Teddy Bear Picnic

November 2013

Movement Rhyme: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around”

Book: Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson

Flannel Board Activity: Bear, Beehive, Bees, & Bandaids

Book: Don’t Worry, Douglas! by David Melling

Action Song: “Cool Bear Hunt” by Dr. Jean

Book: If You Were a Panda Bear by Wendell & Florence Minor

Action Song: “Rockabye Your Bear” by The Wiggles

Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: Blue Ted Said/5 Bears in Bed

Book: Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier

Flannel Board Game: Find the Honey Pot

Book: About a Bear by Holly Surplice

Games: Food Toss into Picnic Basket and Pin the Bee on the Bear

Craft: Sleeping Bear Paper Plate Craft (bear cutout, fall colored tissue paper squares)

Book Display: Bears (real & stuffed from picture books & juvenile nonfiction)

Snacks: Goldfish crackers, cookies, kool-aid

Décor: Burlap, Red & White Gingham, Bandanas, Baskets

September 2015

Books: Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman, About a Bear by Holly Surplice, Baby Bear Counts One by Ashley Wolff, If You Were a Panda Bear by Wendell & Florence Minor, Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson, Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier

Felt Sets: Bear, Beehive, Bees, & Bandaids; Find the Honey Pot; Jamberry Chant

Songs: “Cool Bear Hunt” by Dr. Jean, “Rockabye Your Bear” by The Wiggles, Dance music from 50s & 60s for the bear tossing

Games: Food Toss into a Picnic Basket, Ant Toss onto a Picnic Tablecloth, Pin the Bee on the Bear

Craft: Sleeping Bear Paper Plate Craft

Snacks: Teddy grahams, honeycomb cereal, mini marshmallows, goldfish crackers, kool-aid

Book Display: Bear Books (picture books & juvenile nonfiction)

Décor: Burlap, Red & White Gingham, Bandanas, Baskets