If you are looking for some engaging activities for this fun story about a very grumpy bear, you have come to the right place! With these The Very Cranky Bear Activities, children in PreK, Kindergarten or Grade 1 will develop their fine-motor, sequencing and vocabulary skills.
The Very Cranky Bear Activities
What you’ll need:
- The Very Cranky Bear Printable
- Coloring Pencils/ markers
- Scissors
- Glue
Activity 1: ‘I get cranky too!’ Class Book
Print out and copy the class book activity sheets. Hand out the sheets to the children and ask them to draw a picture of what makes them grumpy and to write about it. Assemble the class book read it back to the children.
Activity 2: Sequencing
How to use this resource:
Cut out the pictures and paste on the activity sheet to re-tell the story ‘The Very Cranky Bear’. Then cut out the words and paste them in the correct spaces. These are as follows: 1. Lion gave Grumpy Bear a mane. 2. Zebra gave Grumpy Bear stripes. 3. Moose gave Grumpy Bear antlers. 4. Sheep gave Grumpy Bear wool.
Activity 3: Stick Puppets
How to use this resource:
Print out and copy the activity sheets. Children cut out the pictures, stick a skewer stick or paper straw on the back of each with sticky tape, then use the Stick Puppets to re-tell the story.
Activity 4: Paper Craft
How to use this resource:
Cut out the pictures and assemble. The children then give Cranky Bear one more animal physical attribute by drawing it on the picture.
Activity 5: Story Elements
Print out and copy the activity sheets. Children complete the activity. Characters: Bear, Moose, Zebra, Lion. Beginning: Cranky Bear wants to sleep. Middle: Zebra, Lion and Moose play tricks on Zebra. End: Sheep gives Bear some wool to make a pillow. Problem: Bear is tired, but his friends want to play with him. Solution: Sheep makes a pillow and bear goes to sleep.
Activity 6: Teddy Bear Counters Math Centers
Teddy Bear Counters are one of my favorite Math manipulatives, and I thought it would be a great ad-on to this book extension activity. I created 6 centers that can be used throughout the year, and that also goes perfectly with this topic.
Color Sort:
Place a tray full of teddy bear counters in front of each child and let them sort the counters according to their colors on the sorting mat.
Pattern Cards:
Give each child a set of the pattern cards and a tray of teddy bear counters and ask them to complete the patterns by placing the correct colored bears on the white spaces.
Grab & Count:
Place a tray full of teddy bear counters in front of each child. Ask them to first grab a handful with their left hands and place it on the teddy bear on the left and then repeat with their right hands. They then count and record how many teddy bears there are on the mats altogether.
Roll & Cover:
This game can be played in pairs, small groups or individually. Children take turns rolling the teddy bear dice and covering the same colored teddy bear on their ‘Roll & Cover’ mats. The first one that covered all the teddy bears wins.
Number Cards 1 – 20:
These cards can be used in a million different ways. Children can put the same amount of teddy bears on each number card, or they can put the cards in order from 1 – 20 and then place the same amount of teddy bears in a row underneath each card.
Addition Cards:
Each child gets their own addition mat, a tray full of teddy bear counters and a dice. They throw the dice, place the same amount of counters on the first teddy bear, and record the number. Repeat for the second teddy bear. When they are done, they add and record how many teddy bears there are altogether.
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