Read & Explore 18: What Do Bears Eat?

What do bears eat? Read and find out.  

In the fairy tale, Goldilocks breaks a chair. She also eats the bear’s porridge. You know that real bears don’t sit in chairs. But black bears will eat porridge! Wild black bears will eat most foods. They eat grass, roots, fruit, and insects. Bears also eat fish and little animals. Don’t be like Goldilock! If you hike in woods, make noise to scare bears away. It’s not fun if a real bear stares at you. You need to know what to do!


Activities:

1. What do bears eat? What do you need to do when you see a real bear? Discuss with your partners.
2. Draw a bear that is eating fish.
3. Watch the fairy tales about Goldilocks and the three bears.