Bears Storytime or Teddy Bear Picnic
all songs, fingerplays, and ideas are used for educational purposes only and not for profit.
Where possible, authors are noted.
Craft
Glue cut out bear head and separate bear body onto paper bag to make a "bear puppet". Have children color.

Snacks:
Bring a picnic basket and blankets - spread out blankets and have children pretend to feed plastic food to teddybears/stuffed animals
Provide crackers and snacks for children like a picnic.
An optional snack could be rice cakes with peanut butter for the teddy bear's face, pretzels for ears, cheerios for eyes, and raising for nose and mouth. Jam or another spread could be substituted for peanut butter.
Songs:
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
(Play the music to Teddy Bear Picnic and march around the room)
Teddy Bear Picnic words
If you go out in the woods today You're sure of a big surprise.
If you go out in the woods today
You'd better go in disguise.
For every bear that ever there was
will gather there for certain because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic
Picnic time for teddy bears,
The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today.
Watch them, catch them unawares,
And see them picnic on their holiday.
See them gaily dance about
They love to play and shout.
And never have any cares
At six o'clock their mommies and daddies
Will take them home to bed
Because their tired little teddy bears.
If you go out in the woods today, you'd better not go alone.
It's lovely out in the woods today,
But safer to stay at home.
For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (jump rope rhyme)
teddy bear, teddy bear turn around
teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground
teddy bear teddy bear show your shoe
teddy bear teddy bear that will do
Teddy bear, teddy bear run upstairs
Teddy bear teddy bear say your prayers.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the light
Teddy bear teddy bear say good night!
Books:
Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson
Thank you Bear by Greg Foley
Hush Little Polar Bear by Jeff Mack
Don't Worry Bear by Greg Foley
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
Brown Bearl, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
Bear on Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Winnie-the-Pooh's ABC Inspired by A.A. Milne with Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard
The Big Honey Hunt by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Teddy bear coloring page:
http://www.first-school.ws/images/bcoloringp/teddy/8.gif
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