January 24, 2018 Story Time - Polar Bears

If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read

I Am A Polar Bear  by Steve Macleod*
Polar Bear Romp!  by Beatrice Costamagna
Who's Hiding with Penguin?  by Vincent Mathy*
Polar Bear Babies  by Susan Ring*
The Polar Bear  by Jenni Desmond
Little Polar Bear  by L. Rigo*
Hush Little Polar Bear  by Jeff Mack

For our craft we covered a polar bear like this one with cotton balls:

Extra activities
We shared facts about polar bears, like:
1. Their skin is actually black, even though their fur appears to be white. Their fur is actually hollow and reflects light making it appear white!
2. A boy polar bear can weigh as much as 1,500 pounds. Girl polar bears usually weigh only half that
3. Polar bears have 42 teeth, 10 more than humans do
4. Polar bear cubs are only the size of a kitten when they are born
5. Polar bears have water repellent fur due to its oily nature, which allows them to quickly shake dry after swimming

Walk Like a Bear
Papa polar bear takes BIG steps
mama bear takes medium steps
baby bear takes baby steps
brother bear hops on both feet
sister bear hops on one foot

Polar Bear, Polar Bear
Polar bear, polar bear turn around
polar bear, polar bear touch the ground
polar bear, polar bear bend down low
polar bear, polar bear touch your toe
polar bear, polar bear slide on the ice
polar bear, polar bear spin around, twice
polar bear, polar bear reach up high
polar bear, polar bear touch the sky
polar bear, polar bear turn around
polar bear, polar bear please sit down