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Description
In this picture book a young bear observes how leaves change throughout the seasons. The story begins with the young bear very puzzled about why the leaves are falling off the trees. As he tries to stick the leaves back on, he becomes very sleepy and decides instead to make a nice cozy bed with the fallen leaves. The bear sleeps all through the winter months until one day he wakes up to warm sunshine. As happy as he is to see the sun, he is even more excited to see the new leaves growing back on the trees.
General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
This book encourages an appreciation for the seasons and would make an excellent introduction to a unit on this topic. The book raises the question about why trees lose their leaves in the fall which students could explore more as they learn about seasons. Students could also collect and press leaves and write a journal entry about their specimens. Children could identify the different leaves by comparing their specimens to pictures in tree identification books. This story also teaches students about hibernation and the book could be used as the focal point for a project about this topic. Students could learn more about bear hibernation or find out what other Canadian animals hibernate.Relevant Curriculum Units
The following tool will allow you to explore the relevant curriculum matches for this resource. To start, select a province listed below.
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- Alberta
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- Kindergarten
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions.
- Grade 1
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Living Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions.
- British Columbia
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- Kindergarten
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Science: Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.
- Grade 1
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Science 1: Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment
- Manitoba
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- Kindergarten
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Trees
- Grade 1
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Daily and Seasonal Changes
- Newfoundland & Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon Territory
- Step 2Select a grade level
- Kindergarten
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Science: Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.
Themes Addressed
Ecosystems (1)
- Appreciating the Natural World
