Hibernating Bear Alphabet Game

In this Hibernating Bear Alphabet Game, your students will work on learning the ABCs as they look for the hibernating bear. 

It’s a fun seasonal alphabet game for your preschoolers and kindergartners to play with a partner or in a small group.

Use this resource as a way to practice letter ID during a quick winter review day.

This activity supports alphabet recognition, matching uppercase and lowercase letters, and visual discrimination — all foundational skills for early readers.

Incorporating themed games like this into your daily or weekly routine keeps learning playful while still building literacy skills.

Getting Ready To Use The Hibernating Bear Alphabet Game:

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What’s Included:

• 26 Lowercase Letter Cave Cards
• 26 Capital Letter Cave Cards
• 9 Bear Cards
• 1 Lowercase Letter Recording Sheet
• 1 Capital Letter Recording Sheet

What Else Is Needed:

• White Card Stock
• White Copy Paper
• Laminator
• Laminating Sheets
• Scissors
• Pencil

To prepare this letter recognition activity for your students, fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

After receiving the email with the printables, download and print the cave and bear cards on card stock and the recording sheets on copy paper.

Then, laminate the cave and bear cards and cut all the pieces apart. 

Finally, make copies of the recording sheets for all of your students. 

How To Use The Hibernating Bear Alphabet Game:

For this alphabet game, your students will play with one other person or in a small group.

One person will set up either the lowercase or capital letter cave cards on the playing surface. 

That person will also hide one bear card under one cave all the other players are not looking. 

The children will then take turns saying the name of one lowercase or capital letter that they see on the cave cards. 

They will lift up the card to see if the bear is sleeping in that cave.

If the bear is not under that cards, the kids will trace that letter on the recording sheet. 

They will continue to pick letter cave cards and record their responses until they find the sleeping bear and win the game!

This Hibernating Bear Alphabet Game is a fun way for your students to practice identifying lowercase and capital letters this winter. 

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More Hibernating Animals Literacy Activities:

If your children are learning about hibernating animals this winter, you can read picture books such as:

Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming

Bear Can’t Sleep by Karma Wilson

Baby Bear’s Not Hibernating by Lynn Plourde

You can also pair this resource with more themed activities like these:

Hibernating Animals Printable Book

Hibernating Bats Letter Order Activity

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It includes more structured games and practice pages you can rotate throughout winter and beyond.

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