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1H Pushy Bears
Topic
Pushes and Pulls
Grade Level
Kindergarten
How do bears get their food?
Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 66-71 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 42-45 for full lesson plan.
1G Bear-y Good Habitat
Topic
Plant Needs
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten
What do animals need to live?
Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 62-65 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 38-41 for full lesson plan.
0 Introduction Lesson
Grade Level
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Unit Anchoring Phenomenon: Habitat
Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 30-31 for full lesson plan.
Copy and prepare the bear headbands ahead of time. Staple or glue pre-cut earpieces to the top of each precut bear headband.
1F What Lives in My Schoolyard?
Topic
Plant Needs
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten
Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 58-61 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 32-37 for full lesson plan.
1E Keep It Cool, Bear!
Topic
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten
It is a hot day outside. How might you cool off? How do animals cool off?
Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 54-57 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 26-31 for full lesson plan.