Polar Bear Activities – 2nd & 3rd Grade January Science, Math & ELA Worksheets

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Are you looking for fun and engaging 2nd and 3rd grade activities for January? These no-prep polar bear activities are just the thing! This 150-page polar bear lesson pack covers science, math, reading, and writing to help you easily plan fun and meaningful activities in January. Your students will love learning about polar bears, the life cycle of polar bears, and fun common January ELA and Math concepts with these print-and-go worksheets!

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2nd & 3rd Grade January Polar Bear Activities Will Teach Students About:

• Science: Polar bears, what they are, where they live, what they eat, cubs, and fun facts.
• Vocabulary.
• Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, synonyms, antonyms, prepositions, and linking verbs.
• Word study: R influenced vowel patterns (er, ear, eer).
• Reading and writing: main idea, making connections, read and respond, research, newspaper articles, how-to, and imaginative writing.
• Math: 2 digit addition with and without regrouping, 2 digit subtraction with and without borrowing, telling time to the 5 minute, and measuring in inches and centimeters.

2nd & 3rd Grade January Polar Bear Activities Includes:

POLAR BEAR ANCHOR CHART TEMPLATES INCLUDED:

• What are Polar Bears?
• Parts of a Polar Bear
• Polar Bear Life Cycle
• Books About Polar Bears
• Polar Bear KWL

POLAR BEAR VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:

• 8 vocabulary words included
• Vocabulary cards
• Mini vocabulary posters with real-life pictures
• Vocabulary foldable
• Match it activity
• Vocabulary bingo choice board
• Crossword activity
• Unscramble the word activity
• Handwriting practice sheets

SCIENCE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:

• Non-fiction reader with questions
• Polar bear/cub poster
• Carnivore poster
• Arctic region poster
• Resolution poster
• 12 fact cards
• True or false / fact & opinion
• Compare and contrast
• Polar bear picture book
• Bubble map
• Wordsearch 

GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:

• ABC order: cut/paste and sort the words activity 
• ABC order: write the words in order activity
• Parts of speech: Color the code: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and pronouns
• Roll a sentence: include the noun, verb, or adjective
• Color/identify the synonym activity 
• Color/identify the antonym activity 
• Create a synonym activity
• Create an antonym activity
• Draw the prepositions activity
• Underline the linking verbs and cut and paste activity

 WORD STUDY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:

• R influenced vowel patterns (er, ear, eer)
• Read, write, and sort the words
• Identify the words that make the sound by completing maze activities
• Roll and read game

READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: 

• My pet polar bear writing prompt
• Read & respond: polar bears
• Polar bear for sale writing prompt 
• Comic strip activity
• Polar bear: research paper
• Newspaper articles
• Reading: main idea
• Non-fiction/fiction bingo choice board (can be used with any book)
• Draw it activities
• Explain, imagine, and how to writing prompts

MATH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: 

• 2 digit addition: mystery word (with and without regrouping)
• 2 digit subtraction: mystery word (with and without borrowing)
• Addition and subtraction: roll the dice game
• Color the code: addition and subtraction
• Addition and subtraction word problems
• Measurement and estimate in inches and centimeters
• Read the clock: mystery word
• Read and write the time
• Spin the time game 

See What Other Teachers Are Saying . . .

⭐ This is a great extension lesson during my arctic week. My students were engaged during the lesson and were able to do the worksheets independently during rotations. Great product! 

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