Bears

Busy Bear

(Action Poem)

Busy Bear, Busy Bear, turn around,

Busy Bear, Busy Bear, jump up and down.

Busy Bear, Busy Bear, walk to me.

Busy Bear, Busy Bear, bend your knee.

Busy Bear, Busy Bear, on your toes.

Busy Bear, Busy Bear, touch your nose.

Busy Bear, Busy Bear, hop around.

Busy Bear, Busy Bear, sit on the ground.

B, b, Here is a B

(Sung to: Skip to My Lou)

B, b, here is a B.

B, b, here is a B.

B, b, here is a B.

Here is a B for me.

B, b, here is a ball.

B, b, here is a ball.

B, b, here is a ball.

Here is a ball for me.

Additional verses:

1.  B, b, here is a bike.

2.  B, b, here is a bike.

3.  B, b, here is a bear.

4.  B, b, here is a book.

5.  B, b, here is a bird.

As  you sing the songs have the items listed in a basket and have each child come and take it out as you sing the song.

Sort and count Berries

Blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries.

Basket of Bears Display

Display a basket filled with bears and bear books.  Choose children each day to pick out books to be read at story time.

Have a Buddy Bear Day

Allow each child to bring their favorite bear to school.  Help the children choose categories to sort their bears, such as bears with dresses, bears with pants, brown bears, white bears, etc.  Make a simple graph to display.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Freeze Game

When the music stops, Freeze!

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn around,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, cover one eye.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, slap your knees,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please.

Ten Little Teddies

(Sung to:  Ten Little Indians)

One little, two little three little Teddies.

Four little, five little, six little Teddies.

Seven little, eight little, nine little Teddies.

Ten little Teddies a-picnic-ing.

Hug Your Teddy (or Bear)

(Sung to: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Hug, hug, hug your teddy.

Squeeze him very tight.

Hold him high,

Help him fly

Then hug him with all your might.

Sort Gummy Bears or Count Gunny Bears

Supplies needed:  Gummy Bears candy, construction paper.

Make simple bear cutouts from various construction paper.  Make enough for each child to have a variety of colors.  Then give the children the gummy bears and have them each sort their own pile of bears. 

Five Little Teddy Bears Jumping on the Bed (My Favorite)

(Sung to:  Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed)

Five little teddy bears jumping on the bed,

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

“No more teddy bears jumping on the bed!”

Four little teddy bears jumping on the bed,

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

“No more teddy bears jumping on the bed!”

Three little teddy bears jumping on the bed,

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

“No more teddy bears jumping on the bed!”

Two little teddy bears jumping on the bed,

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

“No more teddy bears jumping on the bed!”

One little teddy bear jumping on the bed,

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

“No more teddy bears jumping on the bed!”

No little teddy bears jumping on the bed.

None fell off and bumped their head.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

“Put those teddy bears straight to bed!”

Follow up:

Create little “Blank Books” for each child and program with the numbers 5 down to 0 and have the children draw a bed on each page.  Then with a rubber stamp teddy bear shape have the children “stamp” the correct number of teddy’s on each page….5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.  Then tell the story again as they turn the pages in their book.