By Cynthia Albright

Polar bears! Aren’t they just adorable? The pictures of polar bears make me just want to snuggle up to one.

As I prepared for this lapbook, I decided to make it geared to younger kids also. By doing this, I included with each lapbook component, an option of:
• ruled
• primary lined
• blank or
• already filled in.

I was thinking of my own son who still isn’t proficient in writing, but who would enjoy making this lapbook if it did not consist of so much writing. So, I made the filled-in components for him. He will still learn by the books we read and the documentaries on polar bears we watch, and this will be more of a review or snapshot of what he learned.

Polar bears are very interesting in that they travel great distances on ice…moving ice!! I was especially interested to learn how the mama cares for her cubs for 2 ½ – 3 years and will not mate during this time.

I hope you all enjoy learning about God’s amazing polar bear.
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Download Links
Polar Bear Cover (107.06 KB)
Polar Bear Cover Landscape (132.15 KB)
Polar Bear Classification (779.82 KB)
Polar Bear Communication (256.18 KB)
Polar Bear Conservation (207.09 KB)
Polar Bear Facts (543.88 KB)
Polar Bear Families (920.51 KB)
Polar Bear Hunting and Diet (1.91 MB)
Polar Bear Outer Characteristics (319.93 KB)
Polar Bear Prints (342.58 KB)
Polar Bear Welcome to the Arctic (828.06 KB)

Books and other items of Interest

More Books on Polar Bears

DVD’s on Polar Bears and the Arctic
National Geographic: Masters of the Arctic Ice
Nature: Polar Bears
Arctic Tale
More Movies on Polar Bears

LESSONS AND UNIT STUDIES
Polar Bears and Ecotourism
Polar Bears – Shareware.

PICTURES
http://www.hickerphoto.com/polar-bear-pictures-photos.htm

EXPERIMENT
Polar Bears: Blubber Mitten Activity

INFORMATION
http://www.greatbear.org/polarbear.htm
http://www.kidzone.ws/sg/polarbear/polar_bear.htm
http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/polarbear/polarbear.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear
http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=99
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4620
http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/kids/polarbears.html
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/educational-materials/

Info Book from Seaworld
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/polar-bear/pdf/ib-polar-bear.pdf
Fact Sheet
http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal/bear-polar-/52
Demographic and Behavior of Polar Bears
http://www.mms.gov/alaska/reports/2006rpts/2006_014.pdf
Estimating the Size of the Polar Bear Population
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic50-3-234.pdf

ACTIVITIES AND COLORING
Crossword Puzzle
Preschool Polar Bear Activities – Great for anyone!
Word Scramble
Polar Bear Maze

Coloring of Polar Bears
http://www.dltk-kids.com/t_template.asp?t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/brownbear/clips/bpolarbear.gif
http://familyplayandlearn.com/PolarBearColoringPage.html
http://www.coloring-book.info/coloring/coloring_page.php?id=38
http://www.lucylearns.com/polar-bear-coloring-picture.html

Kinderprintables.com
Here is a list of items on this page.
**Jan 10, 2005 – Polar Bear Counting By 5′s
**Dec 27, 2005 – Polar Bear Compound Words
**Dec 20, 2005 – Polar Bear Month’s of the Year
**Dec 19, 2005 – Polar Bear Puzzle
**Dec 15, 2005 – Polar Bear Number Tracing
Polar Bear Uppercase Tracing
Polar Bear Lowercase Tracing
**Dec 14, 2005 – Polar Bear Math Mats
**Dec 13, 2005 – Polar Bear Calendar Numbers

GAMES:
Polar Bear Trek Downloadable Board Game

MATH
Polar Bear Counting by 3′s

CRAFTS AND BAKING
Here is a recipe that my Mom use to make. We called them:
Eskimo Cookies
1 1/2 sticks butter (3/4 cups softened)
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 Tablespoon water
2 cups oats
confectioners sugar

Put the butter in a bowl and beat well. Add sugar, cocoa, vanilla and water. Mix well. Add in oats.
Shape into 36 balls. Roll in confectioners sugar. Place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate about an hour. Store them in the refrigerator.

Circle Polar Bear
CD Polar Bear Craft
Polar Bear Felt Stocking
Polar Bear Cupcakes

YOUTUBE
Twin Polar Bear Cubs

Polar Bear VS Walrus

Polar Bear VS Ring Seal

BBC Wildlife doesn’t allow embedding, so I would recommend you watch with your kids.
Polar Bear Conservation (BBC Wildlife)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4hx4m3n-g0

Birth of a Polar Bear (BBC Wildlife)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhsKUKFctCw

Polar Bears at PBS

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