Hibernation Day was a HIT!

After arriving last Friday morning, the children quickly took it upon themselves to build some bear dens.

It was not long before the room was filled with hibernating bears.

Later in the day, we read Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows.

Children were then invited to share as many animals as they could remember from the text which hibernate. Some boys and girls captured their thinking on an anchor chart.

In the afternoon, students were asked to estimate how many "blueberries" were being held in a small, clear bear container.

Students posted their estimates on a chart.

After all of the estimates were shared and recorded, an official count was done using ten-frames. There were 28 berries in all stuffed into that little bear's belly.

We sang and learned new verses to the song, Can't Wait to Hibernate.

Near the end of our day, our hungry hibernators snacked on some tasty popcorn.

A great day was enjoyed by us all!