Polar Bears!

Today in class we studied polar bears. Our art project had many learning elements in it even though the activity itself was fairly simple. We had precut polar bear foot prints that the children used to paint with their own foot. Some of your children may have a little white paint in between their toes. Such a fun and simple activity! But within this activity they were learning science and math in addition to the obviouse art element. As we were stamping our own foot print onto the polar bear's foot print we were counting and comparing (math). We also talked about where the bears live and how cold it was. Much like the ice, the white paint was slippery and cold. The water that the students washed their feet in afterwards was warm. We asked: "Would the polar bear enjoy this warm water?" Ellie answered: "No, because the seals don't like the warm weather." After further deduction it was determined that since the bears liked having seals for dinner they would want to live where the seals lived. Very smart students we have! We also determined that due to the fat and the thick coat the bears would be uncomfortable in warm weather. (All science) It was a fun day!