Animals In Cold Climates
To introduce the topic, I would read the story ‘ Little Polar Bear, Where Are You Going Lars? (Hans de Beer). This gives an opportunity to talk about different environments and introduce the idea about different animals and their adaptations due to a cold or hot climate.
Show the children some different animals that live in cold climates e.g. Artic Fox, Polar Bear, penguins. How have these animals adapted to the cold environment they live in ? e.g. Artic Fox (thickness of their fur, fur can change colour).
This short video about Polar Bears gives key facts about the Polar Bear and how they have adapted to their cold environment e.g. insulated by 10cms of fat, two layers of fur, a dense undercoat, black skin under their fur. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–xEE7K67Xo
A nice activity to finish with is the song ‘Polar Bear Pokey Song’ (a different take on the song Hokey Pokey song)