Hibernating

February 25, 2014

Hibernating

A storytime devoted to those who sleep all winter long which just so happens to be bears for the most part.

Books:

Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough
Go to Sleep, Groundhog! by Judy Cox
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! by Maureen Wright

Songs:
Opening Song: Where is Thumbkin? - Kimbo

 Song 2: Skinny-Marinky-Dinky-Dink - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids

 Song 3: Peanut Butter and Jelly - Kimbo

 Song 4: Dance Your Fingers / Clap Along With Me - Wee Sing for Baby

 Song 5: Shake your Sillies Out - Raffi

 Song 8: If You're Happy and You Know It - Kimbo

 Song 9: Wheels on the Bus - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids

Magnet/Felt Board:
This week we did The Very Hungry Bear, which is adapted from The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The basic story is the same but we use a bear instead of a caterpillar and bear food rather than caterpillar food!

The basic story is the a bear comes out of his cave and is very hungry!
On Monday, he ate one hive of honey. But he was still hungry!
On Tuesday, he ate through two fields of plants and flowers. But he was still hungry!
On Wednesdayt, he ate through three bushels of berries. But he was still hungry!
On Thursday, he ate through four big piles of nuts. But he was still hungry!
On Friday, he ate through five big juicy insects. But he was still hungry!
On Saturday, he ate through six fish he caught from the river. But he was still hungry!
On Sunday, he happened upon a picnic and he ate up all the food there!
That night he had a stomach ache! So, he dug up some ginger root and ate right through it. After that, he felt much better!
After all that eating, he wasn't a hungry bear anymore but he sure was sleepy! So, he crawled back in his cave and took a very long nap!
I have a copy of the complete story I made up here. I used basic Microsoft clipart to make up to images.


Craft:

  

Honestly, this was a bit of a stomach bug-ish week so when storytime came around it was a "what can we have ready in 15 minutes?" sort of days. Luckily, the www.dltk-kids.com website is always up and running and this little bear is adorable. Yes - we did a very similar craft not too long ago for our hunting theme but...as I said... 15minutes!! And this kids certainly didn't mind.