We're Going on a Bear Hunt: 1 (CBH Children / Picture Books)

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Put on the waders for we are headed on a bear hunt. Yep, time for some We’re Going on a Bear Hunt activities. Just one of the book activities posts you’ll find here on Growing Book by Book. Introduce to children at the beginning of the week, send a copy home to share with parents, rehearse and chant throughout the week, waiting to go to lunch, for fun! Develop performance and add actions.

Patterns and repetition : repetitive chants and rhymes Patterns and repetition : repetitive chants and rhymes

Read LRFF with children performing the repeated phrases with expression using the actions agreed last time. Set the repetitive refrain to music using wind instruments and soft percussion (EAD). Enjoy reading the book with students and also make sure to watch Mr. Rosen read the story aloud in this video. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Activities We Are Looking for the Bear Emergent Reader

Read The Elephant and the Bad Baby, encouraging children to join in with the repeated phrase. Compare with Little Rabbit Foo Foo. Which do children prefer? Why?

We’re Going On a Bear Hunt – BOOK REVIEW | TeachingBrave We’re Going On a Bear Hunt – BOOK REVIEW | TeachingBrave

I love this pre-writing activity on big chart paper from Teach Investigate Play.—-> Pre-writing Idea

Build language skills through this art experience by Learning With Play at Home.—> Language and Art Idea Press the grasses into thin plates of clay to make impressions or to add texture to the clay itself. Buggy and Buddy share a handmade map idea perfect for working on spatial recognition and directionality.—-> Map Activity Get ready to go large with these bear-sized activities and investigations! Jane Bunting offers creative ideas to get the most from We’re Going on a Bear Hunt… Once children have got to know We’re Going on a Bear Hunt well by hearing it read aloud and through acting it out, they will enjoy concrete opportunities to explore and investigate some of the story’s ideas for themselves…