Where are the bears?
- Feb 27, 2019
- 1 min read
With the end of winter nowhere in sight, our 3's classes have been wondering about where all the animals go during the winter. This question led the teachers to start a discussion about hibernation. Using books and web searches, the children researched the meaning of hibernation and which animals hibernate during the winter. The kids were most intrigued by the different kinds of bears and where they hibernate. Here is a look into what they've been doing in their classrooms...
Building a cave outdoors Gathering materials to make a cave Indoor cave building Relaxing with the bears Hibernating bears Hibernation research Observational drawings Hibernation research Collecting items for brown bear cave Bears hibernating Our brown bear cave Writing rules for the cave Bear Rules Observing the rules! Learning about the Arctic bears Arctic bear research Comparing Brown vs Polar bears Collecting materials for arctic cave Building the cave Polar bear construction Making a polar bear Look what we made! Placing the bear in the cave Arctic bear cave Exploring ice Comparing hibernating animals
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