The Grand Polar Bear
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What's Inside
Read this one on one with a child and talk about the title before you begin. The opening line says, I love polar bears and you will too.
The book gives children a simple way to talk about polar bears and build seasonal vocabulary. It also works well for early math and reading practice in kindergarten and first grade. Read it slowly and pause to let your child say what the title and opening line make them think about.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn The Grand Polar Bear into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Polar bear vocabulary
- Seasonal language
- Listening for meaning
- Print awareness
- Early reading discussion
Discussion Questions
- 1 The title says The Grand Polar Bear. What do you think the word grand tells us about this polar bear?
- 2 The page says, I love polar bears and you will too. What do you already know about polar bears?
- 3 What do you think makes a polar bear different from other bears?
- 4 How does the title make you expect the book to feel or sound?
- 5 If you were reading this with me at home, what facts about polar bears would you want to notice together?
Words to Learn
- polar bear
- A polar bear is a big white bear that lives in very cold places near the North Pole.
- grand
- Grand means big, important, or impressive.
- polar
- Polar means near one of the ends of the Earth, where it is very cold.
- cold
- Cold means low in temperature and not warm.
- winter
- Winter is the cold season of the year.
- season
- A season is one part of the year, like winter, spring, summer, or fall.
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