Bear & Teddy Bear Themes
Bears are a fun animal
to learn about. On this page, there are songs, crafts, games,
activities,
cooking, books and more. Have fun!
Bear Books
Search
for Bear Books at Amazon.com
Here are some of my FAVORITE
bear books:
Corduroy
Books by Don Freeman
Little
Bear Books by Else Holmelund Minarik
Bears
on Wheels
Activity Ideas: Have
the children
count with you. (You might want
to right down the different numbers mentioned in the book on pieces of
paper, index cards, or a chalkboard.)
Other
Books
In this book, the Mother
Bear tells each of her six children a
different rhyme to get them to go to sleep. These bears sleep
until
spring.
Books in
Spanish
Bear
Tracks/Footprints
eNature.com Click on WildlifeGuides and then Mammal Tracks.
Songs, Fingerplays, and Chants
Bear Songs
(songs
I wrote)
Bears Grizzly
bears, polar bears, and teddy bears.
I Met A
Bear (Echo Song)
Preschool
Education: Winter Animals Music & Songs
The
Bear
The
Bear Went Over the Mountain
The Bear
Went Over The Mountain - words & lyrics
The Three Bears
The
Zoo Theme: The Bear Song - Sheet Music
Animal
Tracks and Activity
Hibernating
Animal Links and Activities
Bear Games
To make the cards:
Go to Billybear4kids.com:
Print Animals Worksheets and go down to "Dominos". I used the
first two pages of it, saved it, copied it on my computer, pasted each
bear,
and copy two of each bear into another file. I printed it out in
black and white. I used the second page of Teacher
Created Material: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (pdf)
and copied the second page twice. Cut the bears out. Color
the black bear and brown bear from Teacher Created Materials.
Take 10-3x5" index cards and cut them in half lengthwise. Make 20
of the same size using either blue, black, or brown construction paper
to go on the back of the card. Glue them onto each other.
Glue the bears onto the index
cards. To make them last longer, laminate or cover with clear contact
paper.
I also used this for The "B" Game.
Instructions:
Talk about the different bears as the cards are turned over or placed
on the matching bear. Go to EnchantedLearning.com:
Bear Printouts or enature.com-
under "Mammals" to learn more about bears.
For preschoolers:
Place the 10 bears facing up. The other 10, have them facing down
in a stack of cards. As the child draws that card, have them match it
with
the other bear. Continue to play it until all the bears have a
pair.
For older children (or preschoolers if they understand how to play
the game)
Concentration game: Turn all the cards over with the bears facing
down and try to match the same picture. Trade turns if you have
more
than one player.
Bear Masks / Puppets, Finger Puppet
Go to Black
Bear Conservation Committee: Cub Corner for a black or brown bear
mask pattern or Giant
Panda
for Kids at the Smithsonia
National Zoo. You can use the first two
as "masks" or place them on small paper bags and use them as
puppets. I
made them into puppets and glued them onto black construction paper so
they
will last longer. I made black pupils. You can use these
when
you talk about the different bears of sing about them.
Kids
Crafts: Pig Finger Puppet
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do
You See? Story Bag
1. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" or Spanish: Oso
Pardo, oso pardo, que ves ahi? by Bill Martin Jr.
2. Brown
Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? at DLTK
Pictures to go with the book (including: bear, bird, duck, horse, frog,
cat, dog, sheep, goldfish, mother, and group of children)
3. Brown
Bear, Brown Bear Activity Card - Game (pdf) @ Webbing Into Literacy
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Game:
If you don't have a color printer or want to have all the pictures in
the book do this instead:
On a poster board, make 10 squares. Save the images at DLTK and
reduce the pictures to be about 25% or go Themes to find
coloring pages (reduce those too). Color the pictures as stated
by its name (or
any color for the mother and children). The pictures in the book are:
Brown
Bear, Red Bird, Yellow Duck, Blue Horse, Green Frog, Purple Cat, White
Dog,
Black Sheep, Gold Fish, Mother, and Group of Children.
Laminate
the pictures and the poster board (if you like). Write the
color of
the animal in that color or write the name "Mother" and "Group of
Children"
in the box.
Instructions: Have the child match the color with the
correct color
name.
4. TCM: Brown
Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
5. Copy "The Bear Parade" in the above link.
Color and laminate them. Have the children make a pattern on the
floor or a table.
Note: You can make a story bag for each child to take home (if you
are a teacher).
6. Have the child choose a black and white animal from: Brown
Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? at DLTK. Have the child color it
using: paint, crayons, markers, water colors, cotton swaps, sponges,
brushes, etc. to decorate the animal.
7. Rainbow Bear Sugar
Cookies, Biscuits,
Pretzels, or Toast
Directions: Use a teddy bear cookie cutter. For each color, take
1 tablespoon
milk (rice/cow's) and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sugar and mix it. Place
some
of the milk mixture in small jars, glasses, small margarine containers,
or
other containers. Repeat for the amount of colors you want.
It
takes 1 drop to make each color. Take sugar cookie dough, biscuit, or a
piece
of white bread. Paint with some of the milk using a pastry brush
or
small paint brush. Mix the colored milk to make different colors.
Bake
the sugar cookies, biscuits, or pretzels according to the directions in
this recipe handout. For the bread, put the bread in the oven or
a toaster oven and take it out when it is lightly brown.
Links
Brown
Bear Ideas: Snack, circle time, and gross motor activities
Eric Carle Bulletin
Board - Ideas for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
KinderArt
Littles - Brown Bear Animals - Ideas for Preschoolers
Teachers.net:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear (Elementary, Literature)
Goldilocks and The Three Bears Story Bag
1. Book: Goldilocks and The Three Bears
2. Online Stories: Goldilocks and the
Three Bears @ Hiyah, The
Three Bears
@ Kidz Club
3. Coloring Pages: Goldilocks
and the Three Bears at Deer Acres, The Three
Bears @ Hiyah
4. Song: Three
Brown Bears.
5. Hedgie
visits Goldilocks and the Three Bears @ Jan Brett Coloring Page
6. Place some supplies of activities located at: Goldilocks and
the Three Bears: DLTK's Fairy Tales Activities
7. Place some supplies of activities located at: First-School
Activity: Fairy Tale - Goldilocks and The Three Bears.
8. Papa
Bear Coloring Page @ First-school
9. First
Teddy Bears Preschool Activities and Crafts @ First-school
10. Goldilocks
@ DLTK The story, coloring pages, bear paper bag puppet, and crafts.
Printable Bear Activities
AFUNK: Bear Coloring Book
Bear
Color By Number @ State Farm
Animals in Winter
Printable
@ Kidz Club There is an online story of this printable.
Bear
Coloring Page @ Alphabet Soup
Bear
Connect the Dots (A-P) & Mask @ pbs.org
Bear
Scissor Skills
Bear out of
felt
Billy
Bear: Bear Domino Tiles or Dominos
- match
DLTK's
Crafts: Circle Bear
EnchantedLearning.com:
Bear Printouts (and information)
Family
Education.com: Printables: Bears
Family Works!
Coloring Book Page
Galloping
Bears Free Pattern
Google
Search: Bear Coloring Pages There are some more here.
Homepreschool.com
Free Samples for the Letter B The Bear Hunt and a movable bear.
Irresistible
Bears @ Alphabet Soup A thematic unit including songs,
fingerplays, books, "Goldilocks and The Three Bears" online story &
activities, activities, treats, worksheets (lined paper, head
band, and booklet) and information.
Kelly Bear
Coloring pages, games, and activities
Mary's Little Lamb:
Bears with Cancer Coloring pages
Meddy
Bear ActivitiesBirthday, Christmas, Circus (dot to dot) and Meddy
Bear Loves You, and Safety coloring pages.
Nick
Jr. Parents: Little Bear Coloring Page
Nick
Jr.com Little Bear
Rainbow
Crow: Fun & Games A bear and a hibernating bear coloring pages.
Sears
Portrait - Bear Friend Coloring Book
Sew a bear @
family.com
The
Bear from The Mitten @ Jan Brett.com
The Official Berenstain Bears
Website Interactive story book (for more advanced readers or you
can
read it to your child), coloring pages, puzzles online, dress a bear,
etc.
Other Links
Animal
Activities @ The Activity Cupboard
BC
Outdoor Guide
Bear
Crafts @ about.com
Bear
Poems/Songs
Bear
Spots
Bears:
Storytime - Activities
Bear Time: stories, songs and fun
for children
BillyBear
Storybooks to Download You need to have certain things for your
computer to read these storybooks.
IBA Bear Species
Descriptions
Irresistible
Bears @ Alphabet Soup A thematic unit including songs,
fingerplays, books, "Goldilocks and The Three Bears" online story &
activities, activities, treats, worksheets (lined paper, head
band, and booklet) and information.
Perpetual
Preschool: Bears Songs, Snacks, Art, Science, Games, and Misc. Bear
Fun
The
Bear Den and The Cub Den
Make sure to check this site out for information of different types of
bears.
The Bear Den--All About Bears
The Bear Den--Bear
Trivia Quiz
The Official Berenstain Bears
Website Interactive story book (for more advanced readers or you
can
read it to your child), coloring pages, puzzles online, dress a bear,
etc.
We're Going
on a Bear Hunt Different activities.
Black Bear
Black
Bear Coloring Page and Facts @ Connecticut Wildlife Division
Black
Bear Coloring Page @ LAcoast
Black Bear
Conservation Committee: Cub Corner Mask, Crossword Puzzle, Word
Search, recipes, and Teddy Bear Story
Black
Bear Facts
Brown Bear and Grizzly Bear
Togiak National
Wildlife Refuge Coloring Pages: Brown Bear (with cubs)
You can use Black
Bear Conservation Committee: Cub Corner for a brown bear mask.
Brown and Grizzly
Bears - by "THE BEAR DEN"
Brown Bear Resources
freejigsawpuzzle.com:
Grizzly Bear
Jigzone
Jigsaw Puzzle: Grizzly Bear
Learn to
draw a Bear @ Jan Brett.com
US EPA - Endangered Species
Picture Book: Grizzly Bear
Giant
Panda Bear
Polar Bear
Teddy Bears
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
Author: unknown
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Turn Around
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Touch the Ground
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Climb the Stairs
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Say Your Prayers
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Turn Off The Lights
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Say Good Night.
Music
The
Teddy Bear Picnic (piano)
Teddy Bears'
Picnic @ NIEHS (with words & music)
Teddy
Bear (Teddy Bear Turn Around)
Alphabet Soup -
Rhyme: Teddy Bear Turn Around
Bear
Poems/Songs
Color the
Letters @ KidsRCrafty: S-T Puzzle Teddy Bear
Colouring Pictures
(Scenes)
Paper
Teddy Bear
Play
School Teddy Coloring Page
StoryPlace
Paper Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
Skill Booklet (pdf)
Teddy Bears @
Child Fun
Teddy
Bear Craft Pattern @ Robins FYI
IMA Hero:
Teddy Bear 100th Anniversary
Teddy
Bear Postcards
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