6. Bear Cakes- Spread peanut butter or chocolate icing on a rice cake. Use raisins for eyes and noses, Cheerios for mouths, and small pretzels for ears.

MUSIC:
1. “Hibernation” (“Aloutte” tune)
Hibernation. Time to go to sleep.
Hibernation. Time to go to sleep.
In the winter, where’s the bear?
Sleeping in its log or lair.
Where’s the bear? Log or lair.
Where’s the bear? Log or lair.
Oh!
In the winter, where’s the frog?
Sleeping by a pond or log.
Where’s the frog? Pond or log.
Where’s the frog? Pond or log.
Oh!
In the winter, where's the snake?
In the mud beneath the lake.
Where's the snake? Mud beneath the lake.
Where's the snake? Mud beneath the lake.
Oh!
In the winter, where's the bat?
In a cave is where it's at.
Where's the bat? In a cave is where it's at.
Oh!
2. “Bears Are Sleeping”
(tune: “Brother John”)
Bears are sleeping,
Bears are sleeping,
In their lairs.
In their lairs.
Soon it will be springtime,
Soon it will be spring time,
Wake up, bears!
Wake up, bears!
3. "Teddy bear, Teddy bear"
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, turn around.
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, touch the ground.
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, tie your shoe.
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, climb the stairs.
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, say your prayers.
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, shut the light.
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, say good-night.
TEDDY BEAR DAY

At the end of the week, I have "Teddy Bear Day". The children dress in pj's and slippers and bring in teddybears. We do many activities involving the bears such as having them sit with us in Circle Time while we read a book about bears, measuring them with unifex cubes, graphing them according to color, and classifying them according to size. We make our own "Bear Books" in which we name a bear and its favorite food and game. I create a cave for the children and their bears using a table and blanket. We eat Teddy Grahams and milk for snack.

Bear Printables:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/bear.shtml
http://www.first-school.ws/t/bagbear1.htm
http://www.buyteachercreated.com/estore/files/samples/TCR_estore/BTC/3062s.pdf
http://images.google.com/images?
q=bear+coloring+page&hl=en
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/art/storytelling/bears/storytellingbears.html
