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Bears, bears and more bears...oh my! The last couple weeks we have been focusing on BEARS!

Goldie and The Three Bears by Diane Stanley

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.

Polar Bear and the Rainbow by Moira Butterfield

Thank You Bear by Greg Foley

Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears by William B. Winburn

Bears on Chairs by Shirley Parenteau

{don't forget...utilize your local library for reading and AV material!!!}

Here are a few activities to go along with the bear theme:

teddy bear sorting...Gather a variety of teddy bears then count them and sort them by categories ...color, size, ones wearing bows...

three bears sorting...Gather 3 sizes of like items...we used 3 cups, 3 bowls and 3 spoons. After reading The Three Bears story, Little Bit sorted them into small, medium and large, then decided which one was for papa bear, mama bear and baby bear.

puzzle time...Put together several bear puzzles, including a Melissa & Doug bear dress up one.

bear puppet...Put together a bear paper bag puppet {Martha Stewart...bought on clearance awhile back at Walmart}

snack...teddy grahams!