Summer for a Bear

Lesson Plans

Unit
1
Summer for a Bear
Timeline

Unit 1 (Summer) is intended to start at the beginning of the school year and end by the end of September.

  • Introduction to Anchoring Phenomenon: 45 minutes
  • Lesson 1A: 1.5 hours
  • Lesson 1B: 1.5 hours + additional daily observation time
  • Lesson 1C: 1.5 hours
  • Lesson 1D: 1.5 hours + additional daily observation time
  • Lesson 1E: 1.5 hours
  • Lesson 1F: 1.5 hours
  • Lesson 1G: 1.5 hours
  • Lesson 1H: 2 hours
Essential Statements
  • I can identify how black bears meet their needs throughout the summer.
  • I can identify how Missouri plants and animals meet their needs throughout the summer.
  • I can observe how weather patterns and seasons affect plants and animals throughout the summer.

Essential Readings

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Lesson 1

  • Black Bears (series: My First Animal Library) ; Gleisner, Jenna Lee ; Lesson 1

Lesson 1A

  • Hello Summer! ; Rotner, Shelley ; Lesson 1A

Lesson 1E

  • Beneath the Sun ; Stewart, Melissa ; Lesson 1E

Lesson 1H

  • The Curious Cares of Bears. ; Florian, Douglas ; Lesson 1H

Vocabulary

  • Area: a section of space (Lesson 1F)
  • Cloudy: a white or gray area in the sky made up of very small water drops (Lesson 1B)
  • Critter: an animal (Lesson 1F)
  • Degrees: a way of measuring temperature (Lesson 1B)
  • Desert: land that is very dry and usually very hot (Lesson 1)
  • Fur: the hair that covers an animal’s body (Lesson 1E)
  • Glade: an open space in a forest (Lesson 1A)
  • Habitat: a place where a plant or animal lives (Lesson 1G)
  • Heat: energy that causes things to get warmer (Lesson 1C)
  • Lizard: a reptile with four legs, a long body, and a tail (Lesson 1C)
  • Partly Sunny: some clouds in the sky (Lesson 1B)
  • Phenomenon: something that can be seen and studied (Lesson 1)
  • Pull: to bring something closer to you (Lesson 1H)
  • Push: to move something away from you (Lesson 1H)
  • Record (ing): to write or talk about something as proof it was seen or happened (Lesson 1B)
  • Shade: an area where sunlight is blocked by something (Lesson 1C)
  • Shelter: something that covers or protects something (Lesson 1G)
  • Sky: the space above us when we are outside (Lesson 1B)
  • Space: the amount of room that is empty and able to be used (Lesson 1G)
  • Summer: the warmest season, between spring and autumn (Lesson 1A)
  • Temperature: how cold or hot something is (Lesson 1B, 1D)
  • Thermometer: a tool to measure the temperature (Lesson 1D)
  • Weather: outside conditions at a time and place, includes temperature, clouds, and rain (Lesson 1B)
  • Weight: how heavy something is (Lesson 1A)
  • Woods: also called a forest, where many trees grow together (Lesson 1A)