Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
My Bear and Me by Barbara Maitland
Repeat every week:
Opening Song: “The More We Get Together”
Clapping rhyme: “Patty-Cake, Patty Cake”
Wiggle rhyme
Action
Rhyme: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear”
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the sky
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your knees
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the sky
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your knees
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please
Action Rhyme: “Bears Eat Honey”
A bear eats honey (pretend to eat)
He thinks it’s yummy
In his tummy (rub tummy)
But the bees don’t think it’s funny!
Buzzzzzzzzzzzz! (make buzzing noise)
Credit: King County Library System
A bear eats honey (pretend to eat)
He thinks it’s yummy
In his tummy (rub tummy)
But the bees don’t think it’s funny!
Buzzzzzzzzzzzz! (make buzzing noise)
Credit: King County Library System
Song:
“If You’re a Bear and You Know It”
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud
Credit: Childhood
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud
Credit: Childhood
Five
Little Bears* fingerplay or use flannels.
One little bear
Wondering what to do
Along came another, then
there were two
Two little bears
Climbing up a tree
Along came another
Then there were three.
Three little bears
Ate an apple core
Along came another
Then there were four
Four little bears found
honey in a hive
Along came another,
Then there were Five! Credit:
The Big Book of Stories, Songs & Sing Along
Flannel: 5 Little Bears (finger play)
5 little
bears were dancing on the floor
one fell
down and that left 4
4 little
bears climbed up a tree,
one found a
bee hive that left 3.
3 little
bears were wondering what to do,
one chased a
bunny rabbit that left 2.
2 little bears were looking for some fun,
one took a
swim that left 1.
1 little
bear sitting all alone
he looked
all around then ran home.
Closing song: “We Wave Goodbye Like
This”