Clap your hands or slap your legs in a steady rhythm as you read the story. Bear Puppet (The OT Toolbox) – What better way to celebrate a fun book than a cute snack. Go around the circle until everyone has added an item. We're not scared. Act out the over, under, and through parts of the story using pictures, a felt board, or even a real-life obstacle course. Children love to explore and search. The sections are as follows: This story is actually a good lesson about facing fears. As you cross each spot, make the noise, don't just say it. Grab your binoculars, we're going on a bear hunt! Small World Play (Childhood 101) – A fun, first story sensory bin based on the well-loved children’s classic, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. But we go out looking for one anyway. TahoeDoc from Lake Tahoe, California on May 26, 2012: This is great! See more ideas about bear, hunt, book activities. Below you'll find loads of activities to use with the book involving lots of different concepts, videos and performances of the story, links to worksheets for We're Going on a Bear Hunt, and much more related material. We're going on a bear hunt. Mmargie1966 from Gainesville, GA on May 13, 2012: This has got to be one of the best hubs I've seen! Have the kids tell you what they are doing along the way or have them describe the path afterwards. Then talk about things they could do if they see the things they are afraid of. Make your own book of the story. Talk about how the weather was. Pack a bear hunting kit and take it along with you. Speak in a dramatic voice. Like a raincoat and a flashlight. Kids will definitely enjoy this. This competition is open to residents of the UK only Entrants must log in via Rafflecopter and answer the question in the widget – this is the ONLY mandatory task. They can do it however they please as long as it has a clear structure of moving through the different sections of the story. Staple paper together. It can purchased online or probably at your local teacher's store. It actually encourages movement and active involvement. Make up different lyrics to go with the song. Practice the directional words by leaving a trail of paw prints for the kids to follow. Start off inside, and use the first column of a K-W-L chart to find out what the children already know about bears. These “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” lesson plans are perfect on a nice day with a group of preschoolers. Glad you got a refresh of it. (Repeat) It’s a beautiful day. This exciting We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Activity Pack is full of differentiated worksheets, games and craft activities to complement We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Act out the story or use motions as you read. Bear Hunt is an interesting way to practice directional words and the concept of spacial orientation. Who will be the Top Adventurer of DragonWood? It is a fun story and will keep the kids' attention. A player considers the clues given in the game and decides which cat is responsible for the crime committed! We can't go under it. Can you design your own game based on this, or another, book and write some instructions showing others how to play it? My family still talks about the many bear hunts we went on! Uh-uh! Michael Rosen performs We're Going on a Bear Hunt - YouTube My kids loved this story when they were little so we did a fair bit of acting it out. Pack a lunch or snack for the hunt. You have such great ideas to get children having fun and learning. Watch how active Michael Rosen is in the video. Then the third person will go, naming the first two items and then adding his or her own. Make sure to include all the things you went through to get to the bear. Looking for fun outdoor games for kids? You can create rainbows from CDs and crystals and even swirl rainbows in your milk. Ask them what other kinds of creatures they would want to go on a hunt to see. Thanks for the great ideas! Don't just read We're Gong on a Bear Hunt, PLAY We're Going on a Bear Hunt in this awesome story-game. Take a trip to a zoo to look at real bears. What a neat idea. Change is inevitable. We can't go under it. Big creatures like bears are something that most kids would be a bit afraid of. Use sand and water for the mud. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Storyline You play as one of two children who goes out to hunt a bear. The game can be played by children that are 3 years old and by older children as well as the moves round the board can be dictated by either colour (for the younger ones) or numbers for older brothers and sisters. Pull out the items as you need them in the story. 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