Looking for fun, low-prep polar bear songs and fingerplays for your preschool classroom? ❄️🐻❄️
These polar bear–themed songs and chants are a perfect way to build language, movement, counting, and listening skills while keeping young children engaged and having fun during the winter months.
🐻❄️ “I’m a Little Polar Bear” (Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
🎵 I’m a little polar bear, fluffy and white,
I love to play both day and night.
When I get cold, I stomp my feet, (shiver/hug self, stomp feet)
Then I curl up in the snow so sweet! (curl up)
🐾 “Five Little Polar Bears” (Tune: Five Little Ducks)
🎵 Five little polar bears sliding on the ice,
One fell down — oh no! Not nice!
Momma bear called, “Come right back!”
And four little polar bears slid on back!
Count down from 5 to 1.
🐻❄️ “Polar Bear Hokey Pokey” (Tune: Hokey Pokey)
🎵 You put your polar paws in,
You put your polar paws out,
You put your polar paws in,
And you shake them all about!
You do the polar bear turn,
And you stomp all around,
That’s what it’s all about!
Repeat with:
- You put your polar nose in…
- You put your polar belly in…
- You put your polar tail in…
- You put your whole polar bear in…
🐾 “Slide, Slide, Polar Bear” (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
🎵 Slide, slide, polar bear,
On the icy way,
Catch a fish and take a nap,
Then go out and play!
🐟 “Polar Bear Eats Fish” (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
🎵 Polar bear eats fish all day,
Fish all day, fish all day.
Polar bear eats fish all day,
In the icy snow.
🐻❄️ “Where Is the Polar Bear?” (Tune: Where Is Thumbkin?)
🎵 Where is polar bear?
Where is polar bear?
Here I am!
Here I am!
Playing in the snow now,
Playing in the snow now,
Yes I am,
Yes I am.
❄️ “Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See?”
Teacher:
“Polar bear, polar bear, what do you see?”
Kids:
“I see a snowflake falling on me!” (wiggle fingers downward like falling snow)
Additional Responses:
- I see a fish swimming by me! (move hands side to side like a swimming fish)
- I see some ice floating near me! (hold hands flat and move them slowly like ice drifting)
- I see a seal sliding past me! (slide hands forward on the floor or in the air)
- I see a baby bear sleeping by me! (hug self and close eyes)
- I see a fish jumping high for me! (jump hands up and down like a leaping fish)
- I see a snowstorm swirling around me! (spin hands in circles in front of body)
- I see my polar bear friends playing with me! (clap hands and pretend to hug)
❄️ “March, March, Polar Bear” (Tune: The Ants Go Marching)
🎵 The polar bears go marching one by one,
Hooray! Hooray!
The polar bears go marching one by one,
The little one stops to slide in the snow,
And they all go marching down…
To the ice, to the ice, to the ice!
🎵 The polar bears go marching two by two,
Hooray! Hooray!
The polar bears go marching two by two,
The little one stops to swim in the blue,
And they all go marching down…
To the ice, to the ice, to the ice!
🎵 The polar bears go marching three by three,
Hooray! Hooray!
The polar bears go marching three by three,
The little one stops to count with me,
And they all go marching down…
To the ice, to the ice, to the ice!
🎵 The polar bears go marching four by four,
Hooray! Hooray!
The polar bears go marching four by four,
The little one stops to knock at the door,
And they all go marching down…
To the ice, to the ice, to the ice!
🎵 The polar bears go marching five by five,
Hooray! Hooray!
The polar bears go marching five by five,
The little one stops to do a big high-five,
And they all go marching down…
To the ice, to the ice, to the ice!