For this week's storytime, we did a hibernation theme. There
were some great books on this theme and it was definitely a fun one.
After our bean bag song, I read Goodnight, Grizzle Grump! by Aaron Blecha. This is a story about a bear who wants to
hibernate, but the other animals keep waking him up. The group enjoyed this
story and followed along well.
For our first activity, we brought different colored flannel
circles/balls to Polar Bear for him to play with while the kids learned their
colors. Once everyone had a chance to participate, we counted the balls on the
board.
Our next story was A Bed for Bear by Clive
McFarland. This is another story about a bear having a hard time sleeping, but
because he can't find the perfect hibernating spot. The kids had fun
identifying the different animals in the story and they paid attention well.
We danced along to The Wiggles "Rock-a-Bye Your
Bear" on The Best of The Wiggles cd and the group really did a great job
with the movements.
Our last book was Hibernate with Me by Benjamin
Scheuer. This was a cute, short story and a good way to end storytime before
they got to the craft.
We made a hibernating bear using construction paper,
popsicle sticks, cotton balls, and leaf die-cuts for his triangle cave. I liked
how this craft incorporated a triangle shape and used cotton balls for a
sensory feel. The group did a good job making their crafts.
Other Books:
A Loud Winter's Nap Katy Hudson
Wide-Awake Bear Pat Zietlow Miller
William's Winter Nap Linda Ashman
Bear Has a Story to Tell Philip C. Stead
Chaucer's First Winter Stephen Krensky
Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear Monica Carnesi
Old Bear Kevin Henkes
Bear Dreams Elisha Cooper
Bedtime for Bear Brett Helquist
Time to Sleep Denise Fleming
Sleep Tight, Little Bear Britta Teckentrup
Hibernation Station Michelle Meadows
