November 21st topic: Bears

Discovery Hour 11/22/11

Bears

This week we will:
Read and act out the story "Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!" By Maureen Wright
Complete a bear themed craft
Go on a "Bear Hunt"

Ideas for Home:

• Teddy Bear Hide-n-Seek: hide stuffed bears (or any animal) around the house and have children find them. Children could use binoculars (real or homemade with a paper towel roll) to help them “look for bears.”
• Have a Teddy Bear Picnic. Use a blanket, stuffed bears, plates, cups and basket with real or fake food.
• Sort stuffed animals from smallest to biggest.
• Make a cave with blankets and pillows. Bring a flashlight into the cave and read stories.
• Counting Bears: Mark paper plates with the numbers 1 thru 10 and have children count out the correct number of bears on each plate. If you don’t have counting bears, you could print out small bear pictures and make bear cards to count.
• Beginning Sound Game: Use food picture cards (made from grocery fliers or print from computer) Ask child to find a food that begins with the ___ sound…
• Sing Bears Are Sleeping (to the tune of Brother John)
Bears are sleeping, bears are sleeping,
In their lairs, in their lairs,
Springtime will be here soon, springtime will be here soon,
Wake up bears, wake up bears!

We like to pretend we are sleeping with blankets and pillows and then jump up at the end of the song!

Enjoy playing and pretending at home, let your little ones be your guide!!

"Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”

Jamie Paolinetti