This Reading Adventure
Treasure Chest Kit has been assembled to provide a thematic list of storytime
materials for use by enhanced members and their patrons. The kit is geared
toward the preschool age group yet is flexible enough to capture the interest
of toddlers and early school age children. The Activity Ideas are designed to be aids to use the
materials listed in the kits.
If you would like more information concerning this project, contact SERLS via
e-mail at dirserls@oplin.org.
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Material Type |
Title |
Author |
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BOOK |
The Bear Under The Stairs |
HELEN COOPER |
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BOOK |
The Bear Who Came To Stay |
ALLEN WOODMAN |
|
BOOK |
Bears: A First Discovery Book |
GALLIMARD JEUNESSE |
|
BOOK |
The Berenstain Bears And The Bully |
STAN and JAN BERENSTAIN |
|
BOOK |
Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear |
NANCY WHITE CARLSTROM |
|
BOOK |
The Biggest Bear |
LYND WARD |
|
BOOK |
The Box |
KEVIN O'MALLEY |
|
BOOK |
Bread And Honey |
FRANK ASCH |
|
BOOK |
Buddy Bear And The Bad Guys |
MARGERY CUYLER |
|
BOOK |
Every Autumn Comes The Bear |
JIM ARNOSKY |
|
BOOK |
Franklin Is Bossy |
PAULETTE BOURGEOIS |
|
BOOK |
Honey Bee And The Robber |
ERIC CARLE |
|
BOOK |
How Teddy Bears Are Made |
ANN MORRIS |
|
BOOK |
Let's Go Home, Little Bear |
MARTIN WADDELL |
|
BOOK |
Lost! |
DAVID McPHAIL |
|
BOOK |
P.B. Bear's Birthday Party |
LEE DAVIS |
|
BOOK |
Somebody And The Three Blairs |
MARILYN TOLHURST |
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BOOK |
The Tale Of Gus The Grumbly Grizzly |
TERRI WILTSHIRE |
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BOOK |
Two Bear Cubs |
ANN JONAS |
|
BOOK |
Where's My Teddy? |
JEZ ALBOROUGH |
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BOARD BOOK |
Jesse Bear's Tum-Tum Tickle |
NANCY WHITE CARLSTROM |
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BIG BOOK |
Fix-it |
DAVID McPHAIL |
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RESOURCE BOOK |
1-2-3 Books |
JEAN WARREN |
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BOOK & TAPE |
Cully Cully And The Bear |
WILSON GAGE |
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CASSETTE |
Star Dreamer |
PRISCILLA HERDMAN |
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VHS |
Black Bears Moving To Adulthood |
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PUPPET |
Brown Bear Puppet |
Encourage children to bring teddy bears and introduce their favorite
stuffed toys. Then invite children and teddy bears to enjoy your storytime.
Listen to "Waltzing with Bears" on Priscilla Herdman's recording Star
Dreamer.
Make a "Teddy Bear Picnic" bulletin board for your classroom.
Have children cut pictures of food from magazines and paste the pictures on
paper plates. Use a red and white checkered tablecloth for a bulletin board
background. You can make get the same effect by using red and white
construction paper. Place a picnic basket shape in the center. Cut a bear shape
for each child in your group. (You can use the pattern provided with the bear
felt pieces). Invite children to color their bears. Set each bear on the table
cloth with it's paper plate of "food."
Play "The Bear in His Cave". Show a group of children a
selection of objects on the floor. Have them turn their backs and recite the
following fingerplay. While the others are reciting have another child pretend
to be a bear and creep in to carry away one object. The first child to identify
the missing object becomes the bear.
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The bear went over the mountain |
Honey Bear
A little brown bear went in search of some honey.
Isn't it funny - a bear wanting honey?
He sniffed at the breeze,
(Sniff air with nose)
And he listed for bees,
(Cup hand to ear and listen)
And would you believe,
He even climbed trees.
(Fingers of one hand climb opposite arm)
Ten Little
Teddy Bears
Sung to the tune of "Ten Little Indians"
One little, two little, three little Teddy Bears,
Four little, five little, six little Teddy Bears,
Seven little, eight little, nine little Teddy Bears,
Ten little Teddy Bears.
This Little Bear
This little bear has a fur suit
(Thumb)
This little bear acts very cute
(Pointer finger)
This little bear is bold and cross,
(Middle finger)
This little bear likes bacon and honey;
(Little finger)
But he can't buy them, he has no money!
Ask your local children's librarian about more fingerplays, activities and books such as these recommended titles: