Helen Seay
black bear outline
Students compare the bears in the story to real bears.
Grade Levels: K-1
Time Required: about 1/2 hour
Subject Areas: language arts, life sciences
Materials:
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Pictures of Real Bears - black, grizzly, and polar (magazines, newspapers, internet, etc.)
Procedure:
1. Read the story. Compare the pictures of the bears in the story to pictures of real bears. Compare their homes (black bear=dense forest, grizzly bear=open mountain sides, polar bear=arctic ice), food (black bear=grass, berries, insects; grizzly bear=grass, berries, roots, ground squirrels, insects; polar bear=seals, fish) and how they live.
2. Give each student a large piece of paper. On one-half of the paper, have them draw the three bears in the story. On the other half, have them draw the real bears in their habitat.
Assessment:
Part 2 above.
