November Unit: Animals in Winter, Hibernation and Seerah (Part 1)

This month we focused more on read alouds than printables. We learnt some new words, animals and concepts this month, and the following books reiterated those concepts:

• Migration
• Hibernation
• Den
• We also learnt about some new animals:
  • Mole
  • Badger
  • Chipmunks
  • Woodchucks

Living Books

1. The Mitten by Jan Brett
2. The snowy nap by Jan Brett
3. One Winter Day M. Christina Butler
4. One Snowy night by Nick Butterworth
5. Bear and squirrel are friends by Deb Pilutti
6. Over and under the snow by Kate Messner
7. Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear by Monica Carnesi
8. Kittens Winter by Eugenie Fernandes
9. Winter is coming – A story of Seasonal changes by Jan Thornhill
10. Bear has a story to tell  by Phillip C. Stead
11. Ground Hog stays up late by Margery Cyler
12. First snow in the woods by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick
13. Bear’s Winter Party by Deborah Hodge
14. Winter is coming by Tony Johnston
15. Bear snores on by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
16. A Loud Winter’s Nap by Katy Hudson
17. Wide Awake Bear by Pat Zietlow Miller
18. Chaucer’s First Winter by Stephen Krensky
19. Winter Garden by Ruth Brown
20. Wild Kratts Wild Winter Creatures by Martin Kratt (Reading with help step 2)
21. Are You Sure Mother Bear? By Amy Hest
22. Winter, Winter Cold and Snow by Sharon Gibson Palermo
23. Baby Bear counts one by Ashley Wolff
24. Sleep Black Bear, Sleep by Jane Yolen
25. The Magic School Bus Sleeps for the Winter by Eva Moore

Informative Books

1. Why do animals hibernate? By Michael Uliniski
2. All About Animals in Winter by Martha E H. Rustad
3. Hibernation by Robin Nelson
4. Hibernation by Anita Ganeri
5. What can live in the Snow? By Micheal Bright
6. Let’s look at Winter by Sarah L. Schuette
7. A Den is a Bed for a Bear – A book about hibernation by Becky Baines
8. Animals Hibernating – How animals survive Extreme Conditions by Pamela Hickman (more of a reference for parents)
9. Animals in Winter by Martha E. H. Rustad

In the next post I will talk about the printables that we did. I shifted my focus from worksheets to lapbooks this month. Stay tuned 🙂