How does mama bear keep her cubs safe?
How do our own mothers keep us safe?
Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 124-129 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 78-81 for full lesson plan
Portal Resources
Downloads
Document
Noticing and Wonderings Chart
(122.65 KB)
List of Materials
- Stuffed bear with 8-ounce weights added (Suggestion: Add weights if object does not meet 8 ounces)
- Item that weights 6–8 pounds (example: 2 bags of flour/sugar)
- Student Guide and pencil
- Media player or computer to play the vocalizations
Estimated Time
2 hours
- Engage: 20 minutes
- Explore: 30 minutes
- Explain: 20 minutes
- Elaborate: 20 minutes
- Evaluate: 10 minutes
Lesson Extensions
Cross-Curricular Extensions
Invite a guest speaker to your classroom: school nurse or community safety person to share how their work ensures people stay safe or someone who cares for animals to share how they ensure animals stay safe.
Standards
Topic
Animal Needs
Communication
Missouri Learning Standard
Next Generation Science Standard
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
Science and Engineering Practices (SEP)
Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)