Here are 25 of my favorite polar bear preschool activities crafts, snacks, and other activities to use at home or in the classroom for learning and fun. Blubber helps the bears to keep warm in the cold water. Every winter the grand canyon railways polar express comes to life on a journey from the nighttime wilderness of williams, arizona, to the enchanted beauty of the north polewhere santa claus and his reindeer are waiting with a keepsake present for every good boy and girl. Arctic animals snow globe writing craft wmini fact book readerby tech girl this wintry. One of the coolest and most unique polar bear activities ive ever seen was sugar aunts simulation of how polar bear skin and fur reflects and absorbs light. A northern legend since 1964, this whistlestop train remains the most popular and affordable conduit to the remote communities of moosonee and moose factory. Polar bear activities here are the polar bear activities weve done so far. And theyll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book look at the last page. Chris van allsburgs the polar express is one of the most beloved childrens books and movies. Activities for polar bears past beadtime the land before time frostbite in the arctic or snake bites in the amazon are but a few of the dangers faced by explorers on journeys to strange and exotic lands.
See below for some ideas or use our more extensive discussion guide for extended activities, writing exercises, and ideas for group discussion. The film stars daryl sabara, nona gaye, jimmy bennett, michael jeter, eddie deezen and tom hanks. Young students learn how to build awareness of the sounds in the environment. Host an unforgettable polar express pajama party with these. The polar bear is the best swimmer of all the bears. Identify and explain some basic information about polar bearstheir life cycle, habitat, and eating habits as well as some physical adaptations that help them survive in the arctic. First graders complete activities with the book polar bear. See the detail of our butterfly lifecycle tuff spot eyfs activities, nursery. It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm, relaxing storyline. Through his initiative, a research station of the allunion research institute for nature protection and nature reserves since 1991, renamed the allrussian research institute for nature protection was established on wrangel island in 1969 for the purpose of studying polar bears. The virtual vine express train theme that also includes the polar express. Polar bear night by lauren thompson, polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear.
The polar express chris van allsburg, book, teaching resources. This activity can be done as a class or as independent project. Literacy ideas for polar bears making learning fun. Polar bear express canada activities lonely planet. Set out books about polar bears, see if your children can find out what kind of fish the polar bears like to eat. Make the light bulb polar bear craft with the collected old light bulbs and hand out the i help save the polar bear awards.
The polar express is enjoyed the world over by children and adults of all ages and, after twentyfive years in publication, is still one of the most beloved and widely used books in classrooms across the country to help you share the magic of the polar express with your students, we have created a list of suggestions for using the book across the curriculum. Lets help him find his way back to his natural habitat. With tom hanks, chris coppola, michael jeter, leslie zemeckis. Polar bear activities, crafts, lessons, and printables. Winter theme page with tons of ideas the polar express glyph by marilyn vaughn students will complete and cut out their train. This will make a good activity to use with your polar express unit. When i was a childrens recreation coordinator at a local athletic club, we hosted a polar express pajama party for kids ages 3 8 years old inspired by the book written by chris van allsburg. This book starts out a bit like a story by focusing on a mother polar bear and her cub.
Polar bear activities by jean warren preschool express. Polar bears past bedtime and polar bears and the arctic. The polar express lessons, ideas, crafts, and printables to. Our kids still enjoy the polar express book by chris van allsburg and the goalong movie. The photos below depict some of the activities ive done with my class and information regarding the resources i used to make this an exciting day for the children. During this holiday season, take advantage of this teachable moment by connecting the book and movie to your curriculum. Polar express by chris van allsburg is a classic childrens book that is beloved by many, both young and old alike during the holidays. Christmas theme gingerbread theme the polar express by chris van allsburgh. The polar express read online click through more stories to find the polar express read by an actor. Delight your child with this adorable polar bear worksheet that reinforces science and social studies skills as kids think about where animals live.
In each childs chair place a warm cup of hot cocoa and. See more ideas about polar bear, craft activities and arctic. The polar express chris van allsburg, book, teaching resources book, teaching resources, story, cards, mat, sequencing, primary resources, play, early years. Polar bear and arctic preschool and kindergarten activities, crafts, games, and printables. Polar express the book and the movie are student favorites. Set up pairs of small chairs in two parallel rows with a center aisle for the imaginary train ride. Image via wikipedia cover of the three snow bearsduring the month of january we have been exploring antarctica in our sweet kindergarten classroom. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Polar bear and arctic preschool and kindergarten activities, crafts, games, and.
Now, we are learning about polar bears and eskimoes. Global warming lesson plan, activities, printables, rhyme, games for preschool and kindergarten teachers, daycares providers, and parents. Toronto zoo presents polar bears coloring book or colouring, to be appropriately canadian. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Popular polar bears books meet your next favorite book. In preschool and kindergarten, you can read highinterest picture books, like polar express, to engage your kids in fun activities and enhance learning in a variety of ways. The polar express is a childrens book written and illustrated by chris van allsburg and published by houghton mifflin in 1985. In captivity, there have been a number of individuals that have survived for longer than 40 years of age. After hearing the book read aloud, the students rotate through four 20minute activities, each. My daughter love animals and these preschool polar bear activities are a great way to make those drab winter days fun and learn all about them.
As the kids come to the cave, they have to duck and crawl through then. Polar bears eat a lot, so that they will develop a good layer of fat or blubber on their bodies. A true polar express adventure including tickets to the north pole, accommodations at the railway hotel, and meals for everyone. No reports have put polar bears exactly on the north pole itself, but ca. Bill martins polar bear, polar bear what do you hear. Children will use the scientific skills of observation, prediction, and evaluation. To help you share the magic of the polar express with your students, we have created a list of suggestions for using the book across the curriculum. Save the polar bear kids activity, lesson, and printables. Polar bears have a normal life span of about 25 years for males and 30 for females, although a small number of individuals may live longer. Divide students into small groups and give each group a set of photographs of polar bears and the arctic. Set a scene for a train ride and simulate a ride to the north pole. They are bears who moved up north and when they decided to stay, their fur turned white to help protect them from predators. Include small world penguins, seals, polar bears, and other animals, plus explorers on.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. This resource is a readers notebook book study for polar bears past bedtime, by mary pope osborne, a chapter book in the popular childrens series. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. See more ideas about polar express party, polar express activities and. Now discuss the word choices that author chris van allsburg used to make the story more interesting. The effect of global warming on polar bears have students describe global warming as a newscaster. Begin by reading the book national geographic readers. Those not assisted by morgans magic, like jack and annie, must pack supplies and. Jan 06, 2016 have fun building phonological awareness with this oral polar bear sound activity that also builds gross motor skills. These huge powerful bears can grow to be 10 feet tall and weigh more than 1,500 pounds. Great for new teachers, student teachers, homeschooling and teachers who like creative ways to. Dont forget to check out the live polar bear cam at the san diego zoo while youre at it. Take a few minutes as a class to brainstorm what students already know about polar bears as well as what the photos suggest about the bears.
When we pull out our stash of christmas books, it is so much fun to see the favorites and reread them. Learn about polar bears while learning to read polar bear photos and facts make it easy. The polar bear is the largest predator that lives on land. Three lessons including the description of a setting, questions for the characters and a. This book is for beginners who are serious about looking at polar bears and learning how to read. Preschool polar bear activities living life and learning. Polar bears unit with articles, activities, vocabulary, and.
They read the story and pay close attention to the words in. Polar bears unit with articles, activities, vocabulary. Weve gathered the best polar bear themed crafts, games, and activities for kids for you to have all the ideas you need in one place. Polar express activities and lessons education world. Jan 07, 2015 randomly tape the large paw prints in a circle leading to and away from the created bear cave.
This weeks early childhood education team theme is the tundra visit the links below for more great early childhood activities related to the tundra theme. Winter fun, winter theme, polar bear express, teddy bear crafts, classroom freebies. On christmas eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the north pole on the polar express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of christmas. The breeding season occurs in spring to early summer marchjune. It has been observed swimming over 50 miles 80 km at 6 miles 10 km per hour without rest, and can swim underwater for up to two minutes. Your kids will look on in awe at the different cool polar bear photos while learning about polar bears. My retelling packs help work on sequencingretelling skills while having a whole lot of fun. It shows the book, the polar express, being read aloud by the author, chris. Great for new teachers, student teachers, homeschooling and teachers who like creative ways to teach. Thus, there is no doubt that there are polar bears in the vicinity of the north pole, though they are probably not abundant because the ocean there is less biologically productive than it is over the continental shelf, at the edges of the polar basin and associated islands. Classroom activities for the polar express ideas for warner bros.
A lost baby polar bear shares the spotlight with a popular bo. They should include a visual, such as a poster or flip book, to show the causes and effects of global warming. Activities, worksheets, printables, and lesson plans. Or click here to see all the polar bear posts at once. Polar bears also have fur on the soles of their feet to keep them from slipping on ice. The illustrations make the book appear to be fiction. But, we are getting our bodies moving with this super versatile polar bear sound activity this game can be played five different ways to build phonological awareness its a perfect literacy activity to use with multiple ages or to repeat over and over to build different skills. Polar bear theme teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. We hope your own kids enjoy playing to learn with us as we continue offering free resources for use at home or in the classroom. Polar bear lesson activities and adorable fluffly videos. The polar express interactive whiteboard resources. Winter time is a great time to go to the zoo to watch. For example, there is a polar bear dressed up in a lab coat and a polar bear stepping on a scale at a doctors office.
The three snow bears by jan brett is a great foundation to teach about both. Have your students examine the illustrations in the book, calling attention to the perspective and viewpoint of each. Polar bear activities, crafts, lessons, and printables kidssoup. Polar bear activities, worksheets, printables, and lesson plans. It departs cochrane at 9am, reaches moosonee at 2pm, then returns south at 5pm, arriving in cochrane at around 10pm. The polar express pdf very cute book using the brown bear format. The polar express lessons, ideas, crafts, and printables.
We discussed different movements that the kids might do to get from one paw print to another. Host an unforgettable polar express pajama party with. Polar bears past bedtime by mary pope osborne and salvatore murdocca. No matter how old you are, there is something magical about the. Dec 08, 2016 when i was a childrens recreation coordinator at a local athletic club, we hosted a polar express pajama party for kids ages 3 8 years old inspired by the book written by chris van allsburg. This pack is for teachers bringing pupils to see the polar bears go wild in january 2015.
Polar express activities for preschoolers prek pages. Includes 2 class books, 4 poems, 2 decodable readers, literacy center games, and math activities such as addition, subtraction, estimation, and measurement. Polar bear theme teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables and. Living life and learning canadian mom blogger, homeschooling 3 kids sharing kids printables, kids activities, homeschooling tips, parenting and organization ideas. With that in mind, i just finished designing some quick, easy and fun activities children can transition to after you read the tale.
The last polar bears unit of work teaching resources. There are animals like walrus and polar bears that live in places. Children will use technology and listening skills to explore the sounds in their outdoor environment and create a big book that uses predictable language patterns to document their experiences. Its icicle citywhen the magic tree house whisks jack and annie to the frozen arctic. Your students will love learning all about these cool creatures. The polar express delivers equity in the kindergarten classroom. The polar express lesson plan scholastic books for kids. This retelling pack can be used after reading polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear. A great addition to your science week lesson ideas. A polar bear s tale of global warming grades polar bear icecapade grades 23 polar bears introduction grades 46 polar bears and global warming grades 46 polar bears grades 47. Education world connects you to lessons, resources. You will walk away with some awesome polar bear photos in a book. This literacy unit includes finger puppets, worksheets, a mini book, and a cutandglue activity. What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading childrens book. Winter theme page with tons of ideas the polar express glyph by marilyn vaughn. The book is now widely considered to be a classic christmas story for young children. The classroom activities have been designed to support and extend your pupils visit to the. The polar express is known for its awardwinning illustrations. Our new polar bear friend is lost and needs some help. The kids and staff would come dressed in cute pajamas ready to listen to the holiday classic, make some crafts, and have fun with their friends. This page has a large collection of printables that you can use to go along with the book, polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear. Polar bears are native to the icy cold water of the arctic ocean and its surrounding areas. Sadly the polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species. See more ideas about polar express party, polar express activities and polar express theme. This post may contain affiliate or advertiser links.
The polar express is a 2004 american computeranimated film based on the book. A day of activities centered on the polar environment uses the polar express by chris van allsburg as. Discuss other activities to help cut down on carbon emissions such as recycling aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic, and cardboard. Polar express lesson plans, themes, printouts, crafts. The cloth board covers are in a maroon colour with a silver bell embossed and the dust jacket is the usual image of the polar express itself. Written, produced, and directed by robert zemeckis, the film features human characters animated using the live action performance capture technique. Polar bears are the largest living carnivores on land. Oct 01, 2009 this is the larger hard back version and an amazing price for it.