Bears Are Curious written by Joyce Milton Illustrated by Christopher Santoro Cyberlesson created by...
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Bears Are Curious written by Joyce Milton Illustrated by Christopher Santoro Cyberlesson created by Jessica Malatesta Click on the bear to learn how bears get ready for hibernation and to learn facts about bears.
Bears Are Curious written by Joyce Milton Illustrated by Christopher Santoro Cyberlesson created by Jessica Malatesta Click on the bear to learn how bears
Bears Are Curious written by Joyce Milton Illustrated by
Christopher Santoro Cyberlesson created by Jessica Malatesta Click
on the bear to learn how bears get ready for hibernation and to
learn facts about bears.
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Introduction Do you know how bears get ready for hibernation?
In the nonfiction book, Bears Are Curious you will find out how
bears get prepared for winter. In this book you will also learn
facts about bears. You will learn why some bears hibernate and its
purpose. Are you ready?
Slide 4
Resources and Materials Before you begin, you will need: A copy
of Bears Are Curious A pencil Sticky Notes Crayons Writers Notebook
K-W-L Chart Computer with Internet access ~ Everything else is
provided through the lesson.
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Before Reading Before you begin reading Bears Are Curious click
here to watch a movie about why animals hibernate in the winter.
Before you begin reading Bears Are Curious click here to watch a
movie about why animals hibernate in the winter. If you are curious
about hibernation, click on the animals below to learn more facts
about how animals survive in the winter. If you are curious about
hibernation, click on the animals below to learn more facts about
how animals survive in the winter.
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Before Reading In this story the author asks an important
question: Why are the bears so hungry? Why do you think bears are
so hungry? Write your thoughts in your writers notebook. Watch the
video on the bear preparing for hibernation. Write down events that
occurred in the movie that you think might also be discussed in the
story. Click here to view the video.Click here In this book you
will also learn facts about bears. Please complete the KNOW and
WANT to know sections on your K-W-L chart. Now go ahead and take a
picture walk with your partner. Talk about what you notice.
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During Reading Read the story in your head and keep track of
the events in the story. Also, use your sticky notes to tab pages
where you learned a new or interesting fact. Remember a fact is
something true. Here is a picture of a bear hibernating in his
den.
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After Reading What do you think is the most important thing you
learned from reading this book? Now complete the LEARN section of
your K-W-L chart. Then RETELL the story to your partner. It looks
like the bear has woken up from his long winters nap. What will the
bear do next?
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Beyond Reading Choose one of the following activities: Listen
to the Ballad of the Wild Bear, then write a journal entry in a
bears viewpoint. Tell about your day. Make sure you use facts from
the story and tell what season it is. Watch live webcasts of a bear
and a video, then draw what a typical bears environment looks like.
Label your illustration. CLICK HERE to view webcast. CLICK HERE to
watch the video.CLICK HERE
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Beyond Reading Continued Visit brainpopjr.com and explore the
game section on hibernation. Click on the squirrel to check your
knowledge.
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Rubric Activity321 K-W-L ChartStudent wrote at least two things
for each section of the chart. Student wrote at least one thing for
each section of the chart. Student did not complete each section of
the chart. RetellStudent retold the story to a partner and included
all the events. Student retold the story to a partner and included
some of the events. Student retold some of the story and only one
event. Journal EntryStudent used at least two facts from the story
and song to write a journal entry. Student used at least one fact
from the story and song to write a journal entry. Student did not
use any facts from the story or song to write a journal entry.
Illustration of SettingStudent used webcam images and facts from
the story to create a picture of a bears environment. Student
labeled his/her illustration. Student used webcam images and facts
from the story to create a picture of a bears environment. Student
did not label his/her illustration. Students did not use webcam
images or facts from the story to create a picture of a bears
environment. Student did not label his/her illustration.
_______________ out of a total 9 points
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Credits Books: Bears are Curious by Joyce Milton Ballad of the
Wild Bear by Pay Chamberlin-Calamar and Sandy Kogl (read along and
sing along) Websites:
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/winter/win2.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/satoyama/hibernation.html
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/animals.html
www.unitedstreaming.com
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=388634E4-2D6C-4D8E-BB3D-
766D08779DDE&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/hibernation/
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/snugsnow.htm
http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/hibernation/ Pictures:
hyacinths.wordpress.com/ http://www.bear.org/website/
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Teachers Page Before the cyber lesson, students should have
some background knowledge about hibernation and its purpose. This
cyberlesson is intended to take place in the beginning of the unit.
Students will have an good understanding that not all animals
hibernate, however, they may have some incorrect information. This
cyber lesson, as well as the accompanying unit will clarify any
misunderstandings students may have at this time. One misconception
students may have is that bears are true hibernators, which in
fact, Bears are not "true" hibernators. They are one of the "light
sleepers."Bears Students reading at a level 15 and above will be
able to complete this cyber lesson independently, while students
reading below a level 16 can complete this with a partner or in a
whole group, with teacher narrating.