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Bears,Bears,Bears
An interdisciplinary unit for grades K-2

This site is full  of  web links to help you plan a fantastic bears unit!

 
 
Literature Links
Activities to use with excellent literature
 
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle
Read an interview with and biography of Stan and Jan Berenstain!
Jamberry by Bruce Degan
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Little Bear by  Else Homelund Minarik; a guided reading unit
Poem / Chant: Going on a Bear Hunt
 
Sites for Teachers
Bear Activities a complete list of activities and literature to use throughout a Bear Unit.
More Bear Activities also lots of songs and poems
Even More Bear Activites geared toward Preschool-K.
Bear song that also teaches spelling, colors, and ordinal numbers
Polar Bear Activities information and activities about these arctic creatures.
Comprehensive teacher information about every species of bear!
 
Blackline Masters
    Print out coloring pages with information about:
    Grizzly Bears
    Polar Bears
    Black Bears
    Brown Bears
    Panda Bears
    Many Different Bears
 
Kid-Friendly Sites
 
 
Live!
 
Watch live polar bears!                                                               Watch live brown bears!
 
See the world's first photos of a bear in hibernation!
 
 
Collaborative Projects on the Internet
 
First Grade, First Grade, What Do You See?
    students contribute to an online book based on the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle.
Backpack Buddies USA
    students in Vermont send a stuffed animal to classes all over the country.
 
 
 
 
Marika S. Paez
Bankstreet College of Education
pezz299@yahoo.com