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This little cub has taken some of the words out of this article . Can you find 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 .
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 !
Polar bear young are called cubs .
A polar bear ’ s nose can smell a seal on the ice 20 miles away !
Polar bear cubs are born without hair and are blind and deaf .
Polar bear skin is black .
Standards Link : Reading Comprehension : Follow simple written directions .
REFLECTS FOOTPADS THERMAL HOLLOW ARCTIC POLAR BEARS LAYER WHITE GUARD HAIRS DENSE TUFTS OILY PAWS
C I T C R A R L H
Find the words by looking up , down , backwards , forwards , sideways and diagonally .
P A B O T A M O S
O R E S I Y L R D
E L A S G L A O A
S A P U O E Y W P
N M A W
Standards Link : Letter sequencing . Recognize identical words . Skim and scan reading . Recall spelling patterns .
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E R W H A I R S O
D E S I A A A Y O
L H R T U F T S F
S T C E L F E R S
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