Who Stole the Bear's Honey? Hibernation Crime Scene

This bear crime scene activity pack is a great addition to your bear - or hibernation - themed topic. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where someone has stolen the bear’s honey! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who committed the crime out of 4 possible suspects.

This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels.

This crime scene includes the following activities;
• Hibernation
Students need to look at the animals and work out who does - and doesn’t - hibernate through the winter. This way they are able to cancel out one of the possible suspects - because they would have been hibernating - so they couldn’t have stolen the honey!
• Taste
Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Nuts) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it.
• Smell
Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Grass) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this.
• Interviewing Witnesses
The bear has interviewed some witnesses for you. Students need to read the short passage on top of the page and then answer 3 questions underneath linked to the passage. This is a great way to add some comprehension to the activity.
• Matching Footprints
Footprints have been left behind at the scene! Students need to look at the footprints and try and match them to the suspects footprints.
• Eyewitness Reports
There were 4 eye witnesses of the crime! Students need to read through their witness statements and see if their information matches any of the suspects.
• Clue Book
Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has stolen the bear’s honey.
• Wanted Poster
Once students have decided who they think the criminal is - they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead.

Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works.

This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc.

Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to nuts and grass for students to taste/smell.