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Bears Storytime
Books:
Milo's hat trick story and pictures by Jon Agee.
Hyperion Books for Children, 2001.
Milo's magic show is a failure until he meets a bear who knows how to
pretend his bones are made of rubber.
Blackboard Bear by Martha Alexander.
Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1999.
When a little boy is not allowed to play with the older children, he
creates an imaginary friend by drawing a giant bear on his blackboard.
Every autumn comes the bear by Jim Arnosky.
Putnam's, c1993.
Every autumn a bear shows up behind the farm, and goes through a series of
routines before finding a den among the hilltop boulders where he sleeps
all winter long.
Where's the bear? pictures by Byron Barton; words by Charlotte Pomerantz.
Greenwillow Books, c1984.
A group of townspeople go looking for a bear.
Sleepy bear by Lydia Dabcovich.
Dutton, c1982.
Shows Bear getting ready for his long winter's nap, or hibernation, and
his springtime awakening.
Copy me, Copycub by Richard Edwards; pictures by Susan Winter.
HarperCollinsPublishers, 1999.
Copycub, who imitates everything that his mother bear does, follows her to
their den when winter comes and snow begins to fall.
Two bear cubs by Ann Jonas.
Greenwillow Books, c1982.
Two adventurous cubs love to wander, but when frightened, appreciate
having Mother close by.
The bear that heard crying by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, and Helen Kinsey;
illustrated by Ted Rand.
Cobblehill Books/Dutton, c1993.
A fictionalized retelling of the true story of three-year-old Sarah
Whitcher, who, in 1783, became lost in the woods of New Hampshire and was
protected by a bear until her rescue four days later.
Blueberries for Sal by by Robert McCloskey.
Viking Press, c1976.
Little Sal and her mother, and little bear and his mother get all mixed up
among the blueberries of Blueberry Hill one summer day.
The bear's toothache. Written and illustrated by David McPhail.
Little, Brown c1972
When he discovers a bear with a toothache outside his window, a little boy
tries to think of ways of removing the tooth.
Bear by John Schoenherr.
Philomel Books, 1991.
Searching for his mother, a young bear finds his own independence.
Good job, Little Bear by Martin Waddell; illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Little Bear does a good job of climbing rocks, bouncing on a tree branch,
and crossing a stream, but Big Bear is always there to lend a helping hand
when needed.
When will it be spring? by Catherine Walters.
Dutton Children's Books, 1998.
Although Mother Bear urges Alfie to be patient and sleep, he cannot wait
to see tiny butterflies on the wing and hear baby birds chirp in the
trees.
The biggest bear by Lynd Ward.
Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and
returns with a small bundle of trouble.
Poetry:
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Bears Bears are playful
Bears are round.
Grizzly bears
Are dressed in brown.
Bears like honey.
Bears like trees.
Bears are chased
By honeybees.
Bears like mountains.
Bears like streams.
Bears spend winters
In their dreams.
~Charles Ghigna~ |
Flannelboard:
Puppet:
Lots of bear puppets available; Folkmanis has many
sizes and shapes!
Use with the following fingerplay:
Honey Bear
A little brown bear went in search
of some honey.
Isn’t it funny – a bear wanting honey?
He sniffed at the breeze |
sniff air with nose |
| And he listened for bees, |
cup hand to ear and listen |
And would you believe it,
He even climbed trees |
fingers of one hand climb opposite arm |
Fingerplays:
Five Little Polar Bears
| Five little polar bears, |
hold up hand, wriggle fingers |
Playing near the
shore,
One tumbled in,
And then there were four |
put one finger down, hold up four |
| Four little polar bears |
hold up hand, wriggle four fingers |
Swimming in the sea.
One chased a seal,
And then there were three. |
Put one finger down, hold up three |
| Three little polar bears, |
hold up hand, wriggle three fingers |
What shall we do?
One went swimming
And then there were two. |
Put one finger down, hold up two fingers |
| Two little polar bears |
hold up hand, wriggle two fingers |
Playing in the sun
One took a nap
And then there was one. |
Put one finger down, hold up one |
| One little polar bear, |
Hold up hand, wriggle one finger |
Not very old.
“Where’s my mom?
I’m hungry and cold.”
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Tuck last finger inside fist. |
Polar Bear Hike
Ready to go on a polar bear hike?
First, is everyone dressed warmly?
Zip up your snow suit.
Put on your boots.
Pull on your hat
Wrap your scarf around your neck.
Tuck your hands in your mittens.
Now…Let’s go on a polar bear hike!
Rub hands on thighs to make a trudging sound as you hike in place
Oh, look, We’re going through the tundra. In the summer this would be easy
since it is flat and has no trees. But, it’s winter now and covered in
very deep snow!
Can’t go around it. Can’t go under it.
Have to hike through it.
All right! Let’s go.
Pump arms. Bring knees up as if trudging through deep snow
Whew! We made it.
Oh Look! I see the Arctic Sea.
Its covered with ice and so cold. Brrr!
Well, can’t go around it. Can’t go under it. We’ll have to skate over it.
All right! Let’s go!
Skating motion
Look ahead! I see an iceberg. Can’t go around it. Can’t go under it. Have
to climb over it.
All right! Let’s go!
Climbing motion
We’re almost at the top
Do you see any polar bears?
Raise hand over eyebrows and look all around
Wow! We made it to the top of the iceberg.
Can’t walk down. It’s much too steep! I know… let’s slide down.
All right! Let’s go!
Slide along on bottoms.
Oh look! I think I see something over there.
I see a den in the snow.
Can’t go around it. Can’t go over it. We’ll have to crawl in.
All right! Let’s go!
Get down on hands and knees and crawl.
Oh, it’s warmer in here.
You know… I feel something furry.
Oh no! I think it’s a polar bear.
Shhh! Don’t wake it.
We’re a little too close.
We better get out of here fast!
Crawl out of the den
Let’s run
Running motion
Back over the iceberg.
Climbing motion
Slide down the other side
Slide on bottoms
Skate over the Arctic Sea.
Skating motion
Hike through the snowy tundra.
Lift knees high in place
Oh, my! Look!
Do you see what I see?
It’s a mother polar bear and her two little cubs coming out of their den
for the very first time. Ohhh!
Wow! Now that was worth the hike.
Time to go home!
Wave goodbye
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