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KNOW YOURBEARS

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Carol PozderJudy KuntzJeanne VlasieCarol Droz

Parts of this book were taken from:Reading is a NaturalFamily Reading Program ManualGaye Walter, Project CoordinatorThe Montana State LibraryBears Imagination nd RealitySchool Services DivisionThe Science Museum of Minnesola30 asl l St., St. Paul, MN 55101Be e r wareInleragency Grizzly Bear CommilleeChris Servheen

U S Fish, IiVildlife ServiceNS 312, Universily of MonlanaMissoula, MT 59812Identification of Montana s Big Game MammalsMontana OuldoorsHelena, Monlana

We wish to thank the following people for their contribution to Ihis publication.Monlana Fish, IiVildlife Parks TeachersKurt CunninghamLucille LundinDavid Clark-SnustadArtists Dawn SieversJan Mion Editor Susan l. MurphyAnd countless others who offered suggest ions and ideas.This book is available from:

Montana Fish, IiVildlife Parks1420 East 6th Ave .Helena, MT 59602151Edilion, 1995.This is the first in a series of books for educators of preschool children.These books are designed lo help expand Ihe childrens knowledge of wildlife.


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MONT N BE R COUNTRY.Shaded areasThe more you know about bears and how to act in their home thesafer you and the bears will be in Montana Bear Country.Do you live near bear country?

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IT HELPS TO KNOW WH T BE RS LlKE TO DOIdentifica ion Mon ana s Big Game Mammals


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What Bears re Like

Bears have weakeyes They do notsee well

Bears have a strong w and sharp teeth

Bears have smallears but their hearingis very good Bears have shortstubby tails ~ ; ; ; ; ~ ~ ~ ? : : : ; ; ; ~ ~ ~

Bears have powerful legsSorne bears can run as fastas a horse Bears have long sharp clawswhich are good for digging andscratching

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An adult male grizzly s averageheight, standing upright: 7 feetAn adult male grizzly s averageweight: 500 poundsThe average birth weight o agrizzly cub: 8 ouncesThe average weight o a oneyear old rnale grizzly cub:120 poundsThe average grizzly weight lossduring hibernation: 5 - 40The length o time a grizzly cubstays with its mother: 2 yearsThe average number o cubs agrizzly has per litter: 1 - 2The number of teeth an adultgrizzly has: 42The average length of an adultgrizzly s foot: inchesHow fast an average adultgrizzly can run: 35 mphThe average grizzlys life span:30 years in zoo

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Your height:

Your weight:

Your birth weight:

Your weight at one year:

Your weight loss this winter:

How many years will youprobably remain at home:Average number of babies yourmother had at one time:Number o teeth you have:

Length o your foot: .

How fast can you run: .

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SAFETYWe all know the friendly bears

Smokey BearTeddy Bear

Cartoon Bear Chicago Bear

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S F TY TIPS1. A/ways hike and explore with an adult.2. v r g t elose to bears.3. Make noise to keep bears away.4. Oogs and bears don t mix.5. Keep your camp c ean6. Stay calm if you meet a bear.

Make any movements slowly.7. Report any bear you see.8. Learn more about bears.

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T 1. Hike and explore in open areas. It iseasier to avod bears, and for bears to avoidyou.

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Obey bear warning and trail closure signs.Hike in a group that includes an adult.Hike with at least one other personoTell an adult where you are going.Be careful near berry bushes. Bears like berries .Do not go near dead animals. Bears Iike them, too . :Be arAware


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T P ever get close to bearsThis also means never feed bears

It is dangerousOnce bears find food they often return formore People food is bad for bears

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Stay away from bear cubsMother bears get angry if you come near

f you are luckyyou might see a bear Watch froma distance Youwill be safe andthe bear willappreciate it too

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T When hiking in bear country makenoise as you go so bears can tell you arecommg

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A whistle can be your friend if you t lost or separated from yourhiking group

Talk Whistle Sing Wear bells cans or othernoisernakers If a bear knows people are near itwill usually go away

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T Bears and dogs don t mix.Oogs can easily disturb bears.

Oogs are discouraged in al bear country..They are even prohibited in some areas.It is safest to leave your pets at home. ear ware


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T Keep your camp clean.

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Clean your dishes whenyou have fin ished eating .

Keep food high offthe ground and awayfrom your camp o10feet aboye ground

Wash your hands andface after eating .

Burn trash andgarbage if youcan. Never bury it.\/tl

Cook your food away from whereyou sleep. Do not sleep in cookingclothes .

REMEMBER bears love to eat. If you keep a clean camp, bears willnot be attracted by food smells.e ear ware


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TIP 6 If you meet a bear stay calm

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o not turn andruIf you do the bear might chase you The bearmay come closer to get a better look at youBears have poor eyesight but you should nevermake direct eye contact with the beare e r re


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The bear may stand up or walk around you to t your scent Help the bear figure out whatyou are Talk in a normal voice and wave yourarms s ow y

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The bear might answer in bear talk -huffing snorting or growlingDo not shout or holler back

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T 8 Learn more about bears. Bears are verysmart and interesting animals. You will come toadmire them respect them get along withthem and help save them for others to enjoyoHere are some suggestions:Contact the people at your local Fish Wildlife Parks Oepartment.They mayhave further information or programs.

Region 1490 North Meridan RoadKalispell MT 599 1Region 232 1 Spurgeon RoadMissoula MT 598 1Regon 31400 South 19thBozeman MT 59715Region 4P.O. Box 6610Great Falls MT 59406

Region 52300 Lake Elmo OriveBillings MT 59105Region 6RR 1-4210Glasgow MT 59230Region 7P.O. Box 1630Miles City 593 1Region 81404 8th Ave.Helena MT 59602

Stop at agency visitor centers and information displays. For moreinformation on Glacier Park or Yellowstone Park bears contact;Glacier National ParkWest Glacier MT 59936 Yellowstone National ParkWyoming 82190

Visit the public library in your town or the library in your school forbooks records and videotapes about bears.Se ear ware


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STOR SCheck the library for stories about bears. Read bear stories at restbreaks to relax the children.Some good stories are:GoldilocksBrown Bear Brown BearAlaska 's Three BearsNow I Know BearsHow do Bears Sleep?BearsBaby Bears and How They GrowAmazing BearsBears A First Discovery BookThe Way of the GrizzlyThe Last Bit ear Fable

Bill Martin Jr.Shannon CartwrightSusan KuchallaE. J. BirdAlfred Brockman Philip CravenJane BuxtonTheresa Greenaway David King .Gallimard Jeunesse Laura BourDorothy Hinshaw Patent William MunozSandra Chisolm Robinson

THESTORYOFTHETEDDY E RPres ident Theodore Roosevelt w s on a rather unsuccessful huntingtrip in Mississippi in 1902. His hosts, with best of intentions, roped ayoung black bear and summoned the President to kili it. He refusedto shoot the bear under such unsporting conditions. A cartoonistrew picture of the story.The cartoon g ve a toy maker the idea to make a stuffed toy bear tosell. He asked the President for perm ission to use his name andcalled the toy bear, Teddy's Bear.Give you r teddy bear a place of honor today, and maybe a fresh .ribbon around his neck.


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SMO Y E RSmokey was born in the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico. Heloved to run and play in the green meadow, but in late May the grasshad already turned brown. It was very dry that year, and a hot windblew through the forest.Then someone got careless, they dropped a Iighted match, or didn tput their camp fire completely out, or forgot to crush their cigarette.One little spark suddenly became a fl meo With the hot wind the firespread quickly and was soon a raging forest fire.

. The Rangers were alerted and worked very hard trying to stop thefire. They bulldozed wide fire lines, but the wind blew the flamesacross the lines. Birds and animals were panicked by the fire and ranright past the Rangers, trying to get away. Some of the animals wereso confused that they ran the wrong direction.Some Rangers were trapped by the fire and took refuge in a rockslide area. They put wet handkerchiefs over their faces to keep fromsmothering from the smoke as the fire raced over them.When it was over, they were very thankful to be alive , as they lookedaround, the only other living thing was a badly burned bear cub, c ing-ing to a charred tree limb. They took the cub to the veterinaria n andtreated his wounds and burns.The cub recovered and they named him SMOKEY. He became thesymbol for forest fire prevention.Always remember to be careful with fire.ctivitiesDo the children know any other good stories about bears?Have them make up a story about What I would do if a bear cameinto my tent .


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USleThe ear Went Over The ountainThe bear went over the mountainThe bear went over the mountain The bear went over the mountain To see what he could seeBut all that he could seeBut all that he could seeWas the other side the mountainThe other side the mountainThe other side the mountainWas all that he could see

Teddy earAs you recite the rhyme below let the children pretend to be teddybears and act out the movementsTeddy Bear Teddy Bear turn aroundTeddy Bear Teddy Bear touch the groundTeddy Bear Teddy Bear 90 up the stairsTeddy Bear Teddy Bear say your prayers Teddy Bear Teddy Bear turn out the lightTeddy Bear Teddy Bear say good nigh


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The uzzy earSung to: Mary Had a Little LambI went to the and saw, and saw, and saw,I went to the and saw,an animal that looked like you.He was small and smart Iike you,smart like you, smart like you .He was small and smart like you,but didn t go to school.He was a fuzzy , wuzzy bear,fuzzy, wuzzy bear, fuzzy, wuzzy bear.He was a fuzzy, wuzzy bear,that lived at the oo


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FINGER PL YSThe ear HuntI m going on a bear hunl.I see a swampCan l go under jCan t go over il ,Have lo go lhrough it.Slush, slush , slush, slush , slush.I m going on a bear hunl.I see a bridge.Can t go under il,cant go lhrough il,Have lo go over il.Thump, lhump, ump , lhump, thumpI m going on a bear hunt.I see a slreamCan t go under it,Can t go over il,Have lo go lhrough it.Splash, splash, splash , splash , splash .I m going on a bear hunt.I see a Iree.Le s go see.Up, up , up, up up.I see a cave.Down, down, down, down , down .Le s go see.I feel something.I feel somelhing furry.It feels like a bear. looks like a bear.It IS a bear Up.Down.Splash, splash, splash.Thump, thump, thump,Slush, slush, slush.WOO

(Alternately slap thighs)(put hand at eyebrows)(slap thighs). (rub hands together)(slap thighs)(hand al eyebrows)(slap thighs)(pound chest)(slap thighs)(hand at eyebrows)(slap lhighs)(Make swimming slrokes)(slap lhighs)(hand at eyebrows)(slap lhighs)(fingers climb up)(hand at eyebrows)(fingers climb down)(slap thighs)(feel with hands)

(perform resl quickly)(slap lhighs)(fingers climb up)(fingers c im down)(slap lh ighs)(swimming slrokes)(slap lhighs)(pound chesl)(slap lhighs)(rub hands together)(slap lh ighs)(collapse )- Author unknown.


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Here is a den, inside is a bear.Now he comes out to get some fr sh ir.He stays out all summer in sunshine and heat,He hunts in the forest for berries to eat.When snow starts to fall he hurries insideHis warm little den and there he wil hide.When spring comes again the snow melts away,And out comes the bear, ready to play.He stays out al summer in shine and heat,He hunts in the forest for berries to eat.

- Aulhor unknown.Verse 1Line 1: make fist of right hand.Lines 2 3: raise thumb from fist. The thumb represents the bear,and the fist is the den.Line 4: spread fingers of left hand and then let bear look betweenfingers (forest) for berries.Verse 2Lines 1 2: put thumb back into fist.Lines 3 4: raise thumb from fist.Verse 3spread fingers of left hand and let bear hunt for berries.


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nack Time azeHave the children find the short path and the long path to thehoneyjar

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COOKINGSugar Cookies3 4 cup shorten ing (part margarine)2 eggs2 2 cups all purpose flour1 tsp. salt

1 cup sugar 2tsp. vanilla1 tsp. baking powder

Mix shortening , sugar, eggs flavoring. Stir in flour, baking powder,and salt. Chill for about 1 hour. Heat oven to 400 RolI dough, cutwith teddy bear cookie bear cutter and place on ungreased cookiesheet. Bake 6 nomakes about 4 doz.Bear Paw CookiesPrep Work:Use basic sugar cookie recipe. Prepare dough, divide into 2 halves.Add brown food coloring to one half. With plain dough, roll out andcut into 4 x 4 squares. RolI the brown dough into 1 individual balls.In Class:Provide each student with a 4 x 4 base and a brown dough ball.Have the student form bear paw with their brown ball and place iton top of the base. Provide each student with 5 M M's for the toesand 5 1 strips of red Icorice forth claws.Place on cookie sheets and bake per recipe instructions.Bugs on a LogTake Celery sticks and till them with cream cheese or cheeze whiz.Use raisins to put on top for bugs. = . ..

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ear aw iscuitsYou will need: a can of biscuits,margarine melted ,

brown sugar,and sliced almonds.To make a bear paw, cook biscuits according to packagedirections. Brush each biscuit with the melted margarine, thensprinkle with brown sugar. While the biscuit is still warm , insertfive almond slices around the edge the biscuit so it looks like abear paw.

eanut utter ear SandwichesHave the children use a valentine cookie cutter to cut heart shapesout of whole-wheat bread slices. Show them how to cut off the pointsof their hearts to make the bread resemble bear faces. Partially frozen bread cuts easily . Let each child spread peanut butter on his orher bear face and use raisins to make the eyes and a mouth, use acherry to make a nose.


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Objectives: To develop listening skills . To discriminate true fromuntrue statements about bears.Time Required: 20 minutesProcedure: Have children walk in a circle. Then make one of thestatements below. If it is a true statement about bears such asBears like honey then children get down on their hands and kneesand crawl growling as if they are bears. After responding childrenget up and start walking in a circle waiting for the next statement. If astatement is not true such as Bears can fly then children simplycontinue walking.Possible statements:1. Bears like peanut butter .3. Bears can fly airplanes.5. Bears have furo7. Bears have finger nails.9. Bears wea r glasses. . Bears drive cars or trucks .13. Bears have mouths.15. Bears watch cartoons.17. Bears have a horno19. A bear has four paws.

2. Bears are animals.4. Bears read stories.6. Bears have eyes.8. Bears live in the woods10. Baby bears are called cubs.12. Bears are big.14. Bears talk on TV.16. Bears can whistle.18. Bears can growl.20. Bears can be yellow.Allow children to take turns playing teacher making true and untruestatements about bears so the class can respond o

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Teddy ear ounceObjectives: Team sport, Largemuscle coordinationMaterials: Net volleyball or badminton , two blankets, one teddybear.Procedure: Set up to Divide children into two groups. Give eachgroup one blanket. Have the children hold the blanket around theedges. Toss teddy bear over the net from one group to another usingthe blanket. The object is to catch andtoss the teddy bear with the blanket.

ear Relay ameObjectives:Team sportMaterials: Two assembled bear patternsProcedure: Reproduce the bear patterns two times. Color, mount ontag board, and cut out.Divide the class into two teams equal size. Choose one child to bethe captain of each team . Ask each team to stand in a circle. Giveone of the bears to each captain to begin the game.Tell the children that at the signal to begin, each captain will pass thebear to the player on his or her left. Players should continue passingthe bear around the circle counterclockwise.Each time the bear passes the captain, he or she should call out thenumber times a complete rotation has been made. The first teamto reach five rotations with the bear is the winner. For older children,increase the number rotations to be made.


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TFootprintsCompare bear footprint to childs footprint. Tempera paint the prints.(Prints are on the following pages) ..

f ears With TextureGlue coffee or tea grounds on to bear patterns. Use the same patternthat was used for the bear relay game. (Do not use instant) .

Personal ear StoriesGive each child a piece of poster board with a bear printed on theright side. Fold the poster board and several pieces of paper in halfand stapie at the fold to make a book.Oifferent ways doing the book:Punch holes around the bear printed on poster board, give each childa piece of colorful yarn with one end taped to make a needle. Thenlet the children lace the yarn through the holes .Instead of stapling the book, punch holes near the fold, and lace withyarn . Use the Bears With Texture for the book front. Have the chil-dren find bear pictures to paste in the book, or draw pictures .Habitat PictureExplain what a bear s habitat is. Have the children draw a picture with the things bears need in order to survive .


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e earsCut 26 teddy bear shapes out of poster board and write the letters Athrough Z on them with a felt tip marker.Laminate or cover each bear with clear self stick paperoMix up the bears and let the children have fun arranging them inalphabetical order.

Teddy ear uppetsHave the children use brown lunch bags to make simple teddy bearhand puppets.Let them create faces on their puppets by gluing on scraps ofconstruction paper and drawing with felt tip markers.Add two brown ear shapes to each puppet.


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M THow Many earsGet a box teddy grahams and count from 1 to 10

Real or NotCompare a teddy bear picture to a real bearUse the pictures on the front the ook1 copy to each child Have the children talk about how many ifferen es they can seebetween teddy bears and real bears

ounting olors nd e rsHand out teddy bear counters from the next page to the childrenHave them color them ifferent colorsSort the counters by colors and count how many of each colorthere are

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