Friday, July 5, 2024

Theme: Bears

 Purpose - discuss bear habits and habitat

PR: Bears! Oh, My!
Family story time about bears and their forest friends with some great books, songs, and a craft.  Bring your favorite bear!

Reason this theme was chosen: Outdoor animals fit in to 2024 SLP theme, and to discover the many kinds of animals that live around us

Suggested books:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin
Bears Don't Eat Egg Sandwiches by Julie Fulton
A Dark, Dark Cave  by Eric Hoffman 
There's a Bear in My Chair by Ross Collins
The Bear went over the Mountain by Jane Cabrera (song/book combo) *Note:  This book gets kind of long, but the kids were quiet and listened to every word.

New words introduced:
Pretending/imagination, glare/unaware, flair, lure, lair, utmost, declare/despair

Songs and Fingerplays


Activities
Feed the Bear ball toss (we actually used fake peanuts)

Craft - bear claws
Supplies needed:  2 small paper plates, crayons/markers, glue sticks, claws
We stapled the plates front to front and cut off the bottom. Kids colored and added parts.  They ran around with their paws on their hands growling like a bear.  It would have been even more fun if they each made two.






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