Do you need engaging lesson ideas and activities to teach your students about polar bears? These non-fiction ELA and science mini-lessons and activities are a fun way for your learners to discover more about the polar bear and the polar bear life cycle.
This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text and build reading comprehension while they learn interesting facts about how and where polar bears live.
⭐ Create anchor charts to lead your lessons and use the low-prep activities to teach a comprehensive unit that supports every student in your classroom.
⭐ Students will discover all about polar bears by reading captivating non-fiction text that is written in student language and completing partner projects and independent activities.
⭐ Polar bear printable templates and materials are provided to teach how to draw and label a polar bear, the life cycle of a polar bear, conduct a polar bear research project, learn polar bear facts and vocabulary, create a polar bear craft, and more to fill your winter or Arctic themed unit!
What you get in this HUGE Polar Bear unit:
- Visual activity instructions for your lessons
- Non-fiction children’s book list about polar bears to use for your project
- Know, Wonder, Learn (KWL) & Schema activities with anchor chart headers
- Vocabulary and fact posters with real photographs
- Vocabulary activities – matching & cards
- Fact sorting and recording pages
- Labeled diagrams of a polar bear
- Printable booklets for kids to fill-in, read, and draw
- Life cycle of a polar bear with anchor chart headers, activities, and mini books
- Polar bear photo analysis
- Differentiated writing prompts
- Polar bear directed drawing
- Polar bear writing and craft
- Research report booklet and writing paper
- Compare & contrast male polar bears to female polar bears on a Venn Diagram
**Check out the PREVIEW for a thorough look into what this resource includes!**
Why You Need the All About Polar Bears unit:
- This unit provides several activity and template choices making it easy to differentiate and meet the needs of your students.
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Real facts are presented to your students in a fun, engaging way with photographs to keep them focused and excited to learn more.
- This resource helps you facilitate meaningful lessons and discussions about polar bears to enhance understanding of related vocabulary and facts.
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Build oral reading fluency and comprehension skills with the included stories and ELA activities.
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Easily display, teach, and organize the facts and vocabulary for this unit with the easy to print anchor chart pieces.
- Use the included tools to facilitate a fun polar bear research project!
The best part? This resource saves you time as it is comes with print-and-go activities and everything you’d need to teach your students about polar bears.
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anne R. says,” This is a great winter unit! I found the material to be engaging and informative! Perfect for my first graders!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rachel E. says, “LOVE how all of your units include real pictures and lots of great information!!!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kim G. says, “This was a great addition to our Polar Bear unit! The students were engaged with the activities and loved them!
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The activities align to the Common Core standards for Reading Informational Texts and Writing and the Next Generation Science Standards.
Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):
First grade-W.1.2, W.1.7, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI1.3, RI.1.4, RI.1.5, RI.1.6, RI.1.7, RI.1.9, RI.1.10
Second grade-W.2.2, W.2.7, RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI2.3, RI.2.4, RI.2.5, RI.2.6, RI.2.7, RI.2.9, RI.2.10
Third grade-W.3.2, W.3.7, W.3.8, W.3.10, RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.9, RI.3.10
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