Are you looking for extension activities to the amazing book by Eric Carle ‘Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?’. You’re in LUCK! These fun and hands-on activities will help your kids work on one-on-one correspondence, visual discrimination, counting and story sequencing.
Panda Bear, Panda Bear Book Extension Activities: Sequencing
Using interactive activities like this one, is a hands-on and engaging way for your kids to learn concepts such as sequencing. It’s also a great way to master fine motor skills, visual discrimination and so much more.
What you get:
- Pictures of all the animals
- A Sequencing Activity Sheet
What else is needed:
- Color pencils, markers/ crayons
- Scissors
- Glue
How to use this resource:
After reading the story, ask the children to name all the animals in the story. Hand out the activity sheets. Now ask the children to color all the animals on it. When they are done, children cut out the animals and paste them in the correct order on the sequencing sheet. And then it’s time to re-tell the story!
Panda Bear, Panda Bear Board Game
All kids love board games. This activity is great for getting them to practice speaking in front of bigger groups, work on those memory skills and just to have fun!
What you get:
- Board Game (print on A3 paper and laminate
- Board game cards (print and laminate
What else will you need:
- Counters
- A dice
How to use this resource:
This game can be played in pairs or small groups.
Place the game cards face down on the board game. The first child throws the dice and moves that many spaces. They say ‘I see a (whichever animal they land on) looking at me’. After speaking up, they get to pick up a game card. If the card is the same picture of the animal that the landed on, they get to keep the card. If not, they place the card at the bottom of the pile and the next child throws the dice. The winners are the children with the most cards.
Panda Bear, Panda Bear Story Props
What you will need:
- Scissors
- Laminating Sheets
- Laminator
How to use this resource:
Print out the pictures, cut it out and laminate. Use these to re-tell the story.