HT Games
Paper
Print out polar bear coloring pages, word searches, dot-to-dot puzzles and crossword puzzles from activity books or online sources. Have a coloring contest. Give the students a blank sheet of paper and a picture of a polar bear. Have them draw a freehand polar bear on the paper. Award prizes to the best, most creative and funniest drawings. For the puzzles, have a race to see who can finish first. The children can work either in teams or individually.
Online
Fupa.com offers a few children's games about polar bears. ̶0;Polar Bear Fishing̶1; allows children to catch black and brown seals with the paw of the polar bear. In a game of ̶0;Polar Bear Racing,̶1; children must maneuver between blocks of ice to race to the finish line. Other online games on the website include ̶0;Polar Bear Crossing̶1; and ̶0;Polar Bear Jigsaw.̶1;
Educational
Cut polar bear, fish and seal shapes out of colored construction paper. Scatter the papers on the floor and write down all the colors on small slips of paper. Place the papers in a cup and have each child stand on a paper. Pick a color from the cup and the child standing on that color wins a small prize. Alternatively, write numbers or letters on the paper fish, seals and polar bears. Pull a number or letter out of the cup. For older children, call out an addition or subtraction problem, such as "2+2." The child standing on the number 4 wins the game.
Additional
Play standard games with a polar bear twist, such as ̶0;Pin the Hat on the Polar Bear̶1; or ̶0;Pass the Polar Bear.̶1; Place a picture of a polar bear on the wall and print several hats with each child̵7;s name on a hat. The child who pins the hat closest to the correct spots wins. Have the children sit in a circle and toss a plush polar bear to each other. Play music while the children pass the polar bear. When the music stops playing, the child holding the plush animal is out of the game. The last player remaining wins the game and a small prize.