hibernation

[froggy]

For my internship i am planning to do a hibernation unit for a grade1-2 split. I searched the internet for great ideas but, I did not find that one idea. What I have found is individual units such as: bears, frogs etc, nothing really on hibernation. So, how do I go about it, do I do a mini-lesson for each animal that hibernate (such as: what they eat, where they live, migration, etc.) or do I just focus on hibernation (what they do while hibernating).

If anyone has any great advice it would be greatly appreciated :confused:

thx

[mopar]

Instead of focusing just on hibernation, do something on preparing for winter. Then you can include migration, hibernation and storing food. I use literature with my students to teach these concepts and then have the students partake in a game like situation.
I have my students migrate by giving them wings and pretending to fly south. I also put in cards that say things like you got lost from the group (meaning died, etc) to show the difficulties of migrating. For those students who die, I give them gummy worms and then share with everyone at the end.
I have my students collect popcorn from the ground and then crawl through a tunnel. Then they open cards that say red (didn't make it), yellow (very thin, find food fast) and green (good hibernation). Finally, I give all of my students a film canister and have them hide the canister where they will be able to find it later. I then look for canisters that I see and pick them up. At the end of the game, I have my students try to find their canister and those are the squirrels that lived.

[froggy]

Instead of focusing just on hibernation, do something on preparing for winter. Then you can include migration, hibernation and storing food. I use literature with my students to teach these concepts and then have the students partake in a game like situation.
I have my students migrate by giving them wings and pretending to fly south. I also put in cards that say things like you got lost from the group (meaning died, etc) to show the difficulties of migrating. For those students who die, I give them gummy worms and then share with everyone at the end.
I have my students collect popcorn from the ground and then crawl through a tunnel. Then they open cards that say red (didn't make it), yellow (very thin, find food fast) and green (good hibernation). Finally, I give all of my students a film canister and have them hide the canister where they will be able to find it later. I then look for canisters that I see and pick them up. At the end of the game, I have my students try to find their canister and those are the squirrels that lived.
Dear mopar,

Thank you for your help. I will keep your advice in mind while I am doing my unit.

Thank you again,
froggy