TWO Flipbook packets to aide your students' comprehension and vocab while reading Hibernation and Migration (Smart Words Readers) by Judith Bauer Stamper. They include activities such as multiple choice, vocab matching, compare and contrast with criteria, answering questions in complete sentences, g...
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Year 2 Week #5 Hibernation and more Today we did a project based on our science memory work. Everyone came in their PJ's to hibernate! We made a diorama of how animals adapt to environmental changes - which in our case was the start of winter. When the kids came in, they first stopped by the gym and "hibernated" inside the "cave" that we had made with some gym mats and blankets! We later used the cave to do our review game. To start our day we got our lapbooks out and sang, wrote, flipped and drew our way through Week#5. The next thing we did was begin our project. I had picked out various animals and the definitions we were learning, to place in our diorama. I provided pre drawn and cut construction paper shapes of a tree, log, cave, burrows and rocks to place the animals around. I also used cardboard that I cut into strips. One strip was used for giving the cave a 3D look by bending it around the construction paper cave and gluing it in place. Another strip was folded in half and the construction paper log was glued to that strip to create a hinged opening so you could see what would hibernate inside of the log. There were pizza boxes for each child to do their project on, that I got from a local vendor for free. I set out paint, tissue paper, foam, hot glue, markers, regular glue, sequins, pipe cleaners, puff paint, construction paper and cotton balls. The kids were given a sample of what they were going to be doing that I had laid out on my pizza box for Sarah. However, there was room for lots of imagination. To begin with, the Moms cut out their pictures of animals while the kids started on painting the background of their diorama. We used blues and greens to designate sky, pond and grass. Briefly I tied in perspective art by describing the horizon line between the two elements they were working on (grass/sky). The next thing they did was decide where they would place their various elements of tree, log, cave and rocks. Then they began pasting and hot gluing their items into place. The kids worked their imaginations as they put finishing touches and embellished their project. Such as; drawing their tunnels to their burrows, adding flowers to their grass, placing a sun (or some did a moon). To finish it off, I mixed up the puff paint! A favorite around Wonderful Wednesdays! The kids delved in, mixing and then adding their touches of clouds and snow to their masterpieces! I couldn't resist making "porridge" for the day's snack! After all doesn't hibernating bears bring to mind Goldilocks and the Three Bears??? It seemed these little bears thought this porridge was just right! Animals used in the diorama: Hibernating animals: A bear that went inside our cave, bats that hung from inside the cave, burrow animals used were snakes and squirrels, pond animals were turtle and frogs, animals in the log were lizard and spider and a bumblebee for underground below the tree. Migrating animals: Geese flying south, Butterflies flying to Mexico! Adapting animal: Ermine - we used camouflage as our means of adaptation in winter weather. He was placed near the rocks and pictures of him during the summer when his coat is brown and winter when it changes to white were used.
The kids loved making our hibernating bears. We started by "painting" paper bag caves that were glued onto paper plates with a mixt...
Ideas for a unit on winter animals: hibernation, migration, and more winter animal adaptations. Hands-on learning, centers, writing, and more
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As the weather starts to cool down, many people, including myself, find it hard to wake up and get out of bed in the morning. Not only do humans find this hard, but many animals
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Count to ten with these cuddly forest creatures as they settle down and hibernate for the winter. Friends of all sizes, from bear to mouse, snuggle together in one furry heap to endure the snowy season. With adorable illustrations and rhyming verse, Snoozapalooza will warm even the deepest chill.
Montessori Week 3-Hibernation: Printables and Activities to help teach your little one all about what hibernation means and what animals hibernate.
It is snowing & cold here today which is making us want to stay in and hibernate so I thought I would post some favorite hibernation classroom activities, games, books, songs, and crafts. Pajama Day A great way to culminate your unit on hibernation is to have a Pajama Day! Children (and teachers) wear their […]
This week was our bear/hibernation theme. Lots of fun! If you have not read this book, you must! It is HILARIOUS! (Especially the ending... loved it! haha) Here are some of the nonfiction books we read this week to help us fill in our bear chart. We looked at these four types of bears: brown, black, polar, and panda. Here is the chart we created: When we talked about what bears ate, we did this fun little taste test/graphing activity that came from Rachelle over at What the Teacher Wants! Check out her bear unit here... super cute! I wish I had more time to do all of the activities. We tasted strawberry jam, tuna fish, and honey on crackers. We graphed our favourite bear food. Also included in Rachelle's unit, students coloured in their own graph and then answered questions about it. During our reading/writing time, we read the book "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". We compared it to the book "Growl!" and did a little T-chart about real vs. fantasy. The next day we read "The Three Snow Bears" and compared it with Goldilocks in a Venn Diagram. You can download the student version by clicking the picture below. We have been working on addition and just started talking about "Tens Partners". We created this rainbow anchor chart to help us remember them! In Rachelle's bear unit, she has this cute activity called "Bears in a Cave". One partner closes their eyes, the other partner uses bear counters (I used Teddy Graham crackers) and puts some in each circle. They write the total in the square at the end and then covers up one of the circles with a "cave" (paper cup or bowl). The other partner guesses how many bears are in the cave. You can use any number of bears. I had mine use all ten bears, so the sum always stayed 10. This was great practice for the "Tens Partners". When we started talking about hibernation, we read a book called "All About Hibernation". Then we created a large poster called "Where do animals go in the winter?". I got this idea from the very creative Amy over at Fun 4 Kids. See all of her winter animal ideas here! My students coloured the large background poster. Then they coloured the animals, cut them out with the labels, and glued them into the correct winter home. Then we added some cotton balls for snow! Super cute! If you would like a copy of the poster, click the pictures below. I print the background on white 11 x 17" paper. The animals/labels are on half of an 8.5 x 11". Amy also had a poem on her blog called "Winter Animals". It has some cute actions to go with it. We practiced the poem all week, then today we glued it into our poetry journals and illustrated it. Click above to download the poem. And last, but not least, we read the Bill Martin Jr. / Eric Carle books, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear", "Polar Bear, Polar Bear", and "Panda Bear, Panda Bear". Kids love the fun rhythm of these books. If you haven't checked out Mrs. Kacey @ Doodle Bugs Teaching, go there now! She has some amazing "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" centres and activities for FREE. Check here and here. I created an art lesson to go with these books. There is a simple pattern to use and you can create any of the four bears: brown, black, polar, or panda. Students use plastic combs (or a piece of cardboard) to create different paint techniques. Click on the picture below to download the full directions and patterns for free from TpT. These are the samples I created. I let the students choose any colour background. Here are my students working hard on their artwork. It was actually a pretty easy project to get all together. We did the painting one day and the assembly the next day. Here is the finally picture of them all together. (Our class is called 1T by the way, so the bulletin board makes sense....) They did such a good job! Although I don't know why a few of my bunnies thought that a blue marker was a good choice to use to draw the whole face.... hehe Have a great weekend, everybody!
Pre-K books to read. Best Hibernation Pre-K and Kindergarten books. Books about Bears and Hibernation for your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classroom.
Animals that Hibernate When you think of an animal hibernating you probably think about a bear, but did you know that other animals hibernate too? An animal will hibernate when the food supply runs low and the temperatures drop, causing it to be too cold to wander about. Some might go into a deep sleep while other
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Teach about winter animals with these engaging hibernation activities! Find experiments, crafts, and free printables on this post!
The migration of animals and hibernation or animals in the winter are two popular science topics. These 8 resources for migration and hibernation will help primary teachers talk about vocabulary, experiment and identify animals that adapt for the winter.
ALuv and I just finished a 2-week unit in our science last week on animals in the winter. We had fun and both learned quite a bit! I wanted to share a few resources and ideas of how we integrated literacy into our study. We focused on the three ways that animals survive in the winter time: hibernation, migration, ... Read More about Animals in Winter
Bear invites her friends during hibernation to work on jigsaw puzzles. Each blank 6.25 x 4.5-inch notecard features a print of one of my original watercolor illustrations. Cardstock is Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified mix from responsible sources Each card comes with an envelope. Cards are mailed in a clear cellophane sleeve.
This hibernation unit study is full of fun hibernation crafts and activities for kids, including books about hibernation, a hibernation facts video, and a hibernating animals sorting activity!
Our Animals in Winter Migration, Hibernation & Adaptation post is an introduction to the three with activities, printables and ideas!
This beautiful book brings together amazing facts about rainforests, a heart-warming narrative and breathtaking illustrations. In A Rainforest Story, young readers can explore the vibrant life of the rainforest, from the fierce predators that roam the forest floor to the brightly-coloured birds that fly above the trees. Travelling through the seasons, we meet various rainforest creatures as they are born, raise their young and settle down to hibernate through the hottest months. Learn about the behaviour of favourite big cats such as the beautiful jaguar, and beloved animals such as capybaras and sloths. Discover how animals and plants work together to survive and thrive, like the monkeys that go from flower to flower, feeding on nectar and spreading pollen. Beautiful story-like text by Jane Burnard of dynamic rainforest creatures are further animated by colourful illustrations by Kendra Binney that will leave children and adults poring over the pages of this book. Explore the world's habitats and the amazing animals that live there and collect all the titles in the series with A Coral Reef Story and An Arctic Story.
Hibernation, Migration and Adaptation Science and LIteracy Centers is perfect for your fall and winter themes. This unit is based around essential questions with vocabulary cards with real pictures, anchor charts to reinforce concepts, labels for sorting and fun hands on craftivities that students will love! I have even included a sample lesson plan to demonstrate how to implement the activities. You will find everything you need for a complete plant unit! ***This unit is also included in our Science Bundle and Hibernation Bundle. Included in this unit: Hibernation Animals that Hibernate Real Animal Pictures and Sorting Label (Large Group Activity) *Real Pictures Who is Hibernating? Teacher Book (Black/White and Color) My Favorite Hibernating Animals Draw and Label Activity Who is Hibernating? (Flip Book) (RF.K.2.d) Illustrate it! Design a Hibernation Book Cover (RI.K.4) Places Animals Hibernate (Large Group Sorting Activity) Bear is Sleeping (Song and Stick Puppet Craft) Bear is Hibernating Craftivity I See Animals Hibernating Reproducible (Writing Activity) Hibernating Animals Can, Have, Are Who is Hibernating? Craft Book (RF.K.4) The Bear Snores On Quilt Activity “H” is for Hibernation Craft (RF.K.1.d) Adaptation Animals that Adapt (Large Group Activity) ***Real Photos Look! Animals Can Adapt Interactive Reproducible (RF.K.4) My Favorite Animals that Adapts Draw and Label Activity Who is Adapting? (Flip Book) (RF.K.2.d) Illustrate it! Adaptation Book Cover (RI.K.4) Adapting Animals Can, Have, Are Winter Animal Sort Printable While You Were Sleeping….Deer Craftivity Migration Animals That Migrate (Large Group Activity) ***Real Photos Our Migration Journal (Take Home Activity) My Favorite Migrating Animals Draw and Label Activity Who is Migrating? (Flip Book) (RF.K.2.d) Illustrate it! Design a Migration Book Cover (RI.K.4) Migrating Animals Can, Have, Are A little Birdie Told Me…Migrating Craftivity I Like Animals That Migrate Reproducible (RF.Kl.4) Are you looking for more science centers? Hibernation Nocturnal Plants Pond Polar and Arctic Animals Weather Groundhog's Day Insects Ocean More Kindergarten Ideas: Editable Sight Word Games Bundle Color by Primer Sight Word Bundle Morning Word Bundle Color by Code Math and Literacy Bundle Math and Literacy Bundle for the Year (C) Kindergarten Rocks 2016-Present
The kids loved making our hibernating bears. We started by "painting" paper bag caves that were glued onto paper plates with a mixt...
Learn about animal habitats as kids compare and contrast Arctic animals and Forest animals with this hands-on science activity!
Happy New Year! I am excited to be a part of my first blog hop of 2015! There are 16 bloggers who have some New Year and winter theme...
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Use “Bear Snores On” to introduce hibernation. Continue the fun with loads of hands on activities that your preschooler will love. Includes a free printable.
Ideas for a unit on winter animals: hibernation, migration, and more winter animal adaptations. Hands-on learning, centers, writing, and more
Weekly lesson plans all about how animals survive in the winter including hibernation activities for preschoolers.
This week was our bear/hibernation theme. Lots of fun! If you have not read this book, you must! It is HILARIOUS! (Especially the ending... loved it! haha) Here are some of the nonfiction books we read this week to help us fill in our bear chart. We looked at these four types of bears: brown, black, polar, and panda. Here is the chart we created: When we talked about what bears ate, we did this fun little taste test/graphing activity that came from Rachelle over at What the Teacher Wants! Check out her bear unit here... super cute! I wish I had more time to do all of the activities. We tasted strawberry jam, tuna fish, and honey on crackers. We graphed our favourite bear food. Also included in Rachelle's unit, students coloured in their own graph and then answered questions about it. During our reading/writing time, we read the book "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". We compared it to the book "Growl!" and did a little T-chart about real vs. fantasy. The next day we read "The Three Snow Bears" and compared it with Goldilocks in a Venn Diagram. You can download the student version by clicking the picture below. We have been working on addition and just started talking about "Tens Partners". We created this rainbow anchor chart to help us remember them! In Rachelle's bear unit, she has this cute activity called "Bears in a Cave". One partner closes their eyes, the other partner uses bear counters (I used Teddy Graham crackers) and puts some in each circle. They write the total in the square at the end and then covers up one of the circles with a "cave" (paper cup or bowl). The other partner guesses how many bears are in the cave. You can use any number of bears. I had mine use all ten bears, so the sum always stayed 10. This was great practice for the "Tens Partners". When we started talking about hibernation, we read a book called "All About Hibernation". Then we created a large poster called "Where do animals go in the winter?". I got this idea from the very creative Amy over at Fun 4 Kids. See all of her winter animal ideas here! My students coloured the large background poster. Then they coloured the animals, cut them out with the labels, and glued them into the correct winter home. Then we added some cotton balls for snow! Super cute! If you would like a copy of the poster, click the pictures below. I print the background on white 11 x 17" paper. The animals/labels are on half of an 8.5 x 11". Amy also had a poem on her blog called "Winter Animals". It has some cute actions to go with it. We practiced the poem all week, then today we glued it into our poetry journals and illustrated it. Click above to download the poem. And last, but not least, we read the Bill Martin Jr. / Eric Carle books, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear", "Polar Bear, Polar Bear", and "Panda Bear, Panda Bear". Kids love the fun rhythm of these books. If you haven't checked out Mrs. Kacey @ Doodle Bugs Teaching, go there now! She has some amazing "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" centres and activities for FREE. Check here and here. I created an art lesson to go with these books. There is a simple pattern to use and you can create any of the four bears: brown, black, polar, or panda. Students use plastic combs (or a piece of cardboard) to create different paint techniques. Click on the picture below to download the full directions and patterns for free from TpT. These are the samples I created. I let the students choose any colour background. Here are my students working hard on their artwork. It was actually a pretty easy project to get all together. We did the painting one day and the assembly the next day. Here is the finally picture of them all together. (Our class is called 1T by the way, so the bulletin board makes sense....) They did such a good job! Although I don't know why a few of my bunnies thought that a blue marker was a good choice to use to draw the whole face.... hehe Have a great weekend, everybody!
