Hibernation Bundle

This hibernation themed bundle includes 2 fiction book studies for Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett. It also includes a non-fiction unit on Animals in Winter.

“Bear Snores On” by Karma Wilson includes:

-1st and 2nd grade aligned common core standards

-recommended vocabulary list

-vocabulary organizer

-poetry elements anchor charts

-elements of a story organizer

-character Venn with clues and key

-rhyming words activity or center with a recording sheet and key

-poetry analysis activity with key

-story sequencing strips for booklet, center, or pocket chart retelling

-effect and cause activity with key

-comprehension scoot activity with a recording sheet and key

The Snowy Nap includes:

- folktale element anchor charts

-biography of Jan Brett for an author study

-story element flipbook

-story element writing organizer

-cause/effect activity with answer key

-vocabulary/word choice activity with answer key

-Venn: The Snowy Nap v. The Hat

-Venn: The Snowy Nap v. Bear Stays Up for Christmas

-Character Analysis Activity

-Winter Window Drawing and Description Activity

-Non-fiction passage on Hedgehogs with comprehension questions

Animals in Winter covers the topics of migration, hibernation, and adaptation. The following animals are discussed: birds/geese, monarch butterflies, bats, groundhogs, ladybugs, bears, squirrels, deer, foxes, fish, and snowshoe hares.

The non-fiction unit includes:

- 14-page full-color version with photographs instead of clip art

-14 full-color pages of nonfiction text about animals in winter with bold text and a glossary

-the same text appears in a black and white, printable booklet format (Now students can ALL have their

own copy of the text!)

-treemap

-bubble map

-T-chart on animal survival

-Venn of Bears and Foxes with optional cut and paste statements and answer key

-comprehension test with 14 multiple choice literal comprehension questions and answer key