B is for Bears

This week is bear week in our classroom.  On Monday we read two different versions of the storyGoldilocks and the Three Bears.  We then compared and contrasted both stories.  During center time the children sequenced pictures from the story.  

At another center this week the children went fishing.  When they caught their fish a number was missing on it.  For example 6, ---, 8.  The children had to think of the number that filled in the blank.  They will have to do this in kindergarten as part of their assessments.

During playtime the children could go to the bear have that I set up in books and puzzles.  They had to be very quiet in the cave for the bears are hibernating and we do not want to wake them up.  In the house center the children used items from a prop box to act out the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Today we watched a great YouTube video that showed a black bear preparing to hibernate in Wisconsin.  I did have to fast forward through parts of it to keep things flowing.  I have included the link if your child would like to see more of it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlThdzKXjQQ