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In late fall we do a unit on hibernation.  As a culmination of our unit we have the children bring in a "teddy bear" and we have a hibernation celebration.  The bears are placed in a cave (a large box) and allowed to sleep until the spring.  

For a bit of added interest, I thought it would be fun to explore how our cuddly stuffed bears came to be named Teddy.

I am including the original cartoon depicting the story of how Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear while on a hunting trip.  This led to the popularity of stuffed bears which were then called the Teddy bear.  We can discuss the growing demand of Teddy Bears over other toys.  I am also including an illustration from The Roosevelt Bears along with an excerpt from a poem in the publication.  I could use this in a language arts lesson and discuss rhyming words (integrating our content areas).