In Bear Wants More, Bear’s just woken up from hibernation, and he’s starving. The setting is early Spring, and themes include sharing, greed, and friendship. The vocabulary is a little more controlled, so this book would work well for beginning 2nd grade level. This unit works well for skill modeling, in guided reading groups, and in partners.
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In Bear Wants More, Bear’s just woken up from hibernation, and he’s starving. The setting is early Spring, and themes include sharing, greed, and friendship. The vocabulary is a little more controlled, so this book would work well for beginning 2nd grade level. This unit works well for skill modeling, in guided reading groups, and in partners
Skills addressed in this unit include the following:
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This unit works well for bear research, hibernation studies, and for skill modeling. Teachers can use the book as an examplar for writing. The unit includes a writing prompt about sharing.
I love using Karma Wilson’s Bear Books with second grade because of the rich vocabulary included. Wilson gives context to help students learn the meaning of new words. Additionally, the characters are appealing to this age.
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