Bear Habitats--a Study Unit

For the past few weeks Liam, Delaney, Brianne, (for the book reading),and I, have emerged ourselves into learning about grizzly bears and polar bears.  We've dipped our hands into plenty of paper mache to create their habitats and had quite a lot of fun turning an old pizza box and paper guts of an electric mixer into a forest and a polar region for the two bears.  The kids also had fun making bears and seals (the ringed seal is a favorite meal for the polar bear) out of salt dough.

Peak under the top of the ice block, you can see the Momma bear with her cubs living and growing in the den she dug in the ice and snow for her babies to have a home.
The dark shapes in the water are seals.
In the very upper top left side, you'll find a polar bear waiting patiently for a seal to pop up and breathe.  Sometimes they wait for hours on end, but patience is rewarded with a tasty meal for them.

One day, while out on a walk at the local school, we found many rocks, mossy sticks and ever green trees to gather from to create a forested home for the grizzly bear.


I know we all had fun learning about bears, and I don't think Delaney is done.  She quite fascinated with polar bears. She's watched more nature movies about them and has checked out a few more books on her own about them.