Bears of the World Workbook: Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary (18 Assignments)

The Bears of the World Workbook: Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary is designed to make learning about bears exciting and approachable for middle school students. This workbook contains 18 engaging assignments, each focusing on a different species of bear from around the globe. The text in each assignment is “chunked” into small, manageable sections, helping students read without feeling overwhelmed. After each section, students answer questions that encourage them to recall facts, make predictions, and think critically about the information they just read. Important vocabulary words are highlighted in bold, and students are asked to use context clues from the text to determine their meanings. This combination of reading practice, comprehension questions, and vocabulary activities strengthens literacy skills while deepening students’ understanding of bears and their habitats. The workbook’s structured format is especially helpful for struggling readers, students with ADHD, and learners who benefit from step-by-step support.

Assignments:
American Black Bear – Found in North America; usually black but can be brown or cinnamon.

Brown Bear – Includes grizzly bears; found across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Polar Bear – Lives in the Arctic; has white fur and is a strong swimmer.

Asiatic Black Bear – Also called the moon bear; found in Asia with a white patch on its chest.

Sun Bear – Smallest bear; lives in Southeast Asia and has a golden crescent on its chest.

Sloth Bear – Found in India and Sri Lanka; eats mostly insects like termites.

Giant Panda – Native to China; famous for eating bamboo.

Spectacled Bear – Lives in South America; has light markings around its eyes.

Andean Bear – Another name for the spectacled bear in the Andes Mountains.

Kodiak Bear – A subspecies of brown bear found in Alaska; one of the largest bears.

Grizzly Bear – Another subspecies of brown bear; mostly in North America.

Eurasian Brown Bear – Brown bear subspecies in Europe and Asia.

Ussuri Brown Bear – Lives in the Russian Far East; also called the black grizzly.

Kermode Bear – A rare white-furred black bear in Canada, also called the spirit bear.

Tibetan Blue Bear – A rare brown bear species with bluish fur found in Tibet.

Koala Bear – Native to Australia; not a true bear but called a bear because of its appearance; eats mostly eucalyptus leaves.

Spirit Bear- a rare white or cream-colored subspecies of the Kermode Bear found in the rainforests of British Columbia, Canada.

Ancient Snub-Nosed Bear – A prehistoric bear species that lived in Asia; known for its short snout and forest habitat.