Here are 10 polar bear science activities preschool level. They are a great way to teach your child all about these Arctic loving creatures. Also, look at How to Homeschool Preschool for more ideas.
Besides these hands-on activities that they will love.
I also have a fun and simple idea for a polar bear themed dessert to make and enjoy.
Polar bears are one of the most identifiable creatures living in Arctic regions.
Polar bears are strong swimmers, using their large front paws to paddle, which are slightly webbed.
They are carnivores whose main food source is seals, and they have no natural predators themselves, but walruses and wolves can kill them.
They are found mainly north of the Arctic Circle all the way to the North Pole.
There are some living south of the Arctic Circle in the Hudson Bay of Manitoba, Canada.
Polar bears can be found in Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, and some northern islands.
Books for Kids About Bears
If your kids love studying about polar bears, look at these other books about bears.
I add in living books when I can find them. Then, we add reference books to our day.
14 Books About Bears of All Kinds For Kids Who Love Reading
Add some of these fun resources and activities if you're studying about bears.
Kids love bears and in this book they'll be introduced to them all: Grizzly, polar, sun, sloth, black, and brown. Great full-color photos reveal details about how and where they live. Perfect for beginning and young readers, National Geographic Pre-readers
While I do enjoy adding theme specific books to unit studies, I really love a book that gives a lot of mileage for multiple units. The anatomy series cover so much at such an amazing price point that I think they are a must have for any nature study. While you will find several couple pages on bears, the books can be used to study landforms, other forest animals, layers of the earth, and so much more.
Another great book that will definitely get more than one use. This big beautiful picture book has perfectly sized snippets of information and makes a great reference spine.
Field guide and intrepid explorer Huw Lewis Jones and wildlife illustrator Sam Caldwell take readers out into the wild to discover all there is to know and love about the eight different species of bears.
Do you know your panda from your polar bear? Or can you spot the difference between a sun bear and a sloth bear? Follow your expert field guide as we travel deep into the woods and across Arctic ice to learn all the “bear” necessities.
This is based on a true story and makes a great independent read for your older kids.
Animal Track game is a educational game that will teach kids how to match animals with their tracks and where to find them!
Most animals do not want to come in close contact with humans, but if you learn to notice and recognize their tracks, you will be able identify which animals visit your neighborhood or like to walk along the same trails as you do. Animal tracks can become a window into an otherwise hidden world-the presence and habits of wild animals.
Is there anything they haven't made an Opoly about? This woodland themed one will be a great addition to your study.
Finally, this game has two levels making it easy to include beginners and more experienced kids in the same game, Animal identification, fun facts, and quick gameplay make this ideal for any woods, wildlife, or camping themed unit
This is a fun way to learn and reinforce the food chain in the forest, with bears being one of the apex predators, making it ideal to go along with a bear unit study.
The eating habits of bears is one of 14 topics in this clearly written look at three North American bears --- grizzly bears, polar bears and black bears.
Of the three species (grizzly/brown, polar and black bear), Taylor examines and portrays his devotion and passion specifically to the black bear, the most populous of the species.
The polar bear is the biggest and most powerful of the animals that are able to survive the hostile climate of the Arctic. Cubs are born during the cold dark winter, even though they start out with only a thin coat of fur and weigh a little over one pound. The mothers raise and teach them so they may grow and survive in the wild. Here is information about how polar bears swim and hunt, how they keep warm and dry, and the many other ways they adapt to their environment.
The Arctic might be a bit too chilly for humans, but it's the perfect home for polar bears. But the earth is getting warmer and the ice is melting. Where will the polar bears live? How can we help protect their home?
This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
This Incredible Planet series provides young readers with interesting information about the Earth’s most fascinating creatures.
Beautiful color photography makes each animal come to life. Learn about the polar bear’s habitat, diet, breeding, lifespan, behavior, threats, and so much more!
Next, add more hands-on fun about polar bears.
10 Polar Bear Science Activities Preschool
Choose one or more of these polar bear science activities to simply teach your child about polar bears and other animals with easy-to-understand hands-on fun.
- This demonstration is a great explanation of how animals like polar bears in extreme temperatures are able to survive- Inuit of the Arctic: How Animals Survive Harsh Winters Fun Blubber Activity.
- A very basic demonstration for Why Are Polar Bears White? A Preschool Investigation doesn’t require much time for setup or execution.
- Grow Your Own Polar Bear is just a fun silly activity that they will enjoy and teaches preschoolers about the scientific method.
- Watch All About Polar Bears For Kids to learn facts and see real polar bears in action as they lumber through the snow.
- Build a shelter for Polar Bears with this STEM for Kids Structure Challenge as you talk about the habitats and habits.
- Dig a little deeper into our topic with the Polar Bear Activity and The Impact of Melting Sea Ice Activity to teach your child about the effects of environment on nature without going above their heads.
- Try out this Crafts for Winter An Easy and Fun Polar Bear Fork Painting while you learn about the characteristics of the polar bear like his thick winter fur and why it’s white.
- Learn How to Make an Arctic Small World Sensory Bin that lets your child use their imagination, I also find that these spark lots of great questions from kids as well.
- Learn Why are Polar Bears White? Arctic Tundra Animal Adaptations to help explain this simple science to young children.
- Grab a free Polar Bear life cycle printable to teach your child about one of the most basic science processes.
Finally, look how to make this fun polar bear dessert.
How to Make a Fun Polar Bear Pop Dessert
Now onto this delicious dessert activity.
You do not have to put your cookie on a stick.
You can just leave it as a cookie, this is just a fun option for a unique twist that will help your child remember all the fun stuff they learned about polar bears.
Also, you can also use chocolate chips in place of the candy eyes to save a little bit more money and everything else you might even have already on hand.
You will need:
- Sugar cookie dough
- Decorating icing
- Chocolate chips
- Candy eyes
- Coconut
- Lollipop sticks
First, bake the sugar cookies, you can use your favorite recipe or grab a ready to bake dough.
I must share with you this trick I learned to make your cookies perfectly round.
As soon as your cookies come out of the oven take a cup or small bowl and put over them, swirl it around gently to shape the outsides.
Immediately transfer your warm cookies to parchment paper and if you are going to turn them into cookie pops immediately slide your sticks in the bottom all the way to the top, not quite coming through the top.
Allow to cool completely then ice the entire cookie.
Sprinkle or dip your cookie in coconut to give your polar bear some fur. If you don’t care for coconut, you could also use shaved chocolate or leave it off entirely.
Add a little bit of icing to the back of the eyes and put them in place.
Use the tip of the decorating icing to make a puddle for the polar bear’s muzzle and two smaller ones at the top for ears.
Press a chocolate chip cookie into the muzzle for the nose.
Just how adorable are these Polar Bear pops?
