Our
class enjoyed reading this story as a read aloud. We realized
that the animals in “Bear Snores On” would not actually be
partying the winter away. So we found out what these animals
would do to survive winter and created the Kidspiration activity
below. As we are also working on our writing skills, especially
revising our writing to be more interesting, we practiced
revising sentences by using some of the great action words used
in the story. We then retold the story as a Transitional Write
Aloud. The class decided that their story would take place in
the arctic. We briefly researched some arctic animals, and chose
those we wanted to use. Then we followed the pattern of the
story and retold it. We hope you enjoy our story!
The Polar Bear Slumbered On
by Mrs. Hicks’ 2nd
Grade Class
In the
arctic winter, a polar bear was
in an ice cave sleeping.
He sleeps
through the cold winter night, cozy and warm keeping.
And the
polar bear slumbered on.
A
short-tailed weasel comes in
from the cold.
“Too cold,”
he said, so he lights a fire, burning red and gold.
But the
polar bear slumbered on.
Along comes
an arctic hare who greets the
weasel and they make a treat.
They made
hot cocoa and roasted marshmallows and take a seat.
But the
polar bear slumbered on.
Reindeer
comes in for a treat as he sniffs the good smells.
He brought
some snow ice cream his mother had made, so he tells.
But the
polar bear slumbered on.
The
arctic fox and
wolf come by, the
snowy owl and
arctic tern fly in.
They hoot
and tweet, they yelp and make a din.
But the
polar bear slumbered on.
The hot
chocolate boils over and makes a loud sizzle sound.
The
polar bear wakes up and looks
around.
He roars.
He
grumbles.
He growls.
He mumbles.
He lumbers.
He pounds.
He thunders.
He bounds.
The
polar bear sits as he fusses and
grumbles.
He’s sad
that he’s missed all the fun, he mumbles.
The animals
tell him to stop all his whining.
They invite
him to join in all their fun and start dining.
So they all
party on.
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