All about bears

Mrs. Ferreira

Are all bears mammals and do they live all over the World?

• All bears are not the same• They can look different• Live in different places• Do they sleep the same?

What does a bear look like?• Black• Brown• White• Thick fur• Big• Small

The parts of a bear• Big head• Ears• Small eyes• Claws• Front legs• Back legs• Spine

What does a bear eat?• Nuts• Berries• Fish• Insects• Sap from trees• Branches• Drinks milk from their mom for 1st year of

life

Where does a bear live?• They live all over the world• They do not live in Antarctica

and Australia

Why do bears hibernate?• They hibernate not like the usual

“hibernating” animal• They sleep because in the winter time

food is hard to find• They will only wake up to have a baby.

Not even to go to the bathroom.• Bears in warmer weather will usually

not sleep as long as bears in colder places

Where do they hibernate ?

• They sleep in a cave or den

Burning Questions

• Where do bears live?• Can you tell me one thing that a

bear likes to eat?• What do they like to sleep in?• What is it called when a bear

sleeps for a long time?• Tell me one characteristic of a bear

Student Activities for our bear unit

• Class power point• Paint shop drawing• Itsy bitsy bear book• Parts of a bear activity sheet

Get ready, Set, Let’s Learn!