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This little cub has taken some of the words out of this article. Can you nd where each one belongs? Have a parent check your work.
A polar bear starts its life in a den or ice _________ that its mother _______ into the snow. The den protects the mother and the cubs from _________, cold, and predators. The den stays warm inside as heat from the mother bear warms the tight ___________ and the frozen walls trap the warm air. A polar bear cub weighs only about one __________ when it is born and is about 12 to 14 inches long. These little guys grow up to be BIG. A male polar bear can grow to be 1,200 pounds. A female about 650 pounds. They start to get ________ at about eight weeks. They stay in the den drinking mama bear’s nutritious milk for about three to four ___________. Young polar bears stay with their mothers until they are around 30 months old. By then, they have learned how to ____________ in the cold and find food on their own.
REFLECTS FOOTPADS THERMAL HOLLOW ARCTIC
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
These statements are either all true or all false. Check your answers by adding up the numbers next to each of your answers. If the total is 33, you’ve got it right!
P A B O T A M O S
C I T C R A R L H
S T C E L F E R S
L H R T U F T S F
D E S I A A A Y O
E R W
N M A W B W E A T
S A P
E L A S G L A O A
O R E S I Y L R D
POLAR BEARS LAYER WHITE GUARD HAIRS DENSE TUFTS OILY PAWS
H A I R S O
U O E Y W P
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
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