Famous Bears

Famous Bears are used to encourage students to retell a story, and to compare and contrast the characters and events of various stories. After reading a book each day, shared experience charts are used, and students write or draw about the story. A curriculum connection is made to art. 

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Famous Bears

Standards & Objectives

Learning objectives: 

Objective:

Students will:

Engage in literacy activities

Develop their abilities to compare, contrast, and retell stories

Lesson Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Understanding
Extension suggestions: 

Lesson Extension:

Provide children with lunch-size paper bags, tempera paint and paintbrushes, construction paper, scissors, and glue so they can create bear puppets. Invite children to share their puppets during group time. Encourage them to work together and use their puppets to talk about events from the school year.

 

Helpful Hints

Materials:

Variety of books about bears such as If You Love a Bear, Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?, My Friend Bear,  Winnie-the-Pooh, The Berenstain Bears, Corduroy, and Paddington Bear

Chart paper

Lunch-size paper bags

Newspaper

Markers and crayons

Drawing paper

Glue

Tempura paint

Paintbrushes

References

Contributors: 
Mary Glasgow
Originator: 
Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation