Theme

I chose Bear Fun for my theme.  It is for second grade students.  I feel it would be fun to learn about bears in the spring when bears are coming out of hibernation. 

Standards

• describe the basic needs of living organisms
• compare size, shape and structure of living things
• describe changes that are part of common life cycles 
• explore the habitat

Background Information

1. Bear Curriculum - http://www.nwf.org/productions/bears/forteachers.html

2. The Bear Facts - http://www.scz.org/animals/bears.html

Lesson Plans

1. Goldilocks and The Three Bears - http://www.first-school.ws/activities/fairytales/3bears.htm

2. Polar Bears - http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/PolarBears/home.html

3. Teddy Bear Fun - http://www.abcteach.com/teddybear/teddytoc.htm

Student Pages

1. Alphabet Activity:  Letter B b is for Bear Color Page - http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha3_bear_b.htm

2. Match the Bear Memory Game - http://www.bearden.org/memory.html

3. Giant Panda's - http://panda.si.edu/kids/index.htm

4. Addie's Beary Activity Fun - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2221/bears.html

Graphics - http://huntingwallpaper.tripod.com/bears2.html

Background - http://www.geocities.com/red743/bear.html